University of Kentucky Student Life

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The University of Kentucky offers numerous dining options, residence halls, and athletic facilities. It is also home to more than 250 student-run organizations.

There are 16 sororities and 25 fraternities that serve the University of Kentucky in Lexington.

Contents 1 Sororities 2 Fraternities 3 Dining 4 Organizations 5 Recreation 6 Residence halls 7 Campus safety 8 References

[edit] Sororities

Name	Founding year	Notes
Alpha Chi Omega	1966	Closed since 1976.
Alpha Delta Pi	1941
Alpha Gamma Delta	1908
Alpha Kappa Alpha	1975
Alpha Omicron Pi	1982
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	Recolonized in 2000.
Gamma Phi Beta	1966	Closed since 1982.
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
Sigma Alpha Iota	1967
Sigma Gamma Rho		Closed.
Sigma Kappa	1989
Tau Beta Sigma	1984
Zeta Phi Beta	1983
Zeta Tau Alpha	1924	Closed since 1992.

[edit] Fraternities

Name	Founding year	Notes
Alpha Epsilon Pi	1972	Inactive
Alpha Gamma Rho	1920
Alpha Phi Alpha	1965
Alpha Sigma Phi	1917	Inactive
Alpha Tau Omega	1909
Beta Theta Pi	1990	Inactive
Delta Chi	1914	Inactive
Delta Sigma Phi	1994
Delta Tau Delta	1924
FarmHouse	1951
Kappa Alpha Order	1893
Kappa Alpha Psi	1981
Kappa Kappa Psi	1984
Kappa Sigma	1901
Lambda Chi Alpha	1930
Omega Psi Phi	2003
Phi Beta Sigma	1990
Phi Delta Theta	1901
Phi Gamma Delta	1958
Phi Kappa Psi	1988
Phi Kappa Tau	1920
Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia	1922
Phi Sigma Kappa	1926
Pi Kappa Alpha	1901
Pi Kappa Phi	1996
Sigma Alpha Epsilon	1900
Sigma Alpha Mu	1915	Inactive
Sigma Chi	1893
Sigma Nu	1902
Sigma Phi Epsilon	1901
Sigma Pi	1973
Tau Kappa Epsilon	1951	Inactive
Theta Chi	1968	Inactive
Triangle	1920	Re-chartered in 2005
Zeta Beta Tau	1942	Inactive

[edit] Dining

Name	Location	Notes
Blazer Cafe	Blazer Hall
Commons Market	Kirwan-Blanding Complex	Features Starbucks and various other dining establishments.
Intermezzo	Intermezzo at the Patterson Office Tower.	Features sandwiches and drinks.
K-Lair	Central campus near Haggin Hall.	A fast-food establishment.
Lemon Tree	Second floor of Erikson Hall.	Features upscale salad and entree options.
Ovid's	William T. Young Library	Features more upscale food choices.
Student Center	Student Center	Features Chick-Fil-A, Starbucks, and various other dining establishments.

There are also two convenience stores, located at Blazer Hall and at the Commons Market.

The meal plans for on-campus students no longer utilize a declining-balance system, similar to a debit card. In 2005, a new "all you can eat" plan was initiated to the disfavor of 84.9% of the student body ^[1]. The cheapest meal plan for on-campus students is $949 per semester, extending upward to $2,013 per semester. These plans also include $100 in "flex dollars" which can be used at the convenience stores and any dining establishment, with the exception of Starbucks.

Students can also use their Plus Account to eat at a few select off-campus restaurants, such as McDonald's or Fazoli's.

[edit] Organizations

The university has over 250 organizations designated by:

• Honor,Leadership and Recognition Society
• Governmental
• Political
• Professional and Departmental
• Social Fraternity
• Social Sorority
• Speciality International
• Speciality Religious
• Speciality Greek
• Speciality Sports
• Speciality Medical
• Speciality Media
• Speciality Campus

[edit] Recreation

The university provides several facilities for unwinding from the daily campus grind. The Johnson Center, a 12,000 square-foot two-story structure located at South Campus, features basketball, volleyball, badminton, racketball, and wallyball courts, along with weight-lifting facilities, and rock climbing walls. It is also the home for some group fitness classes utilizing a large aerobics studio.

The Lancaster Aquatic Center, located next to the Johnson Center, opened in 1989 and features 10 lanes for lap swimming and has shallow space for other water activities.

The Seaton Center features facilities for basketball, volleyball, badminton, jogging, squash, table tennis, and racquetball.

[edit] Residence halls

Name	Location	Notes
Baldwin Hall	South Campus	Constructed in 2005.
Blanding I, II, III, IV, Tower	South Campus	This, along with the Kirwan complex, is home to nearly 5,000 students, most of them freshmen. The Blanding Tower is 23 stories tall.
Blazer Hall	North Campus
Boyd Hall	North Campus
Donovan Hall	Central Campus	Female-only dorm.
Greg Page Apartments	South of Commonwealth Stadium
Haggin Hall	Central Campus	Male-only dorm.
Holmes Hall	North Campus	Co-ed dorm.
Ingels Hall	South Campus	Constructed in 2005.
Jewell Hall	North Campus
Keeneland Hall	North Campus
Kirwan I, II, III, IV, Tower	South Campus	This, along with the Blanding complex, is home to nearly 5,000 students, most of them freshmen. The Kirwan Tower is 23 stories tall.
New North Hall	North Campus	Constructed in 2005 and has yet to receive an official name.
Patterson Hall	North Campus
Smith Hall	South Campus	Constructed in 2005.

The completion of New North Hall, Smith Hall, Baldwin Hall, and Ingels Hall mark the first time dorms were constructed since the 1970s, when the Kirwan-Blanding complex was completed.

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

The Kirwan-Blanding residence halls complex.

[edit] Campus safety

The university has suffered from a perception that the campus is unsafe. In a survey of 1000 female university students, conducted in spring 2004, 36.5% reported having been victims of rape, stalking, or physical assault while at the campus.^[2][3] Campus law enforcement statistics do not bear out these numbers, however,^[4] and it can be assumed either that many serious crimes go unreported or that the survey conclusions were erroneous.

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-20 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]

[edit] References