Stadium Scholarship Alumni Society

Stadium Scholarship Alumni Society The purpose of this page is to promote the Stadium Scholarship Alumni Society, the Stadium Scholarship Program, and the Ohio State University.

Stadium Scholarship Dormitory History:

In 1933, a group of 75 young male students with limited financial means moved into the bowels of Ohio Stadium and started a tradition of cooperation and scholarship that remains alive today. The concept was the brainchild of Joseph A. Park, who was the university's dean of men at the time. Park noticed that many Ohio high school students weren't going to college because they couldn't afford it. Those 75 young men lived in barrack-like conditions in the stadium's southwest corner, which would become known as the Tower Club. In exchange for a break on rent, the young men did all of the chores in the no-frills dorm while they attended classes at The Ohio State University. In subsequent years, the dorm expanded along the west side of the stadium and additional names, such as the Buckeye and Tower clubs, were placed on the living quarters. Through the years, the unique dorm gained national attention. First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt visited the student living quarters housed in the Horseshoe. The dorm has been featured several times during nationally televised OSU football games. In 1975, the program and the Stadium Dormitory were expanded several times and the first women moved into the dorm. The university completed a multi-million dollar renovation in the mid-1980s resulting in a residence hall that housed approximately 360 students. Late in the 1990s, the university expanded and renovated Ohio Stadium. In June 1999, the program's history inside the stadium ended as the last group of 356 residents moved out. Renovations to the stadium forced the university to move the program to Mack Hall. In the fall of 1999, the first students moved into the Stadium Scholarship Program at Mack Hall. It was not a seamless transition. After living through a year of construction delays and other moving headaches, SSP residents returned in 2000 to find one of the most impressive dorm facilities on campus. The Stadium Scholarship Program called Mack Hall it’s home for several years before moving to its current location at the Scholars Houses on 10th Avenue in 2005. With continued involvement from dorm alumni and current students, the program should have a promising future while never forgetting the past.

It was great to see everyone at the Homecoming game and pregame huddle! Please share your pictures in the comments!
10/12/2026

It was great to see everyone at the Homecoming game and pregame huddle! Please share your pictures in the comments!

STADIUM SCHOLARSHIP SATURDAY!Welcome Home, Stadium Alumni!Did you catch the SSP in the homecoming parade last night? Who...
10/10/2026

STADIUM SCHOLARSHIP SATURDAY!

Welcome Home, Stadium Alumni!
Did you catch the SSP in the homecoming parade last night? Who is going to the Pregame Huddle? GO BUCKS! BEAT MARYLAND! ♥️🤍🩶👑

TRIVIA TUESDAY! DID YOU KNOW……each week the current residents have fun events planned! Please share with fellow Stadium...
10/06/2026

TRIVIA TUESDAY!

DID YOU KNOW……each week the current residents have fun events planned! Please share with fellow Stadium Scholarship Alumni!

HOMECOMING WEEK IS HERE!It's a busy week for the SSP and the SSAS!Monday, October 5: SSAS annual meetingFriday, October ...
10/05/2026

HOMECOMING WEEK IS HERE!

It's a busy week for the SSP and the SSAS!
Monday, October 5: SSAS annual meeting
Friday, October 9: Watch the SSP students in the Homecoming parade!

Saturday, October 10: Homecoming game vs. Maryland and the Pregame Huddle

We hope to see you at these events. Go to https://homecoming.osu.edu/2026-homecoming-celebration for more information about Homecoming. GO BUCKS! 🏟️❤️🤍🩶🏈👑

114th Annual Homecoming Celebration

Don't forget! The deadline for mentor program applications is TOMORROW!
09/24/2026

Don't forget! The deadline for mentor program applications is TOMORROW!

TRIVIA TUESDAY! DID YOU KNOW……An email was sent to all Stadium Scholarship Program alumni this week? It includes registr...
09/22/2026

TRIVIA TUESDAY!

DID YOU KNOW……An email was sent to all Stadium Scholarship Program alumni this week? It includes registration information for the mentoring program (Deadline is September 25), the SSAS annual meeting, membership (join or renew), and our October webinar on coping with grief in. Did you live in the SSP and not get the email? Check your spam folder. If it's not there, please contact the OSUAA Engagement Center at [email protected] or 614-292-2281. Please share with fellow Stadium Scholarship Alumni!

STADIUM SCHOLARSHIP SATURDAY!Thanks to the SSP students and alumni who took part in the Be Kind food packing event on Th...
09/19/2026

STADIUM SCHOLARSHIP SATURDAY!

Thanks to the SSP students and alumni who took part in the Be Kind food packing event on Thursday at the RPAC. We worked towards the goal of packing 325,000 meals. If you were there, please share your photos in the comments.

Who is going to the BE KIND food packing event today? Look for the SSAS and SSP at Table 7!
09/17/2026

Who is going to the BE KIND food packing event today? Look for the SSAS and SSP at Table 7!

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