Emory University is a well-rated private institution of higher learning located in Atlanta Georgia. Established in 1836, the university now spans more than 700 acres in area and accommodates about 7000 undergraduate students. It is ranked number 20 on the 2011 edition of US News and World Report's Best Colleges.http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/atlanta-ga/emory-university-1564

While only first-year and sophomore students of Emory University have to reside on campus, most of its undergraduate students elect to stay on campus for the entire duration of their college life. About one in four students are members of Volunteer Emory, a community service organization. The university has an active sports program, requiring all students to take four physical education courses. With almost 20 NCAA Division III teams, the Emory Eagles have been successful in swimming and diving.http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/atlanta-ga/emory-university-1564

Emory University was born when the Methodist Episcopal Church formed Emory College in 1836 in a small Georgia town named after Oxford University. Emory College was named after a bishop who envisioned an American college "that molded character as well as the mind." It took the college many decades to start to prosper. Plans to grow the college into a university was formalized in 1914.

The following year, the founder of Coca-Cola and a brother of an Emory alumnus and former president Bishop Warren Candler, Asa Candler donated "seed money" and land to build Emory University in its present location. Bishop Candlers became the first chancellor on the new location. Because of Coca-Cola's contributions to the school, Coca-Cola is the de facto official soda of the university.

The official spirit of Emory is said to rest on Dooley, a biology lab skeleton, so the question "Who is Dooley" can be heard on campus. There is a tradition of secret societies at Emory. According to the university itself, membership seems to be awarded to those who are likely to contribute something to campus life.http://www.emory.edu/home/about/history/index.html