VEISHEA
veishea pronounced veesha annual weeklong celebration held spring campus iowa state university ames iowa celebration featured parade many openhouse demonstration university facility department campus organization exhibited product technology held fund raiser various charity group addition veishea brought speaker lecturer entertainer iowa state throughout eightdecade history hosted guest bob hope john wayne president harry truman ronald reagan lyndon johnson performer diana ross mike jones rapper billy joel sonny cher goo goo doll tony bruno band black eyed pea veishea largest student run festival nation bringing ten thousand visitor campus year disturbance led isu president steven leath suspend veishea august leath announced veishea permanently discontinued veishea name retired name festival acronym college university existed festival founded veterinary medicine engineering industrial science home economics agriculture iowa state daily university student newspaper spelled veishea acronym word first letter capitalized official university paraphernalia regarding event still put full cap per trademark owned veishea maintained iowa state university trademark licensing early campus known iowa state college host multiple event spring college celebrated history recruited prospective student holding individual celebration—such ag carnival home economist hec day engineer st patrick day parade decided combining separate celebration would possible preserve tradition without student taking time several consecutive week class additionally large celebration would effective advertisement university several small celebration professor frank shorty paine conceptualized name veishea order allow combined celebration pay homage college celebration born veishea since inception wholly student run event first veishea central committee led wallace mckee class met beardshear hall since memorial union student organization office currently housed yet built month planning first veishea held may – event managed combine highlight college celebration one showcase entire iowa state college longstanding tradition became part veishea included may queen pageant knighting senior engineering student knight order st patrick traditional vaudeville show ag carnival event included department open house mock battle hosted rotc parade themed history iowa state today student written performed nite show titled scandal veishea encompassed many tradition ideal embodied original celebration well newer tradition focused celebrating iowa state community tradition included veishea village – veishea saturday host open house cultural festival international food fair carnival game child grouped banner veishea village booth campus included demonstration science agriculture refreshment entertainment together department club student group participated veishea star veishea – originally yearly studentwritten musical called nite show director decided transition instead perform broadway classic show moved outside clyde willams field renamed star veishea sov later year sov became joint production veishea iowa state theatre show longer produced directed student student still participated aspect show planning performance parade – began parade float built departmental club blossomed one highlight veishea celebration attendance estimate sometimes reaching high people later manifestation parade includes balloon student group marching band dancer well traditional float parade led grand marshal traditionally distinguished guest swan – veishea central committee donated pair swan lake laverne lake base memorial union naming contest christened lancelot elaine year later lancelot elaine albeit different swan continue fixture campus reason swan one veisheas symbol represented current veishea logo cherry pie – tradition older veishea division home economics began selling cherry pie fundraiser sponsored department apparel event hospitality management approximately cherry pie made sold year money going support departmental scholarship later year rioting disturbance tarnished veishea celebration riot marred event veishea festival harold uri seller veishea visitor murdered stabbing front lawn adelante fraternity another veishea visitor michael runyan riot occurred early morning hour april ames police dispersed people nuisance party crowd grew intensified eventually became violent ultimately causing damage public private property following disturbance student made claim police used excessive force controlling rioter however ninemonth investigation iowa attorney general office found wrongdoing part police riot marred successful celebration april isu president gregory l geoffroy announced veishea would held met disappointment campus one man business damaged taken fullpage ad asking school cancel event geoffroy also announced formation task force study cause riot marked first time year veishea held veisheas return well celebration incidentfree much credit given implementation new policy recommended riot task force including campus event – event moved onto campus away flashpoint created mix bar student housing campustown policestudent relation – police implemented yearly campaign build relationship student police including running ad giving free tshirts riot occurred early morning april one reported injury response iowa state president steven leath suspended remainder veishea celebration created task force discus future veishea early june task force voted unanimously recommend ending veishea current form june task force voted recommend school continue “overarching universitywide event however task force also recommended called veishea august president leath announced veishea would longer held veishea name retired said event associated veishea would likely continue time frame content would need evaluated archived copy official website iowa state university library special exhibit information veishea veishea task force report