The Griffith Memorial Arch honors the memory of Miss Caddie A. Griffith, Class of 1909. While in college, she was known for her “wit, intelligence, good looks, and — at 5’ 10” — her starring role on the girls’ basketball team.” She headed the Findlay College department of English in 1914-1916 and 1917-1918. Her parents erected the entrance to the College in 1923 in her memory after she died of intestinal flu while at Ohio Wesleyan. In 1990, the arch was moved and reconstructed 30 additional feet back from Main Street to allow more room for students to safely march through after graduation. Because the institution had been renamed in 1989, the back of the arch was inscribed with The University of Findlay and turned toward Main Street. The old Findlay College name now faces Old Main.
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According to superstition, this arch is the gateway to your future; if you enter or exit it without ceremony, your career will not succeed.
The Arch is located at 1000 N. Main St.
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