The name stems from the historic influence of Quakers in the Philadelphia region and in the founding and administration of the Consortium's member schools.
The three liberal arts colleges, members of the Tri-College Consortium, facilitate transportation among their respective campuses with free shuttle services.
No such service is offered between the liberal arts colleges and Penn.
Haverford and Bryn Mawr students can also take the Norristown High Speed Line to 69th Street Transportation Center in Upper Darby where they transfer to SEPTA's Market–Frankford Line to reach Penn.
Some programs at the liberal arts colleges subsidize these SEPTA fares.