Florida Southern College
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Florida Southern College is a private college located in Lakeland, Florida. Enrollment is approximately 1,800 students. Florida Southern is associated with the United Methodist Church. It is often included in lists of best values for liberal arts education. Florida Southern College offers master's degrees in business, nursing, and education. Florida Southern is known for its Citrus Management Program.
History
The college was founded in Orlando in 1883, and moved to Leesburg in 1885 under the sponsorship of the Methodist Episcopal Church South and was open to both male and female students. It moved to Sutherland (now Palm Harbor) in 1901 and changed its name to Southern College. Due to fires in the early 1920s it was temporarily relocated to Clearwater Beach and then moved to Lakeland in 1922. In 1935 it was renamed Florida Southern College by the trustees.The present campus comprises some 64 buildings on 100 acres (405,000 m²) of land and is the home of the largest collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture in the world. The campus itself is designated a National Historic Site, due to the historic significance of its buildings.
Sports
Florida Southern's athletic teams are known as the Moccasins, often shortened to Mocs. The college's athletic teams participate in the Sunshine State Conference, a Division II group of institutions. Florida Southern has won 25 NCAA Division II championships in Men's Golf (11), Baseball (9), Women's Golf (3), Men's Basketball (1), and Softball (1). Florida Southern won the 2005 Division II World Series, defeating The University of North Florida in the championship game.Greek Life
Sororities
- Kappa Alpha Order 1958
- Alpha Chi Omega 1936
- Delta Zeta 1937 (closed since 1979)
- Alpha Omicron Pi 1946
- Alpha Delta Pi 1946
- Phi Sigma Sigma 1947 (closed since 1958)
- Phi Mu 1954 (currently closed)
- Kappa Delta 1955
- Sigma Sigma Sigma 1955 (closed since 1975)
- Zeta Tau Alpha 1957
- Alpha Gamma Delta 1958 (closed since 1976)
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