University of Kentucky student life

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

Greek-letter organizations

There are more than fifty active fraternities and sororities at the University of Kentucky.[1][2] The social fraternities and sororities have chapter houses.[1]

Sororities

In the fall of 2023, 27 percent of the University of Kentucky's undergraduate women belong to a social sorority.[3] Following are the social sororities at the University of Kentucky.[1][2]

More information Name, Chapter name ...
Name Chapter nameChapter charter date and range Status Ref.
Alpha Chi Omega Delta Omega1966–1976, 2015 Active [4]
Alpha Delta Pi Beta Psi1941 Active [5]
Alpha Delta Theta Beta 1922–1937 Inactive [6]: VIII-29–30 
Alpha Gamma Delta Epsilon1908 Active [6]: IV-10–13 
Alpha Kappa Alpha Iota Sigma1975 Active [7]
Alpha Omicron Pi Kappa Omega1982–2019 Inactive [8]: 391–393 
Alpha Phi Iota Nu2009 Active [9]
Alpha Xi Delta Xi1908–2004 Inactive [10]
Beta Sigma Omicron Alpha Gamma 1926–1932 Inactive [8]
Ceres Nu1997–20xx ? Inactive
Chi Omega Lambda Alpha1914 Active [11]
Delta Delta Delta Delta Rho1923 Active [12]
Delta Gamma Delta Beta1962 Active [13]
Delta Phi Lamba Active [14]
Delta Phi Mu (local) 2008–201x ? Inactive
Delta Sigma Theta Mu Epsilon1975 Active [6]: IV-78–IV-80 
Delta Zeta Alpha Zeta1923–1942, 1945 Active [15]
Gamma Phi Beta Gamma Omicron1966–1982, 2019 Active [16]
Kappa Alpha Theta Gamma Iota1945 Active [17]
Kappa Beta Gamma Alpha Nu 2017 Active [18][19]
Kappa Delta Epsilon Omega1910 Active [20]
Kappa Kappa Gamma Beta Chi1910 Active [21]
Phi Sigma Rho Epsilon1999 Active [22][23]
Phi Sigma Sigma Beta Mu1952–1957 Inactive [24]
Pi Beta Phi Kentucky Beta1962 Active [25]
Phi Mu Rho Iota2011 Active
Sigma Gamma Rho Mu Omicron1992 Active [26]
Sigma Kappa Theta Rho1989–2010 Inactive [27]
Sigma Lambda Gamma Omicron Zeta 2018 Active [28]
Sigma Phi Lambda Alpha Tau 2018–2022 Inactive
Tau Beta Sigma Eta Zeta1984 Active [29]
Theta Nu Xi Alpha Omicron 2016 Active [30]
Zeta Phi Beta Iota Mu1983 Active [31]
Zeta Tau Alpha Alpha Chi1924–1992 Inactive [31]
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Fraternities

In the fall of 2023, eighteen percent of the University of Kentucky's undergraduate male students belong to a social fraternity.[3] Following are the social fraternities at the University of Kentucky.[1][2]

More information Name, Chapter name ...
Name Chapter nameChapter charter date and range Status Ref.
Alpha Epsilon Pi Lambda Kappa1972–1978 Inactive [32]
Alpha Gamma Rho Omicron1920 Active [33]
Alpha Lambda Tau Sigma 1932–1935 Inactive [6]: VIII-2–3 
Alpha Phi Alpha 1965 Active
Alpha Phi Omega Alpha Zeta1933 Active [34]
Alpha Sigma Phi 1917–1960, 2017 Active
Alpha Tau Omega 1909–2018 Inactive
Beta Sigma Rho 1949–1952 Inactive
Beta Theta Pi 1990–199x ?, 2013 Active
Beta Upsilon Chi 2014 Active
Chi Psi 2016 Active
Delta Chi 1914–1954, 1978–1981 Inactive
Delta Sigma Phi 1994 Active [35]
Delta Tau Delta 1924 Active
FarmHouse 1951–2021 Inactive
Iota Phi Theta 2007 Active
Kappa Alpha Order 1893 Active
Kappa Alpha Psi 1981 Active
Kappa Sigma 1901 Active
Lambda Chi Alpha 1930–2010 Inactive
Omega Psi Phi 1980 Active
Omicron Alpha Tau 1916–1918 Inactive
Phi Beta Sigma 1990 Active
Phi Delta Theta 1901–1972, 1979–1994, 2004–2011, 2018 Active
Phi Gamma Delta 1958–1983, 1994 Active
Phi Kappa Psi 1988–2016, 2025 Active
Phi Kappa Tau 1920–1990, 1996 Active
Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia 1922 Active [36]
Phi Sigma Kappa 1926 Active
Pi Kappa Alpha 1901–2014, 2018 Active
Pi Kappa Phi 1996–200x ?; 2010–2014, 2024 Active
Pi Lambda Phi 1949 Inactive
Sigma Alpha Epsilon 1900–2020, 202x ? Active [37]
Sigma Alpha Mu 1915–1924 Inactive
Sigma Chi 1893 Active
Sigma Lambda Beta Chi Epsilon 2016 Active [38][39]
Sigma Nu 1902–1965, 1967–2012, 2016 Active
Sigma Phi Epsilon 1933–1989, 1994–2009, 2015 Active
Sigma Pi 1973–2011, 2917 Active
Tau Kappa Epsilon 1951–199x ? Inactive
Theta Chi 1968–1990, 2011 Active
Triangle 1920–1983, 2005 Active
Zeta Beta Tau 1942–1973 Inactive
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Honor and recognition societies

