Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
1701 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA  19103-2921


September 28, 2001



Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Judiciary Plaza
Washington, D.C.  20549

Re: STI CLASSIC FUNDS(FILE NOS. 033-45671 AND 811-06557)
    FILING PURSUANT TO RULE 497(J)

Ladies and Gentlemen:

On behalf of our client, STI Classic Funds(the "Trust"), we are filing, pursuant
to Rule  497(j)  under the  Securities  Act of 1933,  as  amended,  this  letter
certifying that the prospectuses and Statements of Additional  Information dated
October 1, 2001 for the STI Classic  Funds do not differ from that  contained in
the  Fund's  Post-Effective  Amendment  No.  41 which  was  filed  via  EDGAR on
September 28,2001.


Please contact me at (215) 963-4790 if you have any questions or comments
concerning this filing.


Sincerely,


/s/ Richard W. Grant


Richard W. Grant