It was rebuilt and reopened at the start of the 2009 academic year, and stripped of its former name and mascot, renamed simply 'Grizedale Café Bar'.

The college houses a recently renovated bar, junior and senior common rooms and accommodation blocks and a laundrette.

This was home to a number of famous campus events, including the 'Shite' Disco, the gZ Centurion and many others, getting Grizedale the reputation as the Social College.

The original, iconic mural that had adorned the old bar's staircase was relocated to the University Chaplaincy Centre, and was replaced with photos taken in Grizedale Forest by former college principal Andrew Okey.

In the summer term of 2009 former social secretary Victoria (Torri) Crapper was elected vice president for welfare in the new LUSU Sabbatical make-up.

In 2010 former president Chaz Ginn and former VP Paul Lynch were candidates for the welfare and academic vice-presidencies, but both lost in close elections.

Grizedale prides itself on the activism of its members, with the former bar depicting the storming of University House in an elaborate mural that lined the stairs to the JCR space, based on a World War II photograph.

In addition to the Colours the Victoria Stockton memorial cup is awarded to a student displaying the most commitment to college sport.

Hugh Pollock in memory of their daughter who was the first sports representative in the college to win the coveted Carter Shield; and who died in the summer of 2006.

Moreover, Grizedale’s football and netball teams are some of the best in the university, with alumnus Rory Marrow leading the college to an unbeaten league triumph in 2019.