One of our sprigs comes from founder Sarah Meriwether & Incorporator Nellie Quander.

 In 1914, Sarah Meriwether represented Howard University at a conference of the World Student Federation in Princeton, New Jersey. While at the conference commemorating the founding of Christian work in American Colleges she visited Grover Cleveland's grave. She cut a portion of ivy to use as a part of the Ivy Day ceremonies. The ivy was sent to Nellie Quander, who then planted the cutting near the Manual Arts Building. It should be noted that Cleveland died in 1908.  This was of course no unusual event as It has been said that some of the ivy that grows on the grounds of Howard University to this day were planted there by Meriwether, who had a penchant for planting cuttings in prevalent spots throughout the campus.