The Elephantidae Conference?

Fellow NESCAC member Amherst considers Mammoths for its new Mascot:

http://wwlp.com/2017/03/17/amherst-college-announces-finalists-for-new-mascots/

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery :slight_smile:

But elephants are cuter than mammoths…

lol interesting…having an extinct animal as your mascot HAHA

The results are in.

Amherst chooses the hairy, extinct relative of Tufts’ beloved Jumbo!

https://www.amherst.edu/amherst-story/mascot

Looks like they sufferred a serious case of mascot envy…

Who wouldn’t?

This is going to be fun :))

Absolutely nothing against Amherst – fantastic school – but when your mascot has been the Lord Jeffs, there is nowhere to go but up.