Do you know how the Ivy League colleges got their name? Nope, it’s not the fact that the buildings are old and ivy grows on them.
The first Ivy League schools were Harvard, Yale, Columbia and Princeton. They played each other in sports and there were only four of them. They used the roman numeral for 4 which is IV.
When IV League was pronounced, it was said as if written out so it sounded like IVY. Imagine if they’d called it 4 League. LOL
By the way, Veritas means Truth for those of you who wondered about the Harvard logo. It comes from the Roman Goddess of Truth named Veritas. She was the daughter of Saturn and the mother of Virtue. The IV League sure liked their Romans, yeah?
Jillian Chantal 
Another great fact. Not as romantic and visualizing the ivy covered walls of an old building. But now we know. I know I’ve said this before, but I really like these Friday Facts Jillian.
By: Lavada Dee on April 11, 2014
at 1:05 am
Yeah. I love the idea of the ivy walls, too Lavada. Glad you enjoyed.
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By: Author on April 11, 2014
at 6:40 am
I did not know this. Well, I knew Veritas, but not how Ivy came about. Cool. I’m with Lavada. I like Friday Facts. 🙂
By: Laurie Ryan on April 11, 2014
at 9:59 am
I love this fact, too. It seems a lot of folks think the ivy on the walls is the answer and I did too for a long time. Glad you enjoy the facts.
By: Author on April 11, 2014
at 10:45 am
And here I thought my house with its ivy would fit right in! LOL.How interesting.Thanks; I love learning this type of thing. Keep them coming!
By: Tonette Joyce on April 11, 2014
at 10:41 pm
Nope. Won’t fit in. Lol.
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By: Author on April 12, 2014
at 8:27 am