LaGrange College

Infobox University


name = LaGrange College
motto = "Challenging the mind. Inspiring the soul."
established = 1831
type = Private
head_label = President
head = F. Stuart Gulley
city = LaGrange
state = Georgia
country = USA
undergrad = 902
postgrad = 40
postgrad_label = graduate
faculty = "unknown"
campus = Small Town
mascot = Panthers
free_label = School Colors
free = Red and Black
website = [http://www.lagrange.edu/ www.lagrange.edu]

LaGrange College is the oldest private college in Georgia. Affiliated with the United Methodist Church, it is located in LaGrange, Georgia, with an enrollment of about 1,000 students. The student-to-faculty ratio is 11:1. The College is a four year, liberal arts and sciences institution offering degrees in some 52 undergraduate academic areas plus a Graduate program in Education.

Founded in 1831, LaGrange began as the female educational institution, LaGrange Female Academy. It was first housed in a large white building just across the street from the current campus. In 1842, the academy moved to the present location on “the Hill”, which is the highest geographical point in the city of LaGrange. The institution changed its name to LaGrange Female College in 1851, then to LaGrange College in 1934. The school officially became coed in 1953. It remains the oldest private institution in Georgia.

LaGrange College has retained Methodist ties throughout its history and today is part of the North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church.

In athletics, LaGrange College is a member of NCAA Division III with 15 athletic programs.

Greek life

Sororities
* Alpha Omicron Pi 1971
* Kappa Delta 1971
* Phi Mu 1971
* Delta Sigma Theta 2005
* Alpha Kappa Alpha
* Zeta Phi Beta

Fraternities
*Alpha Delta Gamma
* Delta Tau Delta 1970
* Pi Kappa Phi
* Phi Beta Sigma
* Kappa Alpha Psi

External links

* [http://www.lagrange.edu/ LaGrange College]
* [http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-1454 New Georgia Encyclopedia]