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I think the Greek system is a GREAT part of Iowa State University. It's a great way to get involved with a diverse group of people. I think ISU is a "just right" size school. I'm from a small town and wanted a big school feel but not too big where I feel overwhelmed with people. I spend most of my time at the Gerdin Business building. It's a great building and I love that I can grab a quick lunch at the cafe in it before or after class. I believe it is a college town. Especially around the Welch St. area. I think the ISU administration is very knowledgable and helpful. I'm very grateful for my advisor and all the help she has give me. As you can tell I am very PRO-ISU! :)

I think Iowa State is the perfect size. It has a large number of students but not an overwhelming amount. The campus is BEAUTIFUL. It's something the students take pride in and love to show off. I believe the Greek Community plays a huge part in at Iowa State. They are involved and care about the university. I spend most of my time at the College of Design, but absolutely love it. As weird as the building is, I'm in it more than my actual campus home. I think the biggest complaint of students is the parking. The thing is it sucks really bad.

If I were to describe Iowa State to someone who has never been there I would first tell them about the beauty of the campus. Each building, old and new, has character and is unique. The Memorial Union fountain, the campanille and the lake were something I looked forward to seeing every day. The trees are established and magnificent. I especially like the budding trees in the spring. If someone were to ask me about the size of the campus, I would say it is perfect. I graduated high school with a class of 40 and was involved in everything. Many of my Hinton classmates asumed I would be lost in the vastness of ISU. I was not. The reason I did not feel lost was because I joined a sorority. This gave me an immediate base of support, friendship, and confidence. I stayed involved in sorority activities. AOII also encouraged their members to "expand their horizons" and to be involved in as many on campus organization as well. The more I became involved in the more I realized there was to do. If my memory serves me correctly, there were over 250 student organiztions or clubs to be involved in. If the Greek system would not have been for me, there were plenty of other opportunities to explore. In addition to the beauty of the campus, and the unlimited organizations to be involved in, Iowa State has something else going for it... the city of Ames. The city itself is full of unique and traditional shopping experiences, restaraunts, and friendly people. Ames is also centrally located and is only a 30 -40 minute drive from DesMoines.

I think that Iowa State is just right the size it is. If it were any bigger, life here would be a lot less personal. If it were any smaller it would be just like high school all over again. I absolutely love our campus and how it is designed. There is a lot of school pride at Iowa state even though our athletics are not always on top.

I think Iowa State is large enough that you don't know everyone, but small enough that you aren't just a face in the crowd.

The best thing about ISU is all the large on campus events (Homecoming, VEISHEA, Greek Week), ISU is the perfect size (only as big as you make it), there are people I see everyday and some that I'll probably never meet, it all depends who involved you get and what you make of your experience. People typically have a positive reaction when I tell them I go to ISU. We have a great reputation w/in the college of ag and life sciences...I get a uh response from Hawkeye fans but whatever. I spend a lot of my time on the east side of campus along ag row with typical econ and ansci classes. It is definately a college town on Welch Ave; however, it also has a small town feel as you get closer to down town. ISU's administation wants us to succed and is there to help with all academic aspects along with situations outside of the classroom. ISU seems to have a unusually large amount of traditions and superstitions.

The best thing about Iowa State is the school spirit! Even when the football team sucked, thousands of students still attended the games religiously, and there many ways to get involved in school spirit on campus. I also really like that Ames is a college time. The summers in Ames were the best! There was not a lot of traffic, and not many pedestrians. No lines at the bar is the thing I remember liking the best during the summer :) It was kind of like a break from the hubbub of the school year. Living in Washington now, people react strangely when I say that I attended Iowa State. They say things like, "Isn't it in the middle of a cornfield?" or "Aren't all the students there hicks?"

