Question: Which was founded first, Manipal Institute of Technology or University at Buffalo?

Context articles: Syracuse Triad
Manipal Institute of Technology
Tanta University
Rajeev Suri
Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology
SolarMobil Manipal
Dayananda Pai
University at Buffalo
Deepak Mathur
Mangalore University

The Syracuse Triad is the name given to the three women's sororities founded at Syracuse University.
 Alpha Phi was founded first in 1872 by 10 of the original 20 women admitted into Syracuse University.
 Gamma Phi Beta came along two years later in 1874 and with it came the term "sorority," which was coined at the time of its founding.
 (Prior to that, women's Greek-letter organizations used the term "women's fraternity," since no more appropriate term existed.)
 Alpha Gamma Delta completed the triad in 1904.
The Manipal Institute of Technology is a constituent institution of Manipal University that specializes in the fields of engineering and technology.
 MIT contains 16 academic departments and awards undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees.
 Established in 1957 in Manipal, Karnataka, India, it is one of the first self-financed colleges in India.
It was founded first in 1962 as a branch from the University of Alexandria with the faculty of Medicine only and then it became an independent university named University of the Middle Delta in 1972.
 It had at that time Medicine, Science, Agriculture and Education faculties.
 Then, its name was changed into Tanta University in 1973.
Rajeev Suri (born October 10, 1967) is the chief executive officer of Nokia.
 Before the current assignment in May 2014, he was the CEO of Nokia Solutions and Networks since 2009 and held various positions in Nokia since 1995.
 Suri became the CEO of Nokia when the sale of Nokia's phone division to Microsoft Mobile was completed.
 He has a Bachelor of Engineering from Manipal Institute of Technology and worked for multinational corporations in Uk and Middle East, before joining Nokia.
Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology (SMIT) is a constituent college of Sikkim Manipal University that specializes in the fields of STEM education and research.
 It was established in the year of 1997 as a part of Sikkim Government and Manipal Group's joint venture to establish one of the first public-private partnership (PPP) based institutions in India.
SolarMobil Manipal is the official Solar Car student team of Manipal University, Manipal.
 The team, founded in 2011 by a group of engineering students of Manipal Institute of Technology, is the third Indian solar car team.
 SolarMobil is a student project aimed at research & development of solar powered electric vehicle.
Dr. Dayananda Pai is an educationist, philanthropist and developer in Bangalore, India.
 He is a managing trustee and board trustee of B.M.S college and Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, and is the syndicate member of Manipal University and the National Institute of Technology, Surathkal and a former syndicate member of Mangalore University.
 Pai was awarded the Karnataka Udyog award and the Karnataka Rajyotsva award for social and charitable activities.
 He was conferred an honorary doctorate by Mangalore University for his exceptional contribution to the field of education and philanthropy.
The State University of New York at Buffalo is a public research university with campuses in Buffalo and Amherst, New York, United States.
 It is commonly referred to as the University at Buffalo (UB) or SUNY Buffalo, and was formerly known as the University of Buffalo.
 The university was founded in 1846 as a private medical university, but in 1962 merged with the State University of New York (SUNY) system.
 By enrollment, UB is the largest in the SUNY system, and also the largest public university in New York.
 UB also has the largest endowment and research funding, as a comprehensive university center in the SUNY system.
Deepak Mathur (born 8 April 8, 1952) is an Indian molecular and atomic physicist and, until recently, a distinguished professor at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research.
 He is currently the J C Bose National Fellow at the Department of Atomic and Molecular Physics at Manipal University.
 Known for his research on molecular and biological physics, Mathur is an elected fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Indian National Science Academy and The World Academy of Sciences.
 The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, the apex agency of the Government of India for scientific research, awarded him the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, one of the highest Indian science awards, for his contributions to physical sciences in 1991.
Mangalore University (MU) is a public university in Konaje, Mangaluru, Karnataka, India.
 MU has jurisdiction over the districts of Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Kodagu.
 The university imparts higher education in field of arts, commerce, science, law and management.
 In the eighties and early nineties, prestigious engineering colleges such as the Manipal Institute of Technology and the National Institute of Technology Surathkal were affiliated to Mangalore University.
 These colleges have since been granted deemed university status by the Government of India and therefore are no longer affiliated to Mangalore University.
 The university still has several good colleges in the area affiliated to it.