The University of Kentucky offers a variety of choices to students. The choices range from a number of dining options, residence halls, and athletic facilities to student organizations, religious groups, Greek-letter organizations and intramural competitions/campus recreation.
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There are 14 sororities and 25 fraternities that serve the University of Kentucky in Lexington.
| Name | Founding year | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Alpha Chi Omega | 1966 | Closed since 1976 |
| Alpha Delta Pi | 1851 | |
| Alpha Gamma Delta | 1908 | |
| Alpha Kappa Alpha | 1975 | |
| Alpha Omicron Pi | 1982 | |
| Alpha Phi | 1872 | |
| 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 |
| 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 | 1852 | In colonization (2011) |
| Sigma Alpha Iota | 1967 | |
| Sigma Gamma Rho | ???? | |
| Sigma Kappa | 1989 | Closed since 2010 |
| Tau Beta Sigma | 1984 | |
| Zeta Phi Beta | 1983 | |
| Zeta Tau Alpha | 1924 | Closed since 1992 |
| 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 | Recolonized Fall 2010 |
| 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 | |
| Kappa Upsilon Chi | 2007 | |
| 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 | |
| Pi Lambda Phi | 1949 | Inactive |
| Sigma Alpha Epsilon | 1900 | Suspended March 2010[1] |
| Sigma Alpha Mu | 1915 | Inactive |
| Sigma Chi | 1893 | |
| Sigma Nu | 1902 | Inactive |
| Sigma Phi Epsilon | 1901 | Inactive |
| Sigma Pi | 1973 | |
| Tau Kappa Epsilon | 1951 | Inactive |
| Theta Chi | 1968 | Inactive |
| Triangle | 1920 | |
| Zeta Beta Tau | 1942 | Inactive |
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| 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 [2]. The cheapest meal plan for on-campus students is $949 per semester, extending upward to $2,013 per semester. These plans also include $300 in "flex dollars" which can be used at all on campus dining locations, convenience stores, and also starbucks.
Students can also use their Plus Account to eat at a few select off-campus restaurants, such as McDonald's or Fazoli's.
Listed below are some of the most popular, active, and/or relevant groups on the University of Kentucky's campus. For a more complete list of registered religious student groups refer to the University of Kentucky's Official Organization Database.
The university provides several facilities for unwinding from the daily campus grind. The Johnson Center, a 12,000-square-foot (1,100 m2) 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.
| Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Baldwin Hall | South Campus | Constructed in 2005. Co-ed. |
| Blanding I, II, III, IV, Tower | South Campus | This, along with the mirror-image Kirwan complex, is home to nearly 5,000 students, most of them freshmen. The Blanding Tower is 23 stories tall. All buildings are currently co-ed. |
| Blazer Hall | North Campus | Female-only dorm. |
| Boyd Hall | North Campus | Currently closed |
| 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, although it has been female-only and male-only at different times in the past. |
| Ingels Hall | South Campus | Constructed in 2005. Co-ed. |
| Jewell Hall | North Campus | |
| Keeneland Hall | North Campus | Co-ed dorm. Organized into two-room suites, with a bathroom in between. |
| 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. Kirwan I is male-only; all others are co-ed. |
| New North Hall | North Campus | Constructed in 2005 and has yet to receive an official name. Co-ed. |
| Patterson Hall | North Campus | Co-ed dorm. Originally constructed as UK's first women's dormitory in 1904. |
| Smith Hall | South Campus | Constructed in 2005. Co-ed. |
The completion of New North Hall, Smith Hall, Baldwin Hall, and Ingels Hall mark the first time residential buildings were constructed on campus since 1979, when the Greg Page Apartments were completed, and the first traditional dormitories since the Kirwan-Blanding complex opened in 1967.
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.[3][4] Campus law enforcement statistics do not bear out these numbers, however,[5] 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.[6] 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."[4]