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Featured stories Growing Up on College Hill Marge Muir remembers Greek life and being a kid on campus in the 30s and 40s. Also A Century of Greek Life - A brief history of fraternities and sororities at WSU Memories of Rush 1963, by Gail Tustin Bacon Entryway sign linked to university’s early days Many WSU graduates and soon-to-be grads pose for photos next to the sign at the university's main Stadium Way entry in Pullman. But most people don't know the sign has a link to another, much earlier, WSU gateway. See a slideshow of historic photos and postcards at WSU Today.		Welcome to Our Story, a place for you to share your personal memory of WSU. How does it work? Sign up, then follow the quick start guide below to post your story. Please contact us with questions, or if you would like us to post your stories. Pick your topic and title Write the article Gather your pictures Post pictures Post text Assign category tags Post it!! Fix articles Comment on articles Tell your friends and fellow Cougs! "For the Record" This fall, history students will fan out around Martin Stadium before some home football games and record the memories and stories of alumni, faculty, and friends. Read more about how you can share your story with them.
More stories The Pakistan Connection S.M. Ghazanfar '68 recalls the long-standing ties between WSU and Pakistan, back to the exchange program under the leadership of President C. Clement French. Washington State College memories of Charles Gaines '16 and Hazel Gowdy '17 A photo album After we ran the story about Xerpha Gaines, we received a note from Jeri Archer, Xerpha's great niece, wondering if we would be interested in a collection of photographs found in the belongings of her grandparents, Charles D. Gaines '16 and Hazel Gowdy '17. Bryan Rocks Does the ghost of WSU's first president, Enoch A. Bryan, still sit in his Bryan Hall rocking chair? Dick Uthmann '60, '71 tells his experience with the chair in 1957. More WSU ghost stories: Ghostly meetings with "E.A." by Janis Clarke Waley ’70 BA, ’83 Ph.D The Legend of the Black Cat A College Ghost Campus Legends and Ghost Stories My Story at WSU - Robert Berney '54, '60 Wazzu Guys' Trips Ron Kingsbury '69 tells old stories of WSU life in the 1960s. My WSU Story - Mary Skidmore Johnson '40 Cougar Country '67 Jim Hoggatt '67 and friends showed up in the Husky section at the 1967 Apple Cup with a "This is Cougar Country" sign. Adventures in Chemistry Bob Axworthy ('48, '49) recounts his times at Washington State College, and their explosive effects. Notes of WSC 1940 By Ken Wise '42 Unstoppable Rueben Mayes On a raw, wet fall afternoon in Eugene, Oregon, in late October 1984, Rueben Mayes’ feet carried him to what was at the time the greatest accomplishment of any NCAA running back. By Jason Krump. How Cougar Gold made the world a better place Happy 25th, KZUU! It was a rock ’n’ roll idea in a Bee Gees world. A story about the student-run radio station KZUU.		Featured photos Fish Fans 1948. Members of the WSC swimming club, Fish Fans, perform during the traditional water pageant, "Cougar Mermaids," presented each spring. Stevens Hall in snowy twilight. Photo by Shelly Hanks. Washington State College ca. 1915 Crowning the May Queen, May Fete, 5/26/16. From the photo album of Charles Gaines and Hazel Gowdy at Washington State College, 1915-1917.
The Paper Trail Original documents, photos, and videos from WSU's past. The Victory Team of 1926 W.S.C. football surprises the conference.' Photos and stories from 1926 issues of The Alumnus magazine. Vanished places: Silver Lake and the Tanglewood by Trevor Bond, WSU Libraries-Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections. WSU Highlights by Decade Highlights in WSU history from 1890-2000. Originally compiled by Bob Smawley '52. This is WSC - narrated by Edward R. Murrow A 1952 movie introducing Washington State College, narrated by Edward R. Murrow. Contact Our Story E-mail Our Story staff Washington State Magazine PO Box 641227 Pullman, WA 99164-1227		How do I... Sign up for an account? Create an article? Edit an article? Put a picture in my article? Upload and manage files, such as photos and videos? Include video or audio? Create or use categories? Discuss an article? Cite an article? Navigate Our Story? Learn about Our Story policies and guidelines? Share my ideas and questions about Our Story? Find out what's happening with the Our Story project? Support or give to Our Story and WSU? Find a classmate? Post updates about my life and activities? Learn more about alumni activities and events? Contact Our Story and Washington State Magazine?