North East

The Four College Conference was an historic association of four of America’s leading and most prestigious women’s colleges. Its members represented the upper echelon of selective liberal arts colleges for women in the Northeastern region and had established themselves as academic powerhouses and the preferred choice for young Brahmin and Knickerbocker women from America’s great political and industrial dynasties. The Conference existed for over a decade from its foundation in 1915 until it was expanded to include several other renowned women-only colleges setting the stage for what would become the Seven Sisters.