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 July 1, 1998 filed by the
Registrant pursuant to Post-Effective Amendment No. 21 (File No. 33-70764;
811-8100), which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June
26, 1998 (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
By: John S. Weitzer
Title: Vice President
Dated: July 6, 1998
