Ripon College (Wisconsin)

Information about Ripon College (Wisconsin)

Ripon College
Motto Fides Christi Scientia
Faith in Christ is Knowledge
Established 1851
Type Private liberal arts college
President David C. Joyce
Students Approximately 1000 undergraduate
Location Ripon, Wisconsin, USA
Campus Small City
Athletics 35% of students on varsity teams
Mascot Red Hawk
Ripon College is a liberal arts college in Ripon, Wisconsin, USA. It was founded in 1851, but its first class of students did not enroll until 1853. Alumni include Harrison Ford, Al Jarreau, and Spencer Tracy. Internationally renowned economist Alfred E. Kahn served as Chairman of the Department of Economics for several years.

History

Ripon's first class, four women, graduated in June, 1867. In 1868 formal ties with Presbyterian and Congegational churches were cut, but Ripon remained a somewhat religious institution for much of its history. During the 19th century students were required to attend two church services each Sunday. The first six presidents of Ripon College had clerical backgrounds, as does the current president.

The college recognized social and academic Greek letter societies in 1924. The Ripon Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa was started by Dr. Clark Kuebler, who served as president from 1944-1955. The National Forensics League, which is still located in Ripon, Wisconsin, was founded at the college in 1925.

Ripon is a member of the ACM. The college's Rodman Center for the Arts houses a collection of classical Greek and Roman artifacts and two life-size portraits by Anthony van Dyck of Princess Amalia of the House of Orange and Sir Roger Townshend.

As of fall 2004, Ripon College's student body stood at around 900.

Greek Life

The college has seven residential dormitories with several sororities including Alpha Delta Pi, Alpha Chi Omega and the local sorority Delta Psi Delta. The college also has four all-male fraternities including chapters of Sigma Chi, Theta Chi, Phi Delta Theta as well as a local fraternity Phi Kappa Pi (named Merriman for the college's founding president). Ripon College also has one local co-ed fraternity, Theta Sigma Tau, founded in 1909, and is the oldest local fraternity on-campus. In 1980, they went co-ed, after severing ties with Sigma Nu fraternity. Four of the five fraternities and all sororities live in the residence halls on campus, with the exception Phi Kappa Pi who reside in a college-owned house on campus.

Athletics

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Ripon College Football Helmet
Ripon athletics is a part of the NCAA Division III, and are a part of the Midwest Conference.

Conference Competition for Men: cross-country, football, soccer (fall), basketball (winter), swimming (winter), indoor and outdoor track, baseball, golf, and tennis (spring). Conference Competition for Women: cross-country, golf, soccer, tennis, volleyball (fall), basketball (winter), swimming (winter), indoor and outdoor track, and softball (spring).

Student Media

  • Ripon College Days- a bi-weekly campus newspaper, the oldest college newspaper continuously published in Wisconsin.
  • WRPN-FM- a campus radio station with continuous broadcasts.
  • RCTV - a television production put together independently by students and aired on the city's government access channel
  • Parallax- a literary magazine
  • Crimson- campus yearbook distributed every spring.

Campus Buildings and Facilities

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Smith Hall
  • The Quads- residence halls for upperclass students
  • Anderson Hall- residence for upperclass men and women
  • Mapes Hall- residence hall for upperclass men and women.
  • Bovay Hall- residence hall for upperclass men and women
  • Brockway Hall- residence hall for upperclass men (the only all-male building)
  • Merriman House- student residence hall. Houses of Phi Kappa Pi
  • Tri-dorms- residence housing for mostly first-year women (an all female building)
  • Johnson Hall- residence housing for women and sororities (an all female building)
  • Scott Hall- residence housing for both men and women
  • Bartlett Hall- part of the college union and houses student services and student organization offices.
  • Collaborative Learning Center- place for students to receive help from mentors on paper writing, and any other class work or presentations.
  • East Hall-the original campus building, currently used as classrooms and offices
  • Smith Hall- business and financial aid offices
  • Farr Hall- science laboritories and classrooms
  • Todd Wehr Hall- classrooms and offices
  • Harwood Memorial Union- Houses Great Hall, pub, game rooms, lounges, mail center, radio station, and student organization offices
  • Kemper Hall- technology department
  • S.N. Pickard Commons- bookstore, coffeeshop brewing Starbucks coffee, dining facility
  • West Hall- classrooms
  • Storzer- two full-sized gymnasiums
  • Rodman- center for the arts
  • Carnegie Library Building- downtown building, President and Dean of Faculty's office

Notable alumni

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Midwest Conference
Beloit • Carroll • Grinnell • Illinois College • Knox • Lake Forest • Lawrence • Monmouth • Ripon • St. Norbert
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Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities
Milwaukee Area: Alverno • Cardinal Stritch • Concordia • Marquette • Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design • Milwaukee School of Engineering • Mount Mary • Wisconsin Lutheran
Greater Wisconsin Area: Beloit • Carroll • Carthage • Edgewood • Lakeland (WI) • Lawrence • Marian (WI) • Northland • Ripon (WI) • Silver Lake • St. Norbert • Viterbo
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