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Eureka College is liberal arts college in Eureka, Illinois related by covenant to the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and founded in 1855. It has a strong focus on history, political science, and the fine and performing arts. Enrollment is about 580 students. A motto (from Italian) is a phrase or a short list of words meant formally to describe the general motivation or intention of an entity, social group, or organization. ... 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. ... 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... A private university is a university that is run without the control of any government entity. ... University President is the title of the highest ranking officer within a university, within university systems that prefer that appellation over other variations such as Chancellor or rector. ... Alternate uses: Student (disambiguation) Etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation verb stŭdērĕ, which means to study, a student is one who studies. ... Eureka is a city located in Woodford County, Illinois. ... School colors are the colors chosen by a school to represent it on uniforms and other items of identification. ... A mascot, originally a fetish-like term for any person, animal, or thing supposed to bring luck, is now something—typically an animal or human character—used to represent a group with a common public identity, such as a school, professional sports team (the name often corresponds with the mascot... The insignia of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). ... A website (or Web site) is a collection of web pages, typically common to a particular domain name or subdomain on the World Wide Web on the Internet. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 417 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (490 × 704 pixel, file size: 51 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Eureka College, Photo from: Brown, John T., Churches of Christ, Louisville, KY: John P. Morton and Company, 1904 (also see Text and Photos... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 417 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (490 × 704 pixel, file size: 51 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Eureka College, Photo from: Brown, John T., Churches of Christ, Louisville, KY: John P. Morton and Company, 1904 (also see Text and Photos... A liberal arts college is an institution of higher education found in the United States, offering programs in the liberal arts at the post-secondary level. ... Eureka is a city located in Woodford County, Illinois. ... 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

The college was founded by a group of abolitionists who had left Kentucky because of their opposition to slavery. When the school opened its doors it became the first school in Illinois (and only the third in the United States) to educate women on an equal basis with men. Official language(s) English[1] Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Area  Ranked 37th  - Total 40,444 sq mi (104,749 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 379 miles (610 km)  - % water 1. ...

Athletics, though having struggled for some years, are beginning to pick up speed again. There are teams for men's and women's basketball, tennis, swimming, golf and track, as well as football, volleyball, baseball and softball. Starting in fall 2006, teams will compete in the NCAA's Division III as part of the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often pronounced N-C-Double-A ) is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ... Division III consists of institutions who recognize that collegiate athletics can be an integral part of the educational process. ... The St. ...

There is a very active Greek life on campus, as well, with three social fraternities, all national, and three social sororities, one national and two local. There are also professional and honorary fraternities for Music, Drama, English, Science, and Social Sciences. Over half of Eureka's students belong to a Greek organization.

The school's most famous alumnus is President Ronald Reagan, who graduated in 1932. Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States (1981–1989) and the 33rd Governor of California (1967–1975). ... Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ...

Greek Life

Fraternities

• Tau Kappa Epsilon, Iota Chapter
• Delta Sigma Phi, Zeta Upsilon Chapter
• Lambda Chi Alpha, Theta-Chi Chapter

Tau Kappa Epsilon (TKE, pronounced T-K-E or Teke, as in teak wood) is a college fraternity with chapters in the USA, and Canada, and affiliation with a German fraternity system known as the Corps of the Weinheimer Senioren Convent(WSC). ... Delta Sigma Phi (ΔΣΦ, also known as DSP, Delta Sigs) is a fraternity established at the City College of New York in 1899 and is a charter member of the North-American Interfraternity Conference. ... ΛΧΑ (Lambda Chi Alpha), headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, is one of the largest mens general fraternities in North America with more than 250,000 initiated members and chapters (called Zetas) at more than 300 universities. ...

Sororities

• Phi Omega, Local Sorority
• Delta Delta Pi, Local Sorority
• Delta Zeta, Pi Chapter

Delta Zeta (ΔΖ) is a college sorority founded on October 24, 1902, at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. ...

External links

• Eureka College
• Eureka College Athletics
• Organizational Leadership at Eureka College
• Campus map

Further reading

• Adams, Harold. History of Eureka College, 1855-1982. Eureka, IL: Board of Trustees of Eureka College, 1982.
• Dickinson, Elmira J., ed. A History of Eureka College, with Biographical Sketches and Reminiscences., St. Louis: Christian Publishing Company, 1894.
• On This Day in Eureka History
• MODELS - "Matrons of Distinction": Eureka Leadership Series

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