
AfterDark


Your late night entertainment destination
ISU AfterDark is a student group that plans 3 late-night activities a semester. Students are invited to the Memorial Union from 9:00pm - 1:00am to participate in a variety of free activities -open to all ISU students and their guests.
Spring 2025 Dates: FRIDAYS - January 31, February 28, and April 11
Friday, April 11, 2025 Schedule
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TBA | 11:00 pm | Durham Great Hall |
Contortionist Tori Kubick A Guinness World Record holder and TEDx speaker, Tori has opened for Miley Cyrus, was featured on The Tonight Show and in Ripley's Believe It or Not and has performed for TEAM USA and with Cirque du Soleil. | 9:00 pm | Durham Great Hall |
Bingo | 9:00 pm - 1:00 am | Sun Room/South Ballroom |
CyBowl & Billiards | 9:00 pm - 1:00 am | CyBowl & Billiards |
M-Shop Karaoke hosted by First-Year Council | 9:00 pm - midnight | Maintenance Shop |
Workspace Craft | 9:00 pm - midnight | The Workspace |
Create-A-Critter | 9:00 pm - midnight | Campanile Room |
Food Trucks The first 400 students will receive a $5 voucher to be used at one of the food tucks. | 9:00 pm - midnight | Memorial Union West Loop |
Gaming and Esports sponsored by Gaming & Esports Club | 9:00 pm - 1:00 am | Cardinal Room |
Drop-In Dance Class Sponsored by Motion Sickness Dance Team | 9:00 pm - 11 pm | Room 3580 |
Photocard Deco & Keychains Sponsored by K-Pop Club | 9:00 pm - midnight | Room 3560 |
More to be announced soon... |
PresidentAvery Smith |
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Vice PresidentAdwika Chauhan |
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TreasurerHannah Johnson |
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Marketing |
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Bingo DirectorJunior Battle |
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Activities DirectorNadir Abosaida |
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Co-Sponsorship DirectorRebekah Countryman |
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Interested in serving on the ISU AfterDark Executive Board? ISU AfterDark is an exciting, fast paced, and high energy organization that helps build event planning and execution skills through the six AfterDark events throughout the academic year.
General executive member duties, other than those specified in each role are:
- Attend weekly AfterDark planning meetings
- Hold at least two office hours a week in the AfterDark office in the Memorial Union
- Attend all 6 AfterDark events, 3 per semester
Executive Board members may also be asked to help with special events including Late Night at the MU, Cyclone Family Weekend, WinterFest, Cyclone Welcome Weekend, and more.
Applications for 2025 will close on October 25 at 11:59pm. Apply today! Please contact us if you have any questions.
We are looking for positive, hard-working, and dedicated individuals to join our ISU AfterDark team!
General members will be a part of planning the AfterDark events and will have the opportunity to serve on committees including bingo, activities, marketing, and more! General members will also attend the three ISU AfterDark events per semester, assist with set-up, management, and tear down of events, and complete related tasks that will benefit the event. General member meetings will take place regularly during the spring semester and provide a chance for all members of AfterDark to build connections, gain practical experience in event planning and marketing, and contribute to a fun, safe, late-night opportunity for ISU students.
If you are interested in joining AfterDark please fill out the General Member Interest Form.
Fill out the AfterDark survey for a chance to win a $500 Scholarship!
Bring your ISU Student ID to each ISU AfterDark event. When you arrive scan the QR survey code which are located throughout the event. Filling out the survey will give you one entry for the prize. Only one entry per event. All ISU students are eligible to win the grand prize. We encourage anyone and everyone to attend ISU AfterDark, but this prize will only be available to ISU students who attend. The drawing will occur after the last event of each semester. When a winner is chosen, the name will be posted on this webpage and on our social media pages. The winner will also be contacted immediately after the drawing takes place.
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Student Organization Co-Sponsorships
Co-sponsoring an activity at an ISU AfterDark event is a dynamic and positive form of PR to promote your organization to other ISU students. Student organizations can take advantage of this fun and interactive way to recruit new members, spread awareness for their cause, or promote an upcoming event.
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Promote Your Business at ISU AfterDark
The Memorial Union offers opportunities for businesses and departments to advertise to students during ISU AfterDark events. These events are held three times per semester and typically attract 2,000+ students. Three vendor spaces are available at each ISU AfterDark and are reserved on a first-come, first-served basis.