Slippery Rock University
- Local Atmosphere

Five Fun Facts about Slippery Rock:
• Slippery Rock was a dry town—no booze allowed—for more than 210 years, until 2001 when the town council passed an ordinance permitting the sale of alcoholic beverages.
• Slippery Rock Creek is a favorite for whitewater kayakers and canoeists from Pittsburgh and Ohio. With Class-II and
Class-III rapids and engaging beauty, it attracts regular paddlers from novice to advanced level.
• The first written record of the Slippery Rock area is from George Washington and Christopher Gist, who in 1753 made their trip to Fort Le Boeuf, the French Fort in nearby Venango County.
• A study by the SRU meteorology depatment found that Slippery Rock annually receives only about 17 percent of sunlight! (Not very fun, but a fact, nonetheless.)
• The series of rocks going down the walkway by Weisenfluh Dining Hall is supposed to represent the passage of students during their time at SRU. The first rock, the freshman rock, is really rough, the next ones in the series get increasingly smooth, until the last: a highly polished specimen.

Famous People from Slippery Rock:
Stan Dziedzic – Won a bronze medal in wrestling during the 1976 Montreal Olympics
Anne Morrow – Granddaughter of SRU’s first president, James E. Morrow, who later married the famous aviator Charles Lindbergh

Local Slang:
Pop – Any carbonated beverage
Rock Falls – A rustic area, off of Route 108 South, where students hang out, drink, and swim
Straub’s – Straub’s Beer Distributor—the only beer distributor in town and the recipient of many late-night student beer runs