Big East Conference

To provide its members with a jointly governed body for sponsoring, supervising and regulating intercollegiate athletics as a Conference member of the national collegiate athletic association "ncaa", in accordance with the principles, policies, constitution and bylaws of the ncaa; to assist its members in funding and promoting their intercollegiate athletics programs; enhance the opportunities for participation in, and the level of competition of, men's and women's intercollegiate athletics on an equitable basis; effectuate such other or additional purposes as may, from time to time, be adopted by the Conference; and take any and all actions necessary to effectuate the above purposes.