The Ivies are all in the Northeast geographic region of the United States.

WASPs are still considered prominent at prep schools ( expensive private high schools, primarily in the Northeast ), Ivy League universities, and prestigious liberal arts colleges, such as the Little Ivies or Seven Sisters.

Ivies are natives of Eurasia and north Africa but have been introduced to North America where they can be invasive.

Ivies are of major ecological importance for their nectar and fruit production, both produced at times of the year when few other nectar or fruit sources are available.

All three schools are located in Maine, United States and are considered to be among the " Little Ivies.

These colleges are all also members of New England Small College Athletic Conference, and all of these schools are commonly included in the group of schools known as the " Little Ivies.

Institutions identified as Little Ivies are usually old, small, exclusive, and academically competitive liberal arts colleges located in the northeastern United States.

Some schools that are often called " Little Ivies " include:

Howard and Matthew Greene of Greene's Guides listed the school as one of approximately thirty " Public Ivies ", the country's top public universities, in their 2001 book The Public Ivies.

In 1919 the colours changed again, with their new dark green shirts earning Chester the nickname the Ivies.

" In the introduction, the authors further explain their aim by referring specifically to " the group historically known as the ' Little Ivies ' ( including Amherst, Bowdoin, Middlebury, Swarthmore, Wesleyan, and Williams )" which the authors say have " scaled the heights of prestige and selectivity and also turn away thousands of our best and brightest young men and women.

Ivies create a dense, vigorously smothering, shade-tolerant evergreen ground-cover there, that can spread through assertive underground rhizomes and above-ground runners quickly over large natural plant community areas and outcompete the native vegetation.

There is much to be said for a college that, while happily attuned to the sophisticated Ivies, still gives its students a chance to get up early in the morning and drive along back roads where a glimpse of small game, deer, or even bear is not uncommon.

It has not been a well-known school for any part of the span the other Ivies have enjoyed.

In 2006, Olin was selected for Kaplan, Inc. and Newsweeks 2007 guide as one of " America's 25 New Ivies ".

Western, also known as the School of Interdisciplinary Studies, was cited as a primary reason for Miami University making the list of " Public Ivies " in Richard Moll's book, The Public Ivies: A Guide to America's best public undergraduate colleges and universities.

Connecticut College is referenced on three occasions in the book for its affiliation and student exchange program with other Little Ivies, and the college is included in Appendix II as another college of excellence.

Ivies have two leaf types, with palmately lobed juvenile leaves on creeping and climbing stems and unlobed cordate adult leaves on fertile flowering stems exposed to full sun, usually high in the crowns of trees or the tops of rock faces, from 2 m or more above ground.

Yale, like other Ivy League schools, instituted policies in the early 20th century designed to increase the proportion of white Protestants of notable families in the student body ( see numerus clausus ), and was one of the last of the Ivies to eliminate such preferences, beginning with the class of 1970.

Macalester is one of the Hidden Ivies and considered one of the most prestigious liberal arts colleges in the nation.

The 2011 and 2012 U. S. News & World Report ranked Macalester 25th in the nation among National Liberal Arts Colleges, and it was named one of America's 25 New Elite " Ivies " by Newsweek in 2006.

Colby was named one of the " 25 New Elite Ivies " by the Kaplan College Guide.

Colby was also named one of " 25 New Ivies " by Newsweek.

Wellesley College is one of the Hidden Ivies: Thirty Colleges of Excellence in a college educational guide published in 2000.

Boston College was added to the " 25 New Ivies " list in 2006 by Kaplan / Newsweek.

Often referred to as the " Little Ivies ", most of the schools have competed against one another since the 19th century.

UVM is one of the original eight Public Ivies.

According to The Public Ivies: America's Flagship Public Universities ( 2001 ), it is considered one of the thirty " Public Ivy League " schools.

It is a member of the New England Small College Athletic Conference ( NESCAC ), and is considered to be among the group of colleges called the " Little Ivies.

It has also been recognized as one of the Public Ivies.

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