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  • How it started

    The Student Union Activities Board is as old as the Student Union itself. Part of Former President Henry Bennett's long-range plan for Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College, the Student Union was established in 1950. Not only is Oklahoma State University’s Student Union one-of-a-kind, but it was and still is the largest Student Union in the United States.
    Even in the initial planning stages, President Bennett designed the Student Union to truly belong to the students. To do so, Bennett specially selected a group of OSU students to form the Student Union Board, a new student group tasked with determining policies for the use of the Union. As an added perk, he also allowed this group to name rooms in the Union.
    In 1951, the Student Union Board decided to change its name to more accurately encompass its purpose, becoming the Student Union Activities Board (SUAB). SUAB has since found a home within the Office of Arts, Culture, and Entertainment in the Student Union. Over the past sixty years, the Student Union Activities Board has created a wide range of programs and experiences for the OSU student body designed to enhance the OSU Campus Life and the overall student experience.

 

1980s Rocky Horror Picture Show event

1980s Rocky Horror Picture Show

 

SUAB Pick Chicken Mascot

1981 SUAB's former mascot called "Pink Chicken"

SUAB pink chicken with students

1980s SUAB Mascot "Pink Chicken"

 

SUAB 1990s event tabling

1990s SUAB event on Library Lawn

1990s SUAB tug of war event

1990s SUAB tug of war event

 

SUAB hosted 1989 Freshman Follies

SUAB hosted 1989 Freshman Follies

SUAB 1960s showcase

1960s SUAB Showcase

 

1950s SUAB Committee

1950s SUAB Committee

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