STI CLASSIC FUNDS


           Supplement dated December 22, 2003 to the Prospectuses
                dated October 1, 2003 and November 1, 2003, and
           Statements of Additional Information dated October 1, 2003,
                           and any supplements thereto


THIS SUPPLEMENT PROVIDES NEW AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BEYOND THAT CONTAINED IN
THE PROSPECTUSES AND STATEMENTS OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND SHOULD BE READ IN
CONJUNCTION WITH THE PROSPECTUSES AND STATEMENTS OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.


o    Under the heading "INVESTMENT STRATEGY" relating to the Investment Grade
     Bond Fund, on page 17 of the Bond and Money Market Funds - T Shares
     Prospectus, page 13 of the Bond Funds - A Shares and L Shares Prospectus,
     page 6 of the SunTrust 401(k) Plan Prospectus, and page 23 of the For
     Participants of SunTrust Banks Sponsored Retirement Plans Prospectus, all
     of which are dated October 1, 2003, the second to last sentence has been
     deleted.


o    The following information affects the Classic Institutional Bond and Money
     Market Funds - Institutional Shares Prospectus dated October 1, 2003. Under
     the heading "INVESTMENT STRATEGY" relating to the Classic Institutional
     Short-Term Bond Fund, on page 4, the second sentence has been deleted and
     replaced with the following:

         The Fund expects that it will normally maintain an effective maturity
         of 3 years or less.


o    The following information affects the section called "PORTFOLIO MANAGERS"
     beginning on page 59 of the Equity Funds - T Shares Prospectus, page 46 of
     the Equity Funds - A Shares and L Shares Prospectus, and page 77 of the For
     Participants of SunTrust Banks Sponsored Retirement Plans Prospectus, all
     of which are dated October 1, 2003:

         Effective December 1, 2003, the Mid-Cap Value Equity Fund is no longer
         co-managed by Mr. Dan Lewis and Mr. Don Wordell.  Mr. Wordell is now
         the sole portfolio manager of the Fund.  Mr. Don Wordell, MBA, has
         served as a Portfolio Manager since joining Trusco in 1996.  In
         addition, Mr. Wordell is a member of the Association for Investment
         Management & Research (AIMR) and the Orlando Society of Financial
         Analysts.  He has managed the Mid-Cap Value Equity Fund since it began
         operating in November 2001.  He has more than 7 years of investment
         experience.


o    The following information affects all prospectuses for the STI Classic
     Funds and should be added under the heading "MORE INFORMATION ABOUT RISK":

         ETF RISK

         Each Fund may purchase shares of exchange-traded funds ("ETFs") to
         temporarily gain exposure to a particular portion of the market while
         awaiting an opportunity to purchase securities directly. ETFs are
         investment companies that are bought and sold on a




         securities exchange. An ETF represents a fixed portfolio of securities
         designed to track a particular market segment or index. ETFs, like
         mutual funds, have expenses associated with their operation, including
         advisory fees. When a Fund invests in an ETF, in addition to directly
         bearing expenses associated with its own operations, it will bear a pro
         rata portion of the ETF's expenses. The risks of owning shares of an
         ETF generally reflect the risks of owning the underlying securities the
         ETF is designed to track, although lack of liquidity in an ETF could
         result in it being more volatile than the underlying portfolio of
         securities. In addition, because of ETF expenses, compared to owning
         the underlying securities directly, it may be more costly to own an
         ETF.


o    The following information affects the Statements of Additional Information
     dated October 1, 2003, and should be added under the heading "DESCRIPTION
     OF PERMITTED INVESTMENTS":

         EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS ("ETFS"). ETFs are investment companies whose
         shares are bought and sold on a securities exchange. An ETF represents
         a fixed portfolio of securities designed to track a particular market
         segment or index. A Fund could purchase an ETF to temporarily gain
         exposure to a portion of the U.S. or foreign market while awaiting an
         opportunity to purchase securities directly. The risks of owning an ETF
         generally reflect the risks of owning the underlying securities they
         are designed to track, although lack of liquidity in an ETF could
         result in it being more volatile than the underlying portfolio of
         securities and ETFs have management fees that increase their costs
         versus the costs of owning the underlying securities directly. (See
         also "Investment Company Shares" below).


     Under the same heading, the following should be added to the sub-section
called "INVESTMENT COMPANY SHARES":

         For hedging or other purposes, each Fund may invest in investment
         companies that seek to track the composition and/or performance of
         specific indexes or portions of specific indexes. Certain of these
         investment companies, known as exchange-traded funds ("ETFs"), are
         traded on a securities exchange. The market prices of index-based
         investments will fluctuate in accordance with changes in the underlying
         portfolio securities of the investment company and also due to supply
         and demand of the investment company's shares on the exchange upon
         which the shares are traded. Index-based investments may not replicate
         or otherwise match the composition or performance of their specified
         index due to transaction costs, among other things. Examples of ETFs
         include SPDRs(R), Select Sector SPDRs(R), DIAMONDSSM, NASDAQ 100
         Shares, and iShares. Pursuant to an order issued by the SEC to iShares
         and procedures approved by the Board, each Fund may invest in iShares
         ETFs in excess of the 5% and 10% limits described above, provided that
         the Fund has described ETF investments in its prospectus and otherwise
         complies with the conditions of the SEC, as it may be amended, and any
         other applicable investment limitations.



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