The MSU Dairy Store has found its own way to celebrate the 150th birthday of MSU - by creating a new sesquicentennial flavor of ice cream.

MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon came up with the idea for the ice cream and said that Sue Carter, secretary to the MSU Board of Trustees, identified the specific flavor of cake batter ice cream with a frosting swirl.

"We wanted something that people could use when they came to campus through the (MSU) Dairy Store, that was affordable and could be used in a lot of events," Simon said. "The (MSU) Dairy Store being an important part of what people remember when they come back to Michigan State, it seemed like ice cream was a good choice."

The Kellogg Center and the MSU Dairy Store will be selling the ice cream for the next year.

John Engstrom, dairy plant manager, said the ice cream has been a big hit so far and is unique to MSU.

"Everyone has cake batter ice cream, that is nothing unusual," Engstrom said. "But the green frosting is ours."

The ice cream has been used by various student groups in residence halls, the Kellogg Center and the Union for a variety of events, Simon said. She said that ice cream can be easily served, which is one of the reasons they chose to commemorate the anniversary with the dessert.

Since the flavor's debut in the MSU Dairy Store about one month ago, many students have come in looking for it, said Becky Ryan, an animal science junior who has worked at the MSU Dairy Store for a year and a half.

Lauren Dean, an elementary education senior and employee coordinator of the store, said a lot of students have been talking about the ice cream and word about it has gotten around.

"We had been talking about it for a while and thought it would be fun," Dean said.