Adrian, Albion, Alma, Calvin, Hope, Kalamazoo, Olivet and Saint Mary's have not been members of any other conference.

In 2002, the league accepted Wisconsin Lutheran College as an associate member for the purpose of competing only in football.

These sports include cross country, football, golf, basketball, tennis, swimming, baseball, volleyball, softball, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, lacrosse, soccer, and men's wrestling.

Some past sports that are no longer in competition include bicycle racing, Indian club juggling, archery, and field hockey.

Heckman promoted the idea of a permanent league after several schools had sponsored successful track and field days from 1884 to 1887.

A week after the meeting delegates from Albion, Hillsdale, Michigan State and Olivet drew up the MIAA's first constitution.

Albion was listed as 451, Hillsdale 450, Michigan State 314, Olivet 277, Adrian 150, Hope 148, Kalamazoo 143 and Alma with 95 students.

[1] Some of the enrollment figures included many students taking work on a high school level.

This meant that athletic teams of those years included both high school and college students.

Some other events that would not normally be at a track and field meet today, were lawn tennis, wrestling, Indian club swing, horizontal and parallel bar performing, bicycle racing, sparring, and tug-of-war.

It was not until 1891 when the first official intercollegiate football game in the MIAA was played with Albion defeating Hillsdale 36–4.

[1] The following sports came into effect as follows: Baseball, the 440-yard dash, mile run, high hurdles and pole vault in 1889.

The first Albion college tennis tournament held six years after the league was formed was actually a co-ed event.

100 women from all of the colleges in the MIAA participated in events such as archery, tennis, volleyball, basketball, badminton, softball, and swimming.

In 1977 league presidents voted to allow post-season participation by member schools if they were so invited by the NCAA Division III Football Committee (Harburn 4).

[3][4][5][6] In 1978–79, the league combined into a single structure the administration of the men's and women's athletic programs of the member schools.

NCAA Division III history was made in 1991-92 when the MIAA claimed two national championships in basketball with Calvin winning the men's title and Alma with the women's.

In an interview with Jamie Zorbo, head football coach for Kalamazoo College, talked about the tradition of the MIAA and the rivalries.

The MIAA had two former affiliate members, both were private schools: Member teams compete in cross country, football (men only), golf, soccer, volleyball (women only), basketball, swimming, baseball (men only), softball (women only), tennis, lacrosse, outdoor track and field, and indoor track and field.