The eight universities created a formal athletic league in 1956, and intense matches in various sports each year serve to raise their sense of pride and uniqueness yet further.
到了一九五六年，這八所學校更組成正式的運動聯盟，每年都舉辦各種競賽，更提昇了長春藤盟校的「共同意識」及榮譽感。