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 under Sports, after Men's Track &
Field.
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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 cancelled 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. In 1855, the school united
with Leoni Seminary to form Michigan Union College. The
College relocated to Adrian and changed its name to Adrian
College in 1859.
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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 in a school year: 1. Women's cross
country 2. Men's basketball
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 will see the Warriors
depart the MIAA and join the Northern Athletic
Conference.
Engineering
Buildings Tri State College, Angola,
Ind.
Tri-State
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.