Thanksgiving/Fall
Volunteer Corps
IU/Indiana
100

This year marked the first Thanksgiving

1621

100

The largest VC event of the school year, where we partner with multiple community partners throughout the weekend prior to the Little 500

Little Day of Service

100

Seen commonly throughout our IUB campus, this building material also happens to be our state stone.

Limestone

200

The name of Ronald Reagan's Thanksgiving turkey in 1984

Robust and Juicy (R.J. for short)

200

Office that Volunteer Corps reports to

IU Corps

200

This ancient animal has been found in a fossilized form in every county in Indiana

American Mastodon
300

A term for a person who lacks magical powers or skills, and also the name of the world's largest pumpkin (as of 2025)

Muggle

300

Volunteer Corps began in this year

2021

300

IU's Latin motto translated into English

"Light and truth"

400

A cartoon feline who became the first Macy's Thanksgiving Balloon

Felix the Cat

400

A VC member must attend at least this amount of service opportunities a semester

1

400

The Louvre and the Eskenazi Museum of Art were both designed by this famous architect. 

I.M. Pei

500

Known as the "Mother of Thanksgiving", this writer and activist campaigned for Thanksgiving to become a national holiday. 

Sarah Josepha Hale

500

During fall of 2025, this event had the highest amount of VC volunteers

IU Corps Bison Day of Service - Weed Wrangles with MC IRIS

500
The full middle name of the first IU Chancellor, Herman B Wells

B