Since at least 1873, Greek students have been attending the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Early Greek Illini have included aeronautical engineers, agriculturalists, architectural engineers, business administrators, chemists, civil engineers, electrical engineers, elementary education teachers, entrepreneurs, french instructors, mathematics instructors, and transfer students. Read on the learn more about early Greek Illini!
A 1949 Illio group photo of Epsilon Phi Sigma, found in Record Series 41/8/805.
Since at least 1907, Iranian students have been attending the University of Illinois. Some early Iranian Illini have included architectural engineers, architects, chemical engineers, civil engineers, computer scientists, economists, electrical engineers, food technologists, linguists, materials scientists, mechanical engineers, medical doctors, political scientists and transfer students, to name a few. Read on to learn more about early Iranian Illini!
Since at least 1922, Korean students have been attending the University of Illinois. Some Korean Illini have included advertisers, business administrators, chemical engineers, chemists, educators, electrical engineers, human resources administrators, journalists, librarians, materials scientists, pharmacists, political scientists, and sociologists. Read on to learn more about early Korean Illini!
An October 27, 1955 Daily Illini article announcing Duck Choo Oh as Homecoming Queen, found in Record Series 41/8/802.
University of Illinois Archives, Rm 146 Main Library
7pm-8:30pm
March 2, 1868, marked the first day of class at the newly established Illinois Industrial University. Who were the University of Illinois’ earliest students? What did they study? Where and how did they live? What did they do for fun? And, how do their experiences compare to Illinois students 150 years later? Join us as Professor Gregory Behle shares his extensive research on student life in the earliest years of the University and Vice Chancellor Renee Romano reflects on UI student experience in 2017. Exhibits and refreshments.
Since at least 1950, Estonian students have been a part of the University of Illinois. Estonian Illini have included accountants, aeronautical and astronautical engineers, chemical engineers, electrical engineers, foreign language scholars, journalists, librarians, literary scholars, philanthropists, physicists, research scientists, and university faculty. Read on to learn more about early Estonian Illini!
A Daily Illini article announcing an Estonian Student Association event on campus, found in Record Series 41/8/802.
