Members of Northwestern’s University Campus Ministry painted the Rock today, taking the opportunity to say Happy 4th Birthday to an unknown Connor.
Defining who they are on the University Campus Ministry Web site, the group says: “We are a group of students who share with each other a common commitment to God and a [...]

A group of students showing Hamlet in Rock painted the Rock today. They’re advertising for the rock opera’s screening, taking place in Swift 107 at 8 p.m. tomorrow night.
From the Facebook event page:
“It’s Shakespeare meets German Rock opera in space, put on film by the incomparable Dr. Rudolf Volz. Pretty simple, [...]

Members of the chess group 64 Squares painted today’s Rock. On its Web site, the group says: “we are dedicated to promoting chess in the Northwestern community by providing a comfortable chess-playing environment. We also present students with the opportunity to play in a chess league and in intercollegiate matches.”

Members of the Northwestern University Outing Club painted today’s Rock, but not to advertise for anything in particular.
Club President Justin Li said in an e-mail:
“We just thought it would be fun for members of the group to play four square and wage nerf gun wars while guarding the rock, and [...]

The men of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc. painted the Rock today. The Iota Nu chapter of the organization was founded at Northwestern in 1978, and rechartered in 2002.
Chapter President Leon Mayr said in an e-mail:
“We paint the Rock every time we are close to initiating new members into our Fraternity. Tonight, [...]

Members of the student theater group Lovers and Madmen painted the Rock as part of the backdrop for Pericles, their Spring Show at the Rock. Pericles, Prince of Tyre is a Shakespeare play about a prince and his daughter.
The group will be performing at the Rock this Thursday, Friday and Sunday. [...]

Members of Delta Zeta sorority and Phi Delta Theta fraternity painted today’s Rock to advertise for their first annual Phi Delta Zeta Spring Olympics. Teams of four pay $20 to compete in “Olympic-style events with a twist.”
Proceeds from the event benefit The Painted Turtle, a camp in California for seriously ill children, [...]

Members of Kappa Kappa Gamma and Beta Theta Pi painted the Rock today to advertise for their Tennis Tournament and Car Wash. Mixed double teams pay $15 to participate in the tournament, taking place in the Garrett Parking Lot this Saturday, May 24 from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. The event will feature [...]

The women of Pi Beta Phi painted today’s Rock to advertise for Pie Phight, their annual Spring philanthropy event. Teams of four compete in events involving pudding, whipped cream and pie in an effort to raise money for Literacy Chicago. Pie Phight will take place from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday on [...]

Members of Rainbow Alliance, NU’s undergraduate gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and allied student group, painted the Rock last night to advertise for Rainbow Week 2008. From May 18 to May 23 the group is hosting speakers, learning activities and social events, with keynote speaker Anthony Rapp Wednesday at 8 p.m. in Harris 107. [...]

The Rock was a given an imprisoned look today by some students involved in protesting the Prison Industrial Complex. After an educational panel about the criminal justice system in Illinois and the potential alternatives to incarceration, students will sleep at the Rock and fast for about 24 hours. The panel and fast is [...]

Members of Lambda Chi Alpha and Alpha Chi Omega painted the Rock last night to advertise for the annual Watermelon Bust philanthropy event.
According to the Facebook event page, Watermelon Bust is “a Watermelon Olympiad on a scale you’ve never seen before: greased watermelon relays, quartered watermelon speed eating, watermelon batting and catching practice, tug-of-war into [...]

Members of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) painted today’s Rock. According to its Facebook group page, SJP is an advocacy group that is “organized according to democratic principles in order to promote justice, human rights, liberation, and self-determination for the Palestinian People.”
In an e-mail, SJP member Shireen Mirza explained the symbolism that went [...]

The women of Alpha Phi painted today’s Rock to advertise for their annual Mud Olympics. Teams of four pay $28 to compete in mud activities to raise money for cardiac care. Prizes include tickets to a White Sox game and to Second City. Mud Olympics takes place Sunday May 18 from 1 [...]

The Spring Pledge Class of the Illinois Alpha chapter of Phi Delta Theta painted today’s Rock. You can compare it to the Winter Pledge Class’ Rock here.