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Central College is a private liberal arts college located in Pella, Iowa. It is a four-year school affiliated with the Reformed Church in America. Central has a student body of approximately 1,700 individuals and a 130 acre (526,000 m²) main campus. The college is noted for its "study abroad" program. The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ...
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History The college was founded in 1853 and officially opened on October 8, 1854. The first class was 37 people. Central was a Baptist institution until 1916, when it was transferred to the control of the Reformed Church in America. 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...
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1854 (MDCCCLIV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
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1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ...
The Reformed Church in America (RCA) is a mainline Reformed Protestant denomination that was formerly known as the Dutch Reformed Church. ...
Originally named Central University of Iowa (CUI), the college officially changed its name to "Central College" in the mid 90s.
It is home to local radio station 89.1 KCUI-FM.
Central has a pre-college summer program for local high school students called Upward Bound.
Study Abroad Programs Central College students can study abroad in nine locations: This article is about the city and federal state in Austria. ...
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Greek Life Central is currently home to eight local fraternities and sororities. All of them participate in Central's "Greek Council" in which at least three representatives from each group meet to discuss issues pertaining to Greek life (such as pledging and housing), and plan campus-wide activities and service projects. The terms fraternity and sorority (from the Latin words and , meaning brother and sister respectively) may be used to describe many social and charitable organizations, for example the Lions Club, Epsilon Sigma Alpha, Delta Sigma Phi, Rotary International, Optimist International, Ordo Templi Orientis or the Shriners. ...
Central College has a policy of "deferred recruitment" regarding Greek organizations; first-year students must be enrolled for at least one semester before they are allowed to pledge.
Beta Kappa Epsilon Beta Kappa Epsilon (ΒΚΕ) is Central's oldest fraternity and was founded in 1947. Both the group and its members are usually referred to as "the Beakes".
BKE hosts a party each spring called the "Beake Bash".
Phi Delta Tau Phi Delta Tau (ΦΔΤ) became Central's second fraternity in 1961.
Theta Kappa Alpha Theta Kappa Alpha (ΘΚA) was the third fraternity to be founded at Central in 1967. The members of Theta Kappa Alpha (the "Thetas") host Central's annual Lemming Race (see "Traditions".) Central College is a private liberal arts college located in Pella, Iowa. ...
Sigma Phi Omega Sigma Phi Omega (ΣΦΩ) became Central's first sorority in 1969. The Sigmas are best known for their work with the blood drives that are brought to campus each semester by the Blood Center of Iowa. They help with advertising, recruiting donors, and assisting at the donation site.
Alpha Delta Epsilon Alpha Delta Epsilon sorority (AΔЕ) was founded in 1971. The Alpha Delts' colors are maroon and gold.
Alpha Zeta Chi Alpha Zeta Chi (AZX) was founded as an all-male fraternity in 1988, on the principles of looking beyond people's differences and respecting each individual's dignity, and with the goal of improving the social climate at Central College. In 1998, AZX began accepting female members, thus becoming Central's first co-ed fraternity.
In the past, AZX was known for its weekly movie nights, which were held every Thursday; this was discontinued due to copyright laws. AZX hosts a party called the "Virgin Mixer" in the fall, at which virgin drinks are served (thus the name.) It is open to all students.
AZX's pledging paddles are made from canoe paddles, which represent the "upstream battle" that its founders went through to have AZX officially recognized as a Greek organization. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Fraternities and sororities. ...
AZX's motto is "Dignity through Diversity to Unity". Their mascot is the wild Celtic moose, and their colors are forest green and silver. Binomial name Alces alces (Linnaeus, 1758) Moose range map The moose (so named in North America) or elk (in Europe), Alces alces, is the largest member of the deer family Cervidae, distinguished from the others by the palmate antlers of its males. ...
Zeta Upsilon Zeta Upsilon (ZY) is a sorority that was founded in 1995 and established in 1996. They are the second youngest sorority on campus. They have been known for having a fall dinner at their house, and a spring semester tug-o-war on study day.
ZY's motto is "Friendship through the acceptance of Individuality." Their mascot is the frog. Their colors are purple and green with an accent color of silver.
Psi Sigma Tau Psi Sigma Tau (ΨΣΤ) is Central's newest group, having been tentatively approved by Greek Council in the spring of 2006. It is the first group to be founded as a co-ed fraternity.
Traditions - Every year during homecoming Central has an annual tradition called the Lemming Race (hosted by Theta Kappa Alpha fraternity) in which students dress up in costumes and, led by the Grand Lemming, run from Geisler Library to the island in the pond.
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- The Monday during finals week there is a breakfast meal served in the cafeteria at 10:00 PM called "The Breakfast of Champions".
- Christmas Candlelight Concert, a holiday music concert, has been a tradition for nearly 30 years.
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