Reply #31: It was established in colonial times by a royal charter under the [View All]

[swimboy]

hand of King William III and Queen Mary II. They apparently still do some strange things the charter requires in order to keep it in effect, such as deliver five translated latin sentences to Virginia's governor each year.

It's on the edge of Colonial Williamsburg so it's a funny place. It's a public (state) university but because of the name it is often mistaken for a private or religious school and many jokes are made, e.g. College of Mary and Joseph, College of Fred and Ethel, etc.