Essays on the people, buildings, and events in the conjoined histories of East Lansing and Michigan State University, with a particular interest in the Michigan Agricultural College era (1855–1925), and a timeline of significant events.
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The Local Societies and the Union Lit House
At the Michigan Agricultural College, literary societies—founded for debate, declamation, and serious study—soon became hubs of social life and the precursors to fraternities and sororities. Among them, Union Literary Society was the first to be chartered and the only one ever to have its own building on campus. Read More.
