Phi Kappa Alpha

Hope College

Seal of Hope College
Motto	Spera in Deo (Latin)
Motto in English	Hope in God
Type	Private coeducational liberal arts college
Established	1866
Affiliation	Reformed Church in America
Endowment	$203.3 million (2015)
President	Dennis N. Voskuil (interim)
Administrative staff	550
Undergraduates	3,224 (fall 2016)
Location	Holland, Michigan, U.S.
Campus	Suburban, 125 acres (0.195 sq mi)
Athletics	NCAA Division III — MIAA
Colors	Orange and blue
Nickname	Flying Dutchmen Flying Dutch
Website	www.hope.edu

Coordinates: 42°47′13″N 86°6′8″W / 42.78694°N 86.10222°W / 42.78694; -86.10222

Hope College is a private, residential liberal arts college in downtown Holland, Michigan, United States, near Lake Macatawa and a few miles from Lake Michigan. It opened in 1851 as the Pioneer School by Dutch immigrants four years after the community was first settled. The first freshman college class matriculated in 1862 and Hope received its state charter in 1866. Hope College is affiliated with the Reformed Church in America and it retains a vibrant Christian atmosphere. The school's 125 acres (0.195 sq mi) campus is adjacent to the downtown commercial district and has been shared with Western Theological Seminary since 1884. The school's enrollment is just over 3,600 undergraduates.

Hope's motto is taken from Psalm 42:5: "Spera in Deo" ("Hope in God"). The college's emblem is an anchor. This is drawn from a speech made by Albertus van Raalte, the leader of the community, on the occasion of the founding of the Pioneer School in 1851: "This is my anchor of hope for this people in the future," (an allusion to Hebrews 6:19). The primary-level Pioneer School was later expanded to secondary, and soon after, college level education as Hope College. Van Vleck Hall, which originally housed the Pioneer School, is the oldest building on campus (1858) and now serves as a dormitory. It is the second oldest building in the city. The first freshman college class matriculated in 1862, and Hope received its state charter in 1866. The college admitted its first female students in 1878.