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Monmouth College is a four-year Coeducation al private Liberal Arts College located in Monmouth, Illinois . HISTORY Monmouth College was founded on April 18 , 1853 by Scottish Presbyterians. The college celebrates this date annually as "Founders Day", cancelling classes for a day of celebration and an honors Convocation . Founded as "Monmouth Academy," the school became Monmouth College after receiving a charter from the state legislature on September 3, 1856. The college remains affiliated with the Presbyterian Church U.S.A. and is a member of the Associated Colleges Of The Midwest , a consortium of small, private liberal arts colleges. The college's endowment in FY 2004 was $51,776,000. Monmouth was one of the first institutions in the country to admit women from its inception. This increased the college's early popularity and logically made it the home of the women's sorority movement. Pi Beta Phi was founded on April 28 , 1867 as I. C. Sorosis. Pi Beta Phi was the first national secret college society of women to be modeled after the Greek-letter fraternities of men. Kappa Kappa Gamma , founded in 1870, is another national sorority founded at Monmouth College. Dr. Mauri Ditzler of Wabash College was inaugurated as the College's 13th President on October 21, 2005. STUDENTS AND STAFF Student profile
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Fraternities Sororities ATHLETICS Monmouth College is a member of the Midwest Conference and the National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA Division III. The college offers 10 varsity sports for men and 10 for women. Monmouth began its college football rivalry with Knox College in Galesburg in 1888, making it the sixth oldest college football rivalry in the country. The two schools play annually for the Bronze Turkey trophy in November (originally on Thanksgiving). Monmouth leads the series with 56 wins, 50 losses and 10 ties. NOTABLE ALUMNI
''James Stockdale left Monmouth before graduating, to attend the US Naval Academy. The college later renamed the Student Center in honor of him.'' FACILITIES The 83-acre (336,000 m²) college campus has undergone a major facelist in recent years. Bowers Hall, a residence hall built in 2001, was the first new dormitory in over 30 years. The college purchased an apartment complex near the campus in 2003 and North Hall, built on the north side on the campus was completed before the Fall of 2005. The Peacock Athletic Complex was built in 2000 and is in walking distance from the campus. The college also built new tennis courts in 2003. The largest building on campus is the massive 155,000 square-foot Huff Athletic Center facility. It encompasses the college's old Glennie Gymnasium and includes a brand new fieldhouse with indoor tennis courts, natatorium, fitness complex, wellness suite, locker and training rooms, classrooms and offices. The college also has the LeSeur Nature Preserve, a 16.5 acre (67,000 m²) nature preserve located roughly 10 minutes from campus. REFERENCES
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