Yes. The original “Ivy Group Agreement” was signed in 1945, relating to football. The schools signing on to the agreement were Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Penn, Princeton, and Yale. It affirmed the observance of common practices in academic standards and eligibility requirements and the administration of need-based financial aid, with no athletic scholarships. In 1954 the Ivy Group Agreement was expanded to all varsity sports at the eight member schools, and formal Ivy League competition began in the 1956-57 season. The membership in the Ivy League has remained unchanged since then. For more information, see the Ivy League web site.
< previous question | back to main | next question >
