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Postby Adam G on Mon May 08, 2006 4:37 pm

KnoxVegas wrote:Anyone know where the term "Ivy League" comes from?


I've heard a couple stories of this..

Most common, and obvious, is the name came from the ivy that grows along the walls of the buildings at Harvard, Penn, Yale, Dartmouth, Cornell, Brown, Princeton, and Columbia.

Next, "Ivy" came from the roman numeral "IV", meaning something like the four best/oldest schools in the country. Harvard, Princeton, UPenn, Yale, maybe? I'm not entirely certain. Anyone know for sure?

Thanks, wikipedia...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivy_league
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Postby Adam G on Mon May 08, 2006 4:39 pm

KnoxVegas wrote:This may be true it was filmed in Oregon. Also, what is the only state flag to appear in the movie Animal House?


My dad grilled me on this one last year... Isn't it Tennessee?
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Postby KnoxVegas on Mon May 08, 2006 5:00 pm

uwec_attack wrote:My dad grilled me on this one last year... Isn't it Tennessee?


Winner! Winner! Chicken Dinner!

Both parts are correct. The Roman numeral "IV" was used by sports writers in the early 1900's to denote the four dominate east coast schools. You cheated but then again you go to a state school.

Yes, the Tennessee state flag can be seen in the scene where Delta House goes infront of the IFC.

Any takers on the campus it was filmed on?
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Postby JustLAX on Mon May 08, 2006 5:03 pm

wasn't animal house filmed at U of O
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Postby TexOle on Mon May 08, 2006 5:10 pm

It is the U of Oregon.
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