What Is VEISHEA?

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By Aaron Hepker

Story Created: Apr 13, 2009 at 12:56 AM CST

Story Updated: Apr 13, 2009 at 5:48 PM CST

VEISHEA is an annual week long celebration held each spring on the campus of Iowa State University in Ames. The celebration features an annual parade and many open-house demonstrations of the university facilities and departments. Campus organizations exhibit products, technologies, and hold fund raisers for various charity groups. VEISHEA is the largest student run festival in the nation, bringing in tens of thousands of visitors to the campus each year. VEISHEA was named in 1922 by Professor Frank D. Paine, Department of General Engineering. He combined the first letters of the colleges at that time, and the name has stuck ever since. The word VEISHEA (pronounced "VEE-sha") stands for:
Veterinary Medicine
Engineering
Industrial Science
Home Economics
Agriculture

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