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The College of William & Mary, also known as W&M, is a public research university located in Williamsburg, Virginia. It was founded in 1693 under a royal charter issued by King William III and Queen Mary II. As the second-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and the ninth-oldest in the English-speaking world, it holds a significant place in history. William & Mary has been recognized as one of the original eight "Public Ivies" in Richard Moll's book "Public Ivies: A Guide to America's Best Public Undergraduate Colleges and Universities" published in 1985. Notable American Presidents such as Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe, and John Tyler received their education at this institution. Additionally, many other influential figures who played key roles in the development of the United States were educated at William & Mary. Its connections with the Founding Fathers earned it the nickname "the Alma Mater of the Nation". The university holds several notable distinctions in American higher education. The F.H.C. Society, founded in 1750, was the first collegiate fraternity in the United States. W&M students also established the Phi Beta Kappa academic honor society in 1776, which was the first Greek-letter fraternity. In 1736, William & Mary became the first school in the future United States to implement a student honor code of conduct. Furthermore, it is the only American university to have been issued a coat of arms by the College of Arms in London. William & Mary has a rich history in graduate education as well. It established graduate programs in law and medicine in 1779, making it one of the first universities in the United States to do so. The William & Mary Law School, founded in 1779, is the oldest law school in the country. The university's iconic Wren Building, named after the renowned English architect Sir Christopher Wren, is the oldest academic building that still stands in the United States. The university is classified as "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".