Founded as the Florida Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in 1990, the Sun Conference’s original moniker lasted only 2 years before officially adopting the name “Florida Sun Conference” in 1992, as it would continue to be called for the next 16 years. The Florida Sun Conference grew its reputation as a Florida based conference known for spirited play, sportsmanship and competition among small independent schools within the state.The original conference was comprised of just 8 teams, however, as the membership blossomed over the course of two decades, expanding to 9 with the addition of Northwood in1994. The conference saw 3 of its members move to NCAA II in the early 2000s, saying goodbye to founding schools Palm Beach Atlantic, Flagler and Nova Southeastern. However, the loss proved to be addition by subtraction, allowing the Florida Sun Conference to recruit new members and lay claim to athletics beyond the Florida state line. Current members Savannah College of Art and Design joined in 2004, followed by the University of South Carolina at Beaufort, and two schools, Johnson and Wales and Ave Maria in 2009. After surveying the redefined landscape of the FSC, conference officials soon knew the conference had outgrown its traditional name. With its influence now firm in both Georgia and South Carolina, the Florida Sun Conference was now known throughout the Southeast, no longer a inner-state entity but an inter-state entity. Following careful deliberation, the Florida Sun Conference decided to drop the Florida prefix on August 18, 2008, since known as just the “Sun Conference,” but still home to many proud Florida institutions.