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- Built as an all-faith chapel funded by and dedicated to Helen Eakin Eisenhower
- Helen Eakin Eisenhower was the wife of Milton S. Eisenhower, who was the president of Penn State throughout construction of the chapel.
- Milton S. Eisenhower was also the brother of Dwight D. Eisenhower, who was the 34th president of the United States.
- Dwight D. Eisenhower laid the cornerstone on January 11, 1955.
- At its peak usage as the only all-faith chapel on campus, there were six campus ministries and 28 worship schedules in a typical week.
- Now, the center is home to 30 religious organizations, and holds 3,800 events annually.
- On September 20, 1974, expansion of the chapel began and was completed in 1976. This expansion formed the chapel's signature U-shaped structure.
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