diff --git a/mit.js b/mit.js
index 0d5a0555..1c5bca27 100644
--- a/mit.js
+++ b/mit.js
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ var mit = {
     city: 'Cambridge',
     colors: ['pink', 'red'],
     mascot: "robot",
-    founded: 1900,
+    founded: 1861,
     motto: 'Carpe diem',
 };