creator:

Iowa State University Society of Chemistry Undergraduate Majors (SCUM)

title:

Records

dates:

1999-[ongoing]

extent:

1.96 linear ft.  (1 half-document box and 1 oversized box)

collection number:

RS 22/5/0/17

repository:

University Archives, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University.

access:

Open for research

publication rights:

Consult Head, Special Collections Department

preferred citation:

Society of Chemistry Undergraduate Majors (SCUM) Records, RS 22/5/0/17, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.

Historical note
 

The Society of Chemistry Undergraduate Majors (SCUM) is the official name of the ISU Chemistry Club as registered with Iowa State University.  The club is open to all students, faculty, and staff interested in using laboratory equipment and performing chemical demonstrations and includes many members not majoring in chemistry.  The club had 40 members in 2006.

SCUM regularly performs public chemical demonstrations at local elementary and middle schools.  The club also started presenting VEISHEA shows during the 1980s which have since become one of the highlights of the VEISHEA celebration.  These shows are often elaborate performances staged in 1002 Gilman Hall and include a storyline, props, numerous cast members, and chemical demonstrations.  The club also organizes other social and service events throughout the year.

Collection description
 

This collection (1999-[ongoing]) contains records of the Iowa State University Society of Chemistry Undergraduate Majors (SCUM).  The collection consists of news clippings and a scrapbook.  The scrapbook compiled by club member Jessie Schuster is the most substantial item in the collection as it documents the events and activities SCUM sponsored and participated in from 1999-2005.  The most significant of these events include demonstrations at local elementary and middle schools and public demonstration shows presented during Iowa State University’s VEISHEA celebration.  Scripts, programs, and images are included for most of the VEISHEA shows.

Organization

The collection is listed alphabetically.