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University of Kentucky student life

The University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky offers a variety of campus living, dining, and recreational options for students.

Greek-letter organizations

Social organizations

There are 14 sororities and 25 fraternities that serve the University of Kentucky

Sororities

Name Chapter Founding Year Notes
Alpha Chi Omega 1966 Closed since 1976, recolonization for the 2015 to 2016 school year
Alpha Delta Pi 1941
Alpha Gamma Delta 1908
Alpha Kappa Alpha 1975
Alpha Omicron Pi 1982 Closed since 2018
Alpha Phi 2009
Alpha Xi Delta 1908 Closed since 2004
Ceres 1997
Chi Omega 1914
Delta Delta Delta 1923
Delta Gamma 1962
Delta Phi Mu 2008
Delta Sigma Theta 1975
Delta Zeta 1923
Gamma Phi Beta 1966 Closed since 1982, recolonization for the 2019 to 2020 school year
Kappa Alpha Theta 1945
Kappa Delta 1910
Kappa Kappa Gamma 1910
Phi Sigma Rho 1999
Phi Sigma Sigma 1952 Closed since 1957
Pi Beta Phi 1962
Phi Mu 2011
Sigma Alpha Iota 1967
Sigma Gamma Rho 1992
Sigma Kappa 1989 Closed since 2010
Tau Beta Sigma 1984
Zeta Phi Beta 1983
Zeta Tau Alpha 1924 Closed since 1992

Fraternities

Name Founding year Notes
Alpha Epsilon Pi 1972 Inactive
Alpha Gamma Rho 1920
Alpha Phi Alpha 1965
Alpha Phi Omega 1933
Alpha Sigma Phi 1917 Recolonized Spring 2015
Alpha Tau Omega 1909 Closed in 2018
Beta Theta Pi 1990 Recolonized Fall 2010
Beta Upsilon Chi 2014 Recolonized Spring 2022
Chi Psi 2016
Delta Chi 1914 Inactive
Delta Sigma Phi 1994 [1]
Delta Tau Delta 1924
Delta Upsilon 2013
FarmHouse 1951
Kappa Alpha Order 1893
Kappa Alpha Psi 1981
Kappa Kappa Psi 1984
Kappa Sigma 1901
Kappa Upsilon Chi 2007
Lambda Chi Alpha 1930 Inactive since 2010
Omega Psi Phi 1980
Phi Beta Sigma 1990
Phi Delta Theta 1901 Recolonized fall 2016
Phi Gamma Delta 1958
Phi Kappa Psi 1988 Closed since 2016
Phi Kappa Tau 1920
Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia 1922
Phi Sigma Kappa 1926
Pi Kappa Alpha 1901 Recolonized spring 2017
Pi Kappa Phi 1996
Pi Lambda Phi 1949 Inactive
Sigma Alpha Epsilon 1900 Closed in 2021
Sigma Alpha Mu 1915 Inactive
Sigma Chi 1893
Sigma Nu 1902 Recolonized Spring 2013
Sigma Phi Epsilon 1933
Sigma Pi 1973
Tau Kappa Epsilon 1951 Inactive
Theta Chi 1968 Reinstalled 2010
Triangle 1920
Zeta Beta Tau 1942 Recolonized Fall 2021

Honor societies

Campus dining

Name Location
Blazer Cafe Blazer Dining
The 90 Across from William T. Young Library
Intermezzo Intermezzo at the Patterson Office Tower.
K-Lair Central campus near Haggin Hall.
Lemon Tree Second floor of Erikson Hall.
Student Center Reopened in 2018 after an expansion and renovation project

Religion and life-philosophy

===Religious organizations are some of the most popular, active, and relevant groups on the University of Kentucky's campus.

Christian Student Fellowship Building

Bahá'í faith

Buddhism

Christianity

Islam

Judaism

Non-religious philosophy groups

Campus recreation

The university has several campus recreational facilities. The Johnson Center, a 12,000-square-foot (1,100 m2) two-story structure located at South Campus, features basketball, volleyball, badminton, racket ball, and wallyball courts, along with weight-lifting facilities, and rock climbing walls. The Seaton Center, part of the Johnson Center, features basketball, volleyball, badminton, jogging, squash, table tennis, and racquetball facilities. The Lancaster Aquatic Center, located next to the Johnson Center, opened in 1989.

