are the Belles. In 1975, Saint Mary's began to form intercollegiate varsity sports. They did not, however, begin 'playing' until 1977 when the tennis team played to an 8-1 NAIA match victory. It was there that the college competitors unveiled new team T-shirts with "Belles" emblazoned across the front.
== Notable people ==
=== Faculty ===
Richard Aaker Trythall, Rome campus
John Brademas, 1956–1958
Leo Podolsky, 18 years
Cyriac Pullapilly, founder of the Semester Around the World Program
Sister Miriam Joseph Rauh, CSC, 1931–1960
Barbara Blondeau
Daniel Horan
=== Alumnae ===
Mary Ellen Quinlan O'Neill (1872–1875), mother of playwright Eugene O'Neill
Mary Fels (1880), philanthropist, suffragist, Georgist
Mary Daly (1953, PhD), feminist scholar and former professor at Boston College
Eddie Bernice Johnson (1955, Nursing certificate), congresswoman from Texas (1993–2023)
Helen Klanderud (1959, BA), mayor of Aspen, Colorado (2001–2007)
Maryanne Wolf (1969, BA), neuroscientist
Denise DeBartolo York (1972, BA), …
