Brief history: Located in East Lansing, three miles east of Michigan’s capitol in Lansing, MSU was founded in 1855. It has more than 47,000 graduate and undergraduate students enrolled in 200 programs.
Ghosts: MSU has several ghost legends associated with its campus:
- The restless spirit of May Mayo, after whom Mayo Hall is named, is said to have something to do with a piano that plays itself as well as ephemeral figures that have been seen floating about.
- Mayo Hall also has the haunting "Red Room," which was allegedly the site of Satanic activity in its past.
- In Holmes Hall, the quirky behavior of the elevator has been blamed on a ghost, especially on the sixth floor where two mysterious figures have been sighted.
- Fairchild Auditorium is thought to be haunted by the spirit of a small boy.
- The residents of the 12th floor of Hubbard Hall have reported lights that on and off by themselves as well as the sounds of running and ghostly laughter.
- The ghost of an old man has been seen in the basement oak room in Mason Hall; allegedly he suffocated and died there in 1975. Is he responsible for the loud banging heard there in the early hours of the morning?
Other haunted locations include the University Garden, the Physical Plant, and Williams Hall.
