<P> The MVC has not sponsored football since 1985, when it was a hybrid I-A / I - AA (now FBS and FCS), respectively . However, five members have football programs in the Missouri Valley Football Conference (known as the Gateway from 1985 to 2008) of Division I FCS, and a sixth and a seventh compete in another FCS conference, the Pioneer Football League . The Missouri Valley Conference shares its name with the Missouri Valley Football Conference, and the two also operate from the same headquarters complex in St. Louis . However, the two are separate administratively . </P> <P> After weeks of speculation, it was announced on April 7, 2017 that Wichita State would be leaving the conference to join the American Athletic Conference starting with the 2017--18 season . On May 9, 2017, the Conference announced it had extended an invitation to Valparaiso University, and on May 25, the MVC announced that Valparaiso would officially join the following July 1 . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Institution </Th> <Th> Location </Th> <Th> Founded </Th> <Th> Joined </Th> <Th> Type </Th> <Th> Enrollment </Th> <Th> Nickname </Th> <Th> Colors </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Bradley University </Th> <Td> Peoria, Illinois </Td> <Td> 1897 </Td> <Td> 1948, 1955 </Td> <Td> Private </Td> <Td> 5,451 </Td> <Td> Braves </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Drake University </Th> <Td> Des Moines, Iowa </Td> <Td> 1881 </Td> <Td> 1907, 1956 </Td> <Td> Private </Td> <Td> 5,270 </Td> <Td> Bulldogs </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> University of Evansville </Th> <Td> Evansville, Indiana </Td> <Td> 1854 </Td> <Td> 1994 </Td> <Td> Private </Td> <Td> 2,526 </Td> <Td> Purple Aces </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Illinois State University </Th> <Td> Normal, Illinois </Td> <Td> 1857 </Td> <Td> 1981 </Td> <Td> Public </Td> <Td> 20,706 </Td> <Td> Redbirds </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Indiana State University </Th> <Td> Terre Haute, Indiana </Td> <Td> 1865 </Td> <Td> 1977 </Td> <Td> Public </Td> <Td> 13,584 </Td> <Td> Sycamores </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Loyola University Chicago </Th> <Td> Chicago, Illinois </Td> <Td> 1870 </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> <Td> Private </Td> <Td> 16,437 </Td> <Td> Ramblers </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Missouri State University </Th> <Td> Springfield, Missouri </Td> <Td> 1905 </Td> <Td> 1990 </Td> <Td> Public </Td> <Td> 26,000 </Td> <Td> Bears Lady Bears </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> University of Northern Iowa </Th> <Td> Cedar Falls, Iowa </Td> <Td> 1876 </Td> <Td> 1991 </Td> <Td> Public </Td> <Td> 12,273 </Td> <Td> Panthers </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Southern Illinois University </Th> <Td> Carbondale, Illinois </Td> <Td> 1869 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Public </Td> <Td> 15,987 </Td> <Td> Salukis </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Valparaiso University </Th> <Td> Valparaiso, Indiana </Td> <Td> 1859 </Td> <Td> 2017 </Td> <Td> Private </Td> <Td> 4,500 </Td> <Td> Crusaders </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Institution </Th> <Th> Location </Th> <Th> Founded </Th> <Th> Joined </Th> <Th> Type </Th> <Th> Enrollment </Th> <Th> Nickname </Th> <Th> Colors </Th> </Tr>

When did loyola chicago join the missouri valley