Seal of the fictional University of Okoboji

The University of Okoboji is a fictional university that is the subject of a long-standing joke in the state of Iowa in the United States. University of Okoboji seal This work is copyrighted. ... University of Okoboji seal This work is copyrighted. ... A university is an institution of higher education and of research, which grants academic degrees. ... State nickname: The Hawkeye State Other U.S. States Capital Des Moines Largest city Des Moines Governor Thomas Vilsack Official languages English Area 145,743 km² (26th)  - Land 144,701 km²  - Water 1,042 km² (0. ...

The fictional university was the creation of three brothers and a group of friends in the early 1970s, who printed t-shirts with an "official" school crest. The word "Okoboji" refers to several lakes, and to the town of Okoboji, in the Iowa Great Lakes region that are popular destination for sport fishing. Events and trends Although in the United States and in many other Western societies the 1970s are often seen as a period of transition between the turbulent 1960s and the more conservative 1980s and 1990s, many of the trends that are associated widely with the Sixties, from the Sexual Revolution... Okoboji is a city located in Dickinson County, Iowa, along the western shore of East Okoboji Lake. ... The Iowa Great Lakes Region, showing Spirit Lake (top), West Okoboji Lake (left), and East Okoboji Lake (right). ...

Attendance or alumnihood in the "University of Okoboji" is often meant to indicate that a person did not otherwise attend a real institution of higher learning.

Claimed alumnihood in the university is often a matter of somewhat perverse pride. It is common among those claiming alumnihood to flout such university decor such as car decals and t-shirts without informing unsuspecting out-of-staters that the university is fictional. The name is now used in connection with several annual fund-raising events for charity, including bike rides, a marathon, and a winter games competition.

Even the local radio station has taken up the joke. Its call letters are KUOO and it refers to itself as "campus radio".

External link

• OkobojiBeat.com (http://www.okobojibeat.com/) - Your guide to the Iowa Great Lakes area
• Official Site (http://www.threesons.com/)