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The statue of Beneficence at night on the campus of Ball State University. The school first started accepting student registrations on June 17, 1918.
Travisleehardin/CC-BY-SA-3.0MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — Ball State University is celebrating its 100th birthday.
WISH-TV reports that the school will shut down at 2 p.m. Friday to hold a centennial party on the Quad for faculty, staff and students.
There will be free commemorative centennial T-shirts, cake and ice cream. There will also be music and games and prizes.
Events will include a cupcake decorating contest, yard games, family reunion-style competitive games and a Ball State trivia game.
A commemorative photograph will be taken to be taken at 3 p.m.
Ball State first started accepting student registrations on June 17, 1918.
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