GRINNELL COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Another Grinnell College Blogger!

Thursday, April 16, 2009

Another Grinnell College Blogger!

Grinnell College's Dean of Admission and Financial Aid, Seth Allen, has started his own blog and we encourage all those going through the admissions process here to monitor it frequently.

Check it out!

The Honor G

The Honor G, the official emblem of Grinnell College athletics, was first used at the Iowa state track championship in 1892. Designed by Earnest "Skip" Atherton, class of 1895, the original Honor G consisted of a scarlet maltese cross with a black "I and "C" (for Iowa College) superimposed on the cross. Two years later in 1894, the "I" and "C" were replaced by a black gothic "G", and the modern day Honor G was born. The gothic "G", which was also used on letter sweaters and is now used on letter jackets, was replaced by an Old English "G" in the mid-1930's. After some protest, it was quickly changed back to the gothic "G", and it has remained unchanged since that time.