The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) is an NCAA

National Collegiate Athletic Association

The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...

 Division III collegiate athletic conference in the Midwestern

Midwestern United States

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 United States

United States

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. There are nine full member institutions as of 2008.

On March 13, 2007, it was announced that the SLIAC would be re-adding football to their conference beginning in Fall 2008. The football members of the conference were to be: Blackburn College, Eureka College

Eureka College

Eureka College is a liberal arts college in Eureka, Illinois related by covenant to the Christian Church and founded in 1855. It has a strong focus on the mutual development of intellect and character. Stated core values are learning, service and leadership...

, Greenville College

Greenville College

Greenville College is located in Greenville, Illinois, a small Illinois city, located 45 miles east of St. Louis, Missouri on Interstate 70...

, new member Huntingdon College

Huntingdon College

Huntingdon College, founded in 1854, is a coeducational liberal arts college in Montgomery, Alabama, United States. Related to the United Methodist Church, the college's central hallmarks are faith, wisdom, and service. The college is known for providing a solid academic experience based on good...

, new member LaGrange College

LaGrange College

LaGrange College is the oldest private college in the U.S. state of Georgia. Affiliated with the United Methodist Church, it is located in LaGrange, Georgia, with an enrollment of about 1,000 students. The student-to-faculty ratio is 11:1...

, MacMurray College

MacMurray College

MacMurray College is a career-directed liberal arts college located in Jacksonville, Illinois. Its enrollment in fall 2011 was 548. It is from Springfield and from Chicago....

, The Principia

The Principia

The Principia is an educational institution for Christian Scientists located on two campuses in the St. Louis, Missouri area. Principia School, located in West St. Louis County, serves students from early childhood through high school...

, and Westminster College. However, the SLIAC dropped its sponsorship of football in 2009 after Blackburn dropped its football program and Principia suspended its program.

Members

Institution	Location	Nickname	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Varsity Teams	Year Joined
Blackburn College	Carlinville, Illinois Carlinville, Illinois Carlinville is a city in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2000 Census, the population was 5,685, and 5,912 at a 2009 estimate. It is the county seat of Macoupin County, and so it is an outlying part of the Metro-East region of the Greater St...	Beavers	1837	Private/Presbyterian	590	12	1989
Eureka College Eureka College Eureka College is a liberal arts college in Eureka, Illinois related by covenant to the Christian Church and founded in 1855. It has a strong focus on the mutual development of intellect and character. Stated core values are learning, service and leadership...	Eureka, Illinois Eureka, Illinois Eureka is a city in Woodford County, Illinois, United States. The population was 5,295 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Woodford County. The city was founded in the year 1855. Eureka is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area....	Red Devils	1855	Private/Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	680	16	2006
Fontbonne University Fontbonne University Fontbonne University is a co-ed liberal arts Catholic institution of approximately 3,000 students in Clayton, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis. It is a member of the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Fontbonne is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North...	Clayton, Missouri Clayton, Missouri Clayton is an inner-ring suburb of St. Louis and the county seat of St. Louis County, Missouri. The population was 15,939 at the 2010 census. The city was organized in 1877 and is named after Ralph Clayton, who donated the land for the courthouse.-Geography:...	Griffins	1923	Private/Catholic	2,900	10	1989
Greenville College Greenville College Greenville College is located in Greenville, Illinois, a small Illinois city, located 45 miles east of St. Louis, Missouri on Interstate 70...	Greenville, Illinois Greenville, Illinois Greenville is a city in Bond County, Illinois, United States, east of St. Louis. The estimated population as of July 2009 is 7,284. The population was 6,955 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Bond County....	Panthers	1892	Private/Free Methodist	1,200	14	1995
MacMurray College MacMurray College MacMurray College is a career-directed liberal arts college located in Jacksonville, Illinois. Its enrollment in fall 2011 was 548. It is from Springfield and from Chicago....	Jacksonville, Illinois Jacksonville, Illinois Jacksonville is a city in Morgan County, Illinois, United States. The population was 18,940 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Morgan County....	Highlanders	1846	Private	683	10	1990
Principia College Principia College Principia College is a four-year private co-educational liberal arts college in Elsah, Illinois. The campus sits on bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River between Alton and Grafton, located about thirty miles north of St. Louis. In 1934, Principia College graduated its first class as a full...	Elsah, Illinois Elsah, Illinois Elsah is a village in Jersey County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2000 U.S. census, the village had a total population of 673. Cyrus Bunting is the the village's current acting mayor.Elsah is a part of the Metro-East region and the St...	Panthers	1912	Private	600	12	1989
Spalding University Spalding University Spalding University is a private, co-educational university affiliated with the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth and located in Louisville, Kentucky.-History:...	Louisville, Kentucky Louisville, Kentucky Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...	Golden Eagles	1814	Private	1,692	11	2009
Webster University Webster University Webster University is an American non-profit private university with its main campus in Webster Groves, a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri. Webster University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools...	Webster Groves, Missouri Webster Groves, Missouri Webster Groves is an inner-ring suburb of St. Louis, located in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 22,995 at the 2010 census. The city is named after New England politician Daniel Webster....	Gorlocks	1915	Private	5,000	11	1989
Westminster College	Fulton, Missouri Fulton, Missouri Fulton is a city in Callaway County, Missouri, the United States of America. It is part of the Jefferson City, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 12,790 in the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Callaway County...	Blue Jays	1851	Private/Presbyterian	1,050	8	1990