More information Name, Chapter name ...
Name Chapter nameChapter charter date and range Status Ref.
Alpha Alpha Alpha Active [40]
Alpha Psi Omega Alpha Zeta Epsilon Inactive [41]
Kappa Kappa Psi Eta Zeta April 16, 1977 Active [42][43]
Omicron Delta Kappa University of Kentucky 1925 Active [44][45]
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Professional fraternities and sororities

More information Name, Chapter name ...
Name Chapter nameChapter charter date and range Status Ref.
Block and Bridle 1923 Active [46][47]
Delta Sigma Delta Alpha Xi 2008 Active [48]
Kappa Psi Upsilon 1909 Active [6]: V-24–25 [49]
Lambda Kappa Sigma Alpha Nu 1958 Active [6]: V-25–27 [50]
Phi Alpha Delta Active [51]
Phi Delta Epsilon Kappa Psi 1978 Active [6]: V-90–91 [52]
Sigma Alpha Beta Omicron 2013 Active [53][54]
Sigma Alpha Iota Delta Omega 1967 Active [55][56]
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Hazing incidents

After Thomas “Lofton” Hazelwood, an 18-year-old freshman at UK was killed in a hazing incident in October 2021, a report commissioned by the university pointed to an active tradition of hazing at the school, and a “deeply ingrained culture of alcohol” in Hazelwood's fraternity. Some fraternities forced members to eat and drink, others instituted personal servitude.[57] Lofton's Law, making hazing a felony/misdemeanor in Kentucky, was passed in 2023.[58]

Religion and life-philosophy

Following are some of the religious organizations at the University of Kentucky.

Christian Student Fellowship building

Christianity

Islam

Judaism

Secular humanism and nontheism

Campus recreation

The university has several campus recreational facilities. The Johnson Center features basketball courts, group fitness studios, racquetball courts, rock climbing walls, a running track, and weight lifting facilities.[71] The Lancaster Aquatic Center, located next to the Johnson Center, opened in 1989.[72] The Alumni Gym Fitness Center opened in 2018 and is a renovation of the historic Alumni Gymnasium, which was home to UK men's basketball from 1924 to 1950.[73]

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

Residence halls

In the fall of 2023, 34 percent of the students at the University of Kentucky lived in college-owned or affiliated housing, while 66 percent of student lived off campus.[3] Following are residence halls at the University of Kentucky.[74]

More information Name, Location ...
NameLocation Opened dateNotes Ref.
Baldwin Hall Central Campus 2005 [75]
Ball Hall Central Campus 2014 Known as Woodland Glen II before 2020–21 [76]
Blazer Hall North Campus 2014 [77]
Boyd Hall North Campus 2016 [78]
Chellgren Hall Central Campus 2015 [79]
Donovan Hall Central Campus 2013 [80]
Haggin Hall Central Campus 2014 [81]
Holmes Hall North Campus 2016 [82]
Ingels Hall Central Campus 2005 [83]
Jewell Hall North Campus 2014 [84]
Lyman T. Johnson Hall Central Campus 2013 [85]
Lewis Hall Central Campus 2017 [86]
Pigman Hall Central Campus 2015 [87]
Roselle Hall North Campus 2005 [88]
Smith Hall Central Campus 2005 [89]
University Flats Central Campus 2017 [90]
Wildcat Coal Lodge North Campus 2012 Houses the men's basketball team [91]
Woodland Glen IV Central Campus 2015 [92]
Woodland Glen V Central Campus 2015 Interprofessional Healthcare Residential College Community [93]
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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.[94][95] While campus law enforcement statistics do not match the survey results, campus officials have taken steps to increase safety.[96]

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.[97] 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."[95]

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