The pond at the center of the lower end of campus provides a peaceful foreground to many pictures. Various legends which surround the pond include small automobiles falling through the ice and the large fish which were pulled from the waters when the pond was drained for maintenance on the dam.
Students enjoy the lake in many ways.
Benches along its shore allow a quiet point of reflection before its reflective surface. Students and Bartlesville residents can occassionally be found casting fishing lines into its mysterious depths on sunny days, and the local ducks frequently enjoy the stray pieces of bagel and bread that drift from the Dining Commons in the hands of friendly students, staff, and local children.