Outside the classroom, Iona students can join more than 75 campus clubs, including about 10 fraternities and sororities. Student athletes can play at the recreational level or try out for the Iona College Gaels varsity sports teams, which compete in the NCAA Division I Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Gaels are people with Irish-Gaelic ancestry, such as the Congregation of Christian Brothers, who founded Iona College in 1940.
Spandex is a synthetic or man-made fiber manufactured from polyurethane. It is lightweight, highly stretchy and elastic, strong, durable, and non-absorbent to water and oils. First produced in the United States in 1959 by DuPont, it was marketed under the trademarked name Lycra.
Spanx are body shapers of various kinds including a wear your own bra option, control panty hose, underwear and waist cinchers. There is a seamless packaged option and cut and sewn hanging option. All containing lycra. Spanx is made to wear under clothing for a smooth silhouette and to appear slimmer, a corset of today. Spanx are a type of clothing that heavier women wear over their underwear to keep their fat from showing. They do this so that all of their fat will be sucked in.