When you enroll at Berry, you join a community more than 100 years in the making. Each year we celebrate our own version of homecoming known as Mountain Day, and your participation joins you to decades of Berry students. Don't miss the campus-wide talent show, Mountain Day Olympics with your residence hall, the Grand March and fall carnival (lovingly known as "Marthapalooza" on campus in honor of our founder, Martha Berry.)
Find your friends in the Berry community close at hand, where on-campus living for all four years is an expectation. Choose from traditional residential halls or join a Living Learning Community in your first year, and then select from a variety of suite-style and apartment-style housing in future years. Be a part of this community through the shared experiences of living, learning, working and exploring together.
Pursue your athletic passions as a Berry Viking in the Southern Athletic Association of NCAA Division III. Foster your competitive side in our stadium, Valhalla, and take advantage of The Rome Tennis Center at Berry College, the nation's largest hard court tennis facility. Compete as a member of one of our 21 intercollegiate sports including football, lacrosse, outdoor track, basketball, soccer, tennis, cross country, swimming & diving, golf, baseball, volleyball, softball and equestrian.
A wide array of student organizations, clubs, programs and activities offer you a constant social schedule. Whether you're interested in Ultimate Frisbee or rowing, honing your media experience with the student newspaper or literary magazine, celebrating and advancing multicultural awareness or serving the Berry community, you'll find it difficult to fit everything in.
Perhaps the real beauty of Berry resides in the fact that you can have the best of both worlds: a sprawling campus that's a quick drive from bustling city life in Atlanta, Birmingham and Chattanooga. Of course, downtown Rome is right around the corner from campus. Spend an evening at one of the city's numerous restaurants before catching a movie or a Rome Braves baseball game, and discover this hidden gem of a college town in the scenic mountains that define northwest Georgia.
Students often refer to the "Berry bubble," a term that emphasizes their close fellowship and the strength of their collective identity. "Berry is a tight-knit community and there's a friendly face around every corner." The relatively small student body enhances this sense of unity and school loyalty. "At Berry, no matter what kind of person you come across, everyone is genuine, kind, and helpful." Students praise the college as grounded in Christian principles, but proudly diverse, warmly welcoming members of all faiths. Many students take the school's ministering motto to heart, frequently volunteering to help their fellow students as well as those in need beyond the campus. "Even when it feels like nobody out there cares, some student here is waiting to change your mind." As another observes, "Our community is focused on service and giving back. We do many projects for classes that include serving in the community outside of our school." While all religious life is voluntary at Berry, many choose to attend services regularly and can be seen frequenting the many stunning chapels and other houses of worship that dot the Berry campus.
