Founded on March 24, 1888,
the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) is
America's oldest collegiate athletic conference. Of the 14
schools who have belonged, 8 are still members.

The
Campus, Albion, Mich.
Albion
College
1888-present
Founded
in 1835, Albion is one of the original members of the MIAA
and is the only school to hold continuous membership. On
February 12, 1900, Albion defeated Hillsdale 36-7 and 8-6
in the first known intercollegiate women's basketball games
between two MIAA schools.

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Adelphic Society Hall, Olivet College, Olivet,
Mich.
Olivet
College
1888-1940,
1952-present
Founded in 1844, Olivet
College is a charter member of the MIAA and in 1889 engaged
with Albion in an exhibition "football match." A special
page on Olivet postcards and ephemera is listed in the left
navigation right below Student Biographies.

7980.
Womans Building, M.A.C. East Lansing,
Mich.
State Agricultural
College
1888-1907
In
1884, State Agricultural College (now Michigan State
University) met Albion College for in the first
intercollegiate football game in the state of Michigan. In
1886 Albion beat State Agricultural 79-0.

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The Campus, Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, Mich.
Hillsdale
College
1888-1961
Founded
in 1844 as Michigan Central College, Hillsdale College
assumed its current name in 1853. In 1891 Albion defeated
Hillsdale 36-4 in the first official football game between
MIAA members.

Gymnasium,
Michigan State Normal College, Ypsilanti,
Mich.
Michigan State Normal
College
1892-1926
Originally called Michigan
Normal School, the school today known as Eastern Michigan
University was the first teacher training college west of
the Allegheny Mountains. Its name was changed to Michigan
State Normal College in 1899 and then to Eastern Michigan
College in 1956. In 1959 the name was changed to Eastern
Michigan University.

Kalamazoo
College Buildings, Kalamazoo, Mich.
Kalamazoo
College
1896-present
Founded
in 1833 as The Michigan and Huron Institute, 1855 saw the
school change its name to Kalamazoo College. "K" College
won all six MIAA championships in 1937-38 for the only
"grand slam" of league-sponsored sports in the history of
the MIAA. (Source: www.miaa.com)

Real
Photo "College Grounds", Alma, Mich.
Alma
College
1902-present
In 1940
during WWII, Albion defeated Alma 4-1 in a field hockey
game which replaced the traditional homecoming football
game between the schools. Alma College was founded in 1886.

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North Hall, Adrian College, Adrian,
Mich.
Adrian
College
1908-1922,
1937-present
Adrian College evolved from a theological institute founded
by the Wesleyan Methodists in 1845. The institute united
with Leoni Seminary in 1855 to form Michigan Union College.
The College relocated to Adrian and changed its name to
Adrian College in 1859.

Hope
College Campus, Holland, Mich.
Hope
College
1926-present
Officially chartered in
1866, Hope traces its history back to 1851 with the
creation of Holland's "Pioneer School". The largest school
in the MIAA, Hope College has won the MIAA All-Sports honor
24 times.

Calvin
College, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Calvin
College
1953-present
In
2000, Calvin became the first MIAA school to win two NCAA
Division III national team championships (women’s
cross country and men’s basketball) during one school
year.

Chapel
from Lower Orchard, St. Mary's College, Notre Dame,
Indiana.
St. Mary's
College
1997-present
In
1844, St. Mary's College was founded by the Sisters of the
Holy Cross. Four years after joining the MIAA, St. Mary's
won its first MIAA championship, capturing the women's
tennis crown in 2001.

Defiance
College, Delaware, Ohio.
Defiance
College
1997-2000
Founded
in 1850 as Defiance Female Seminary, Defiance College took
its present name in 1903. Defiance holds the distinction of
being the college with the shortest membership in the MIAA.
The yellow jackets failed to win a conference championship
in any sport while a member of the MIAA.

No
postcards available of Wisconsin Lutheran. Here's their
hometown of Milwaukee.
Wisconsin Lutheran
College
2002-2007
Wisconsin Luthern was the
first associate football member in the MIAA. WLC is located
in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and was founded in 1973. The fall
of 2008 saw the Warriors depart the MIAA to join the
Northern Athletic Conference.

Engineering
Buildings Tri State College, Angola,
Ind.
Trine
University
2004-present
Tri-State Normal College
was founded in 1884 and reorganized in 1906 as Tri-State
College. The year 1975 hearlded the name change to
Tri-State University. In 1990 the school changed its
nickname from the Trojans to the Thunder. With Tri-State's
admission in 2004, the MIAA now has two member schools in
Indiana. On August 1, 2008, Tri-State Univesity changed its
name to Trine University.