History of the Memorial union Building

After World War II, plans for a new building to be home to housing and auxiliary services began. Post World War II, the GI bill sent many veterans to Universities around the country, often to schools who did not have the capacity to hold them all, as was the case at Michigan Tech. By February 1949, alumni had successfully raised $200,000 for the project. Although this amount was below the target of $300,000, it was enough to justify borrowing $1,300,000 dollars for the construction of the Memorial Union Building in 1950. Less than years later, on May 5th, 1952, the building was opened to the public.