WILLIAMS COLLEGE EPHS
Location: Williamstown, MA
Division: NCAA Division 3
Conference Affiliation: New England Small College Athletic Conference
Major sports: crew, football, basketball, base/soft-ball, hockey, soccer, volleyball
Site: http://williams.prestosports.com/landing/index
Comment: The nickname Ephs (pronounced “Eefs”) is short for Ephraim Williams, the name of the school’s founder. I’m a nut for ancient Greek history so I was hoping it was short for Ephors, that 5-man governing body from ancient Sparta that had executive and judicial powers. Either way it’s a pretty cool nickname and on top of that the school was the alma mater of President James Garfield, who I think would have been one of our greatest presidents if he hadn’t been assassinated so early in his term.
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Ephs suck! The Lord Jeffs rule!
I see the old school spirit still exists in this rivalry!
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Thanks for the comment!
Lord Jeffs are sooooooooooooooooo lame!
Thanks for the comment! Like I said, it’s great to see the rivalry still runs strong between these schools.
And let’s not forget Ephs Crew teams! Women’s Crew won the seven most recent ECAC Championships, took gold in three of the last four Head of the Charles Collegiate Eights, and have captured a record 6 consecutive National Champ titles at the NCAAs. Over the last three years Men’s Crew won both New England and NESCAC Championships, and have likewise won Head of the Charles Collegiate Eights gold medals in three of the last four years.
Thanks for pointing that out! I’ll add them ASAP!
As a Williams alum I was always embarrassed that we were named for a guy who fell off his horse and died at the start of the French-Indian war. I’m glad someone thinks it’s cool. (I was always kind of proud of the purple cow mascot, though.)
That purple cow is pretty cool! And Ephs is unique, not like Eagles, Tigers, Bulldogs and Wildcats.
Ephs is such a funny name!
But it is catchy!
I like this site so much, loved the Ephs too!
Ha! Thanks.
Ephs are fs!
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