Wesleyan College
| Motto | Scientia et pietas (Latin); First for Women |
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Knowledge and devotion |
| Type | Private women's college |
| Established | Chartered 1836, opened 1839 |
| Endowment | $42,142,858 |
| President | Ruth Austin Knox |
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Academic staff
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52 |
| Undergraduates | 550 (full-time) |
| Postgraduates | 95 (coed) |
| Location | Macon, Georgia, U.S. |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colors | Deep purple and lavender |
| Nickname | Wolves (formerly Pioneers) |
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Wesleyan College Historic District
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| Location | 4760 Forsyth Rd., Macon, Georgia |
| Area | 200 acres (80.9 ha) |
| Built | 1928 |
| Architect | Walker & Weeks; et al. |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| NRHP Reference # | 04000242 |
| Added to NRHP | April 2, 2004 |
Coordinates: 32°52′29″N 83°42′45″W / 32.8745862°N 83.7124689°W
Wesleyan College is a private, liberal arts women's college located in Macon, Georgia, United States. The Wesleyan College Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 2, 2004. It is the oldest member of the prestigious Seven Sisters of the South colleges.
The school was chartered on December 23, 1836, as the Georgia Female College, and opened its doors to students on January 7, 1839. The school was renamed Wesleyan Female College in 1843, while changing hands from the Methodist-Episcopal Church to the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Later the college shortened to the present name Wesleyan College in 1917.
Wesleyan has the world's oldest alumnae association, begun in 1859. Seniors are inducted into the association during a candle lighting ceremony on Alumnae Weekend.
Wesleyan College is the birthplace of the first sororities: the Adelphean Society in 1851, now known as Alpha Delta Pi and the Philomathean Society in 1852, now known as Phi Mu. The two sororities together are referred to as the "Macon Magnolias". The school no longer has sororities (as of 1914), and instead uses a class system to assign all students with a class name.
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