Memorial Union

The Memorial Union is the result of a group of students with a dream and an action plan. They believed that they could combine two campus needs; a building for social activities and events and a memorial to World War I veterans. They successfully raised money, and from its beginning in 1927, the organization was a nonprofit corporation, independent from Iowa State, and governed by a Board of Directors, half of which was composed of students. The status of the Union changed in January 2003, when the Union became part of Iowa State.

The Union has been the home of the Alumni Association since 1928. For a complete history of the building, see http://www.mu.iastate.edu/

This site is co-sponsored by the ISU Alumni Association and the University Archives, ISU Library.