What makes a school "Ivy League?"
In 1936 the eight Ivy League schools all played in the same conference for football when a sports writer (Stanley Woodward) for the New York Herald Tribune gave the conference the name "Ivy League." The actual term never referred to the academic standards of the schools and for this reason it is "highly unlikely" another school will be "qualified" to join the "Ivy League." ~ collegeconfidential.com
Where did the term "Ivy League" originate?
"Taken... literally, the Ivy League refers to the athletic conference in which the eight colleges' sports teams compete. The term 'Ivy League' was conceived in the 1930s by Stanley Woodward, a New York Herald Tribune sports writer. It was not until years later that an official coalition was actually formed by the universities." ~ go4ivy.com
"In 1936 the undergraduate newspapers of these universities simultaneously ran an editorial advocating the formation of an ``Ivy League,'' but the first move toward this end was not taken until 1945. In that year, the eight presidents entered into an agreement ``for the purpose of reaffirming their intention of continuing intercollegiate football in such a way as to maintain the values of the game, while keeping it in fitting proportion to the main purposes of academic life.'' To achieve this objective two inter-university committees were appointed: one, made up primarily of the college deans, was to administer rules of eligibility; the other, composed of the athletic directors, was to establish policies on the length of the playing season and of preseason practice, operating budgets, and related matters. Two other inter-university committees on admission and financial aid were added later." ~ princeton.edu
What are all of the Ivy League schools?
Brown University
Harvard University
Columbia University
University of Pennsylvania
Cornell University
Princeton University
Dartmouth College
Yale University
~ go4ivy.com