When I attended ISU, there were many ways to get involved, one of the best things about ISU was VEISHEA, what VEISHEA really stood for. It was the celebration of the first 5 colleges at ISU, each individual college would showcase their successes, the parade showed the great knowldge of the engineering college, with outstanding floats that moved, and had so much character! It is a shame it became a huge weekend for partying visitors, that ultimaltely led to the cose of the celebration! I have great memories of building VEISHEA floats, and the VEISHEA parade, the carnival, and the atmosphere of the campus that week! ISU is a great place to get a great education, i always found great advise with all my advisors and deans, and found people to help me through some tough times. My worst experience was with the student health, long story short, I went undiagnosed with pnumonia for a month, and ended up in the hospital!

The best thing about Iowa State is the culture and the history. We have such a rich background and history filled with many traditions that allow the students and alumni to really feel like part of the campus. I think that ISU is just the right size, big enough for you to get the experience and culture yet small enough for you to get one on one attention if needed. I spent most of my time on campus in the MU or around the Lago area. It's so pretty anywhere you go on campus why not enjoy it?!

The biggest controversey on campus when I went to school was the dedication of a building on campus to Carrie Chapman Catt. I will always remember VEISHA before it became over regulated. It was a great celebration with so many fun activites. I'm not sure there is as much attention on it nowadays.

Lots and Lots of Fun. I miss it every day and wish I could go back. I made so many life long friends and really grew into a person that I am proud to be.

Iowa State has a beautiful campus and is known for their architecture. At Iowa State, we have Veisha which is a celebration of the different majors at ISU. The week consists of BBQs on campus, tournaments, speakers, musical performances, and a parade. It is one of my favorite times at Iowa State and is something I will always come back to visit.

I really enjoyed ISU. Curriculum was average or better. I liked the college town. I was in a sorority and found a community there. I thought the size was just right. When I attended there was school pride evidenced in Veisha.

Iowa State is a large school with a small town feel. It's nice for those coming from out of state without any friends or family for miles. The Greek Community is extremely welcoming and gave those of us far from home a new one.

Iowa State has a beautiful campus. I would eliminate smoking in the bars.

Iowa State campus is beautiful and Ames is the perfect size college town. I wish the athletics were a little better - football and basketball, but there is a lot of school pride. Tailgating is awesome and there are a lot of fun traditions at Iowa State that make it unique. There is something for everyone at the school.

I am originally from the Chicago area. In 1988/89 when I was deciding where to attend I knew I wanted a larger school for architecture and looked at a lot of the typical ones my friends were going to - Notre Dame, university of Michigan, University of Illinois - Champaign-Urbana. Neither really felt quite right, but I had pretty much decided to go to University of Ill. On a whim I asked to go see Iowa State. The minute I walked on campus for the visit, I fell in love and felt like I belonged. The campus was beautiful and the people were terrific. In addition, I later found out that my parents, who were with me, knew it was the right place for me. The people they spoke with while I was doing my things were helpful, respectful and re-assuring about the topics they had questions/concers they had about attending school 6 hours away. I lived in the dorms for my first two years, in a sorority the next two and off campus during the summers from my sophomore year on and during my 5th/senior year. The Towers, which were residence halls not even shown on the campus map when I attended, were a blast. When I first received my room assignment I was extremely upset b/c it was so far away from campus and not even on the map, but once I got there, I would not change it for the world. You have your own little world out there and it is not as far away from campus as it seems. There is a lot of school pride and many, many activities for students to participate in.

Iowa State is a vibrant school with students from many backgrounds who are studying various disciplines. Iowa State draws very talented students and produces alums who go on to be leaders in their fields. One of the best things about ISU is the beautiful campus and the Campanile. Other great assets are the people and VEISHEA, which showcases the school. Ames is a phenomenol college town that supports the university. Campus town is vibrant and easily accessible. Students strongly support the extra curricular activities. I'll always remember being an usher at Hilton and feeling the basketball court floor vibrate from all the noise of the crowd.

You know the saying "hindsight is 20/20"? Well, luckily, my foresight in picking ISU was just as precise as 20/20 hindsight. The class sizes were large in the beginning of my business curriculum, but that forced students to work harder and the cream rose to the top. When we got to more specialized areas of study, class sizes decreased. At every level, the professors were just as interested and would invest just as much time as the student. The one thing

VEISHEA is a great event for incoming students, current students and alumni. It exemlifies what Iowa State colleges are all about.