CERTIFICATION OF
STRONG EQUITY FUNDS, INC.
on behalf of the following series:
Strong Index 500 Fund
STRONG EQUITY FUNDS, INC. (the "Registrant") does hereby
certify as follows:
1. This Certification is made pursuant to Rule 497(j) of
the Securities Act of 1933.
2. Reference is made to the Strong Index 500 Fund's
Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information each
dated May 1, 1997 as supplemented November 30, 1997 filed by
the Registrant pursuant to Post-Effective Amendment No. 15
(File No. 33-70764; 811-8100), which was filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on November 26, 1997 (the
"Post-Effective Amendment").
3. The Post-Effective Amendment is the most recent post-
effective amendment filed by the Registrant.
4. The form of Strong Index 500 Fund's Prospectus and
Statement of Additional Information that would have been
filed under Rule 497(c) of the Securities Act of 1933 would
not have differed from that contained in the Post-Effective
Amendment.
5. The text of the Post-Effective Amendment has been filed
electronically.
STRONG EQUITY FUNDS, INC.
/s/ John S. Weitzer
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By: John S. Weitzer
Title: Vice President
Dated: December 2, 1997