Associate members

Institution	Location	Nickname	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Sport	Year Joined
University of Dallas University of Dallas The University of Dallas is a private, independent Catholic regional university located in Irving, Texas, established in 1956, which is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. According to U.S...	Irving, Texas Irving, Texas Irving is a city located in the U.S. state of Texas within Dallas County. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city population was 216,290. Irving is within the Dallas–Plano–Irving metropolitan division of the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan area, designated...	Crusaders	1956	Private/Catholic	3,500	men’s and women’s cross country men’s golf	2010

Former members

Institution	Location	Nickname	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Varsity Teams	Year Joined	Year Left	Current Conference
Parks College Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology is a college within Saint Louis University.-History:right|thumb|[[de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver]] restored by Parks students in 1991...	Cahokia, Illinois Cahokia, Illinois Cahokia is a village in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village had a population of 16,391. The name is a reference to one of the clans of the historic Illini confederacy, who were encountered by early French explorers to the region.Early European settlers also...	Falcons	1927	Private/Jesuit	N/A	N/A	1989	1996	Academic programs were moved to Saint Louis University Saint Louis University Saint Louis University is a private, co-educational Jesuit university located in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Founded in 1818 by the Most Reverend Louis Guillaume Valentin Dubourg SLU is the oldest university west of the Mississippi River. It is one of 28 member institutions of the...  main campus in August 1996. Athletic programs discontinued.
Lincoln Christian College	Lincoln, Illinois	Preachers/Angels	1944	Christian Churches/Churches of Christ	1,000	10	2006	2008	Indepedent (NCCAA National Christian College Athletic Association The National Christian College Athletic Association is an association of approximately 100 Christian universities, colleges, and Bible colleges in the United States and Canada which see collegiate sports primarily as an opportunity for Christian fellowship and ministry. The national headquarters... )
Maryville University Maryville University Maryville University of St. Louis is a private, coeducational university in Town and Country, Missouri, United States. It was founded in 1872 by the Religious of the Sacred Heart, a Roman Catholic order established in France by women dedicated to education....	St. Louis, Missouri	Saints	1872	Private/Nonsectarian	2,500	14	1989	2009	GLVC Great Lakes Valley Conference The Great Lakes Valley Conference is an intercollegiate athletic conference which competes at the NCAA's Division II level. Member institutions are located in the states of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, and Wisconsin....  (NCAA D-II)

History

• September 1989: SLIAC chartered with Blackburn, Fontbonne, Maryville, Parks, Principia and Webster the original members.

• Conference begans first season in September 1990, MacMurray and Westminster join the charter members.

• Greenville joins the conference in September 1995, bringing SLIAC membership to nine schools.

• April 1996 Parks competes in its final conference event. Parks closed after the 1995-96 year and its academic programs were moved to the Saint Louis University campus.

• September 2006, Eureka and Lincoln Christian begin play as the ninth and tenth members of the conference.

• September 2008, Huntingdon and LaGrange join the conference as football only members as football is reestablished as a conference sport for the first time since 1999.

• April 2009, SLIAC decides to end sponsorship of football after two programs fold. Huntingdon and LaGrange end football affiliation with the conference.

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