In 2018, the north campus' Alumni Gym Fitness Center opened as part of the Student Center expansion. It was a renovation of the historic Alumni Gymnasium, which was home to UK men's basketball from 1924 to 1950.

North Campus residence halls, with downtown Lexington in the background.

Residence halls

Name Location Notes
Dale E. Baldwin Hall South Campus Constructed in 2005. Co-ed.
Ball Hall South Campus Opened in the fall of 2014; known as Woodland Glen II before the 2020–21
Georgia M. Blazer Hall North Campus Opened in Fall 2014.
Cloona Belle Matthews Boyd Hall North Campus Opened in fall 2016 on the site of the former Keeneland Hall.
Chellgren Hall South Campus Opened in the fall of 2014; known as Woodland Glen I until 2017.
Herman Lee Donovan Hall Central Campus Opened in fall 2013. Part of the UK Honors Quad.
Greg Page Apartments South of Kroger Field.
Haggin Hall (2014) Central Campus Opened in the fall of 2014 at the site of the original Haggin Hall. Part of the UK Honors Quad.
Sarah Bennett Holmes Hall North Campus Opened in 2016. Occupies the site of the former Holmes and Jewell Halls.
Margaret Ingels Hall South Campus Constructed in 2005. Co-ed.
Frances Jewell Hall North Campus Opened in Fall 2014.
Lyman T. Johnson Hall Central Campus Opened in fall 2013. Part of the UK Honors Quad.
Lewis Hall South Campus Opened in fall 2017; serves as both a residence hall and office space for UK's Lewis Honors College. Part of the UK Honors Quad.
Pigman Hall South Campus Opened in Fall 2015; known as Woodland Glen III before the 2023–24 school year
David P. Roselle Hall North Campus Constructed in 2005.
Patterson Hall North Campus Co-ed dorm. Originally constructed as the UK's first women's dormitory in 1904.
John T. Smith Hall South Campus Constructed in 2005. Co-ed.
University Flats South Campus Opened in fall 2017 as graduate/professional student housing.
Woodland Glen IV, V South Campus Opened in Fall 2015; to be renamed. The first two Woodland Glen dorms opened in 2014, while the third Woodland Glen dorm also opened in Fall 2015; one was renamed in 2017, the second was renamed in 2020, and the third was renamed in 2023.

Campus safety

The university has had issues with safety on campus. In a survey of 1,000 female university students, conducted in the spring of 2004, 36.5% reported having been victims of rape, stalking, or physical assault while on campus.[2][3] While campus law enforcement statistics do not match the survey results, campus officials have taken steps to increase safety.[4]

In response to the survey, university president Lee T. Todd, Jr. launched an initiative in September 2005 titled the Campus Safety Imperative, which included a quadrupling of annual expenditures on safety.[5] Todd specifically linked campus safety to the goal of becoming a top-20 public research institution, stating that "We will never make gains toward becoming a top-twenty public research institution if our students are unsafe or if they lack a sense of physical security. It is part of our fundamental mission, then, to create a campus that provides a safe place to live, to work, and to learn."[3]

References

  1. ^ "Delta Sigma Phi".
  2. ^ "Women's Place Safety Imperative". University of Kentucky. 2006. Archived from the original on January 5, 2007. Retrieved February 6, 2007.
  3. ^ a b "UK President Announces Initiatives to Improve Women's Safety". University of Kentucky. 2004. Archived from the original on March 26, 2005. Retrieved February 6, 2007.
  4. ^ "University of Kentucky Campus Safety and Security Report 2006" (PDF). University of Kentucky. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 6, 2006. Retrieved February 6, 2007.
  5. ^ "$1.25 Million Committed to Improving Campus Safety". University of Kentucky. 2005. Archived from the original on December 11, 2012. Retrieved February 6, 2007.
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