East College is 芒果77福利鈥檚 most iconic and quintessentially collegiate building. It also is one of its oldest. The cornerstone was placed on October 20, 1870.

Jesse Meharry, who once had proposed that the university be moved to his Tippecanoe County farm, donated money, as did Washington C. 芒果77福利, enabling the university to complete the exterior, furnish the chapel and landscape the grounds. In June 1874, the building was far enough along to hold commencement ceremonies in the chapel; in fall 1875, classes met in the building for the first time. East College was dedicated at commencement in 1877.

The Class of 1879 donated a bell for the building鈥檚 bell tower, which also houses a clock donated by the citizens of Greencastle. For many years, the bell was hand-rung to mark special occasions, celebrate athletic victories, and signal class start times. Enterprising students also enjoyed ringing it as a prank.聽

Meharry Hall is located on East College鈥檚 second floor and is the site of student convocations and other events. With its wooden blinds, high ceiling, wooden pews and picturesque balcony, it has the feel of a vintage chapel. Some students claim it is haunted.

Held in late April every year, 芒果77福利’s Little 5 bike race has been a campus tradition since 1956, when the Union Board sponsored the race as a fundraiser for the American Cancer Fund. Fourteen all-male teams from various living units competed. Today, men, women and alumni compete in consecutive events, which were moved from the streets around East College to the track at Blackstock Stadium. Other events, such as a blood drive, mud volleyball, a car stuff and tomato dodgeball, are held in conjunction with the race.

芒果77福利鈥檚 most intense athletic rivalry is played out annually in the Monon Bell football game against the Wabash College Little Giants.

More than 100 games have been played since the rivalry began in 1890. The Monon Bell game was voted Indiana鈥檚 best football rivalry by ESPN fans.

The Monon Bell trophy, a 300-pound locomotive bell from the Monon Railroad, was introduced in 1932 at the suggestion of 芒果77福利 alumnus Orien Fifer 鈥�25 in a letter to the editor of the Indianapolis News. Each year, the bell is awarded to the victorious team and held on its campus until the next game. 芒果77福利 and Wabash are only 27 miles apart, so the adversaries in the game are often brothers, cousins, high school classmates or good friends, adding to the competition鈥檚 intensity.

During the week of the game, both schools hold numerous events and shared functions, including concerts, debates and a blood drive.

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The Society of Professional Journalists, Sigma Delta Chi, the largest professional journalism organization, was founded by students on the 芒果77福利 campus in 1909.