The Grove at Ole Miss is known nation wide for its tailgating traditions. Many tailgaters have no idea of the history that started the Grove. The serenity of the Grove on a weekday afternoon is also lost among those who only attend the Grove on home games during football season, and even some students don’t know about events that are held in the Grove. In 1889 the Grove was created when Founding Father of the Grove, chancellor Robert Burwell Fulton decided to expand the campus and add shrubbery