TerrarumOrbis

Does anyone know why the Seven Sisters was not the "Eight Sisters" (including Pembroke, Brown's historic sister school)? I'm quite curious and the internet does not seem to hold the answer...someone on CC must know! Thanks-

modestmelody

I'm curious as to why you're curious, but my best explanation is that not all of the all-girls colleges were included, neither were all Ivy sister schools...

In fact, the list isn't based upon them being "sister" schools as most schools on the list function as independent colleges and in fact, many are still all women.

mgcsinc

I believe that Pembroke actually wouldn't have qualified, as all of the Seven Sister schools were originally independent. Radcliffe was originally independent of Harvard, and joint instruction didn't start until 1943. Barnard didn't become associated with Columbia until 1900. Pembroke, on the other hand, was founded as the "Women's College at Brown University," so it's affiliation was solidified right from the get go, and it had a very different long-term relationship with the university than the other two had with their respective institutions.