▁wed ding ▁cer emon ies , ▁init iation ▁cer emon ies ▁and ▁other ▁such ▁events ▁through ▁the ▁Missouri ▁Student ▁Union . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁Att ached ▁to ▁the ▁University ' s ▁Memorial ▁Union , ▁it ▁was ▁constructed ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁as ▁a ▁gift ▁from ▁prominent ▁manufact urer ▁Allen ▁Per c ival ▁Green ▁( 1 8 7 5 - 1 9 5 6 ). ▁ ▁The ▁Chap el ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁many ▁g ifts ▁given ▁across ▁Missouri ▁by ▁the ▁Allen ▁P . ▁and ▁Joseph ine ▁B . ▁Green ▁Foundation . ▁ ▁The ▁Chap el ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁architect ▁O . ▁W . ▁St ieg me yer ▁of ▁St . ▁Louis ▁and ▁built ▁by ▁the ▁B . ▁D . ▁Simon ▁Const ruction ▁Company ▁of ▁Columbia . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁ ▁dedicated ▁by ▁the ▁Gre ens ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁with ▁four ▁goals ▁in ▁mind . ▁ ▁For ▁ ▁med itation ▁and ▁prayer ▁by ▁individuals ▁For ▁programs ▁during ▁Religion - in - Life ▁Week ▁For ▁dev ot ional ▁services ▁of ▁a ▁special ▁and ▁occas ional ▁nature ▁by ▁any ▁group ▁with ▁University ▁affili ations , ▁with ▁the ▁understanding ▁that ▁such ▁services ▁by ▁any ▁one ▁group ▁may ▁not ▁be ▁regularly ▁rec urr ing ▁For ▁mem orial ▁services , ▁fun er als , ▁or ▁wed d ings ▁of ▁persons ▁with ▁University ▁affili ations ▁ ▁A ▁small ▁detail ▁of ▁the ▁chap el ▁that ▁often ▁goes ▁un not iced ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁on ▁the ▁back ▁p ew . ▁A ▁small