Halloween Activities on Rocky Top
Halloween-themed festivities are gearing up across UT’s campus. Many of the events welcome faculty and staff to bring their families.
Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity Presents Scholarships to New First-Year Students
UT’s Sigma Phi Epsilon chapter presented $6,500 in scholarships to seven incoming first-year students at their annual Balanced Man Scholarship Awards reception.
UT Students Raise $40,000, Travel to Senegal for School Build
In June, 12 students from UT traveled to Mboyene, Senegal, to help break ground on a new school building for children in a growing community.
Jennifer Pierce Named National 2017 Outstanding Panhellenic Advisor
Jennifer Pierce, who oversees the Panhellenic Council as an assistant director in the Office of Sorority and Fraternity Life, has received the 2017 Outstanding Panhellenic Advisor Award from the National Panhellenic Conference.
Two Sororities to Return in Spring 2018 Semester
Lambda Theta Alpha Latina Sorority, Inc. Gamma Gamma Chapter will be conducting open informal recruitment this fall by establishing interest groups. Lambda Theta Alpha is the university’s first and only Latina sorority. Membership is open to any female student who is interested in seeking membership. Interested students who meet the requirements of the sorority and
Pedestrian Walkway Banners Highlight UT’s Culturally-Based Greek Organizations
New banners along Pedestrian Walkway are on display until September to celebrate the university’s cultural-based fraternal organizations (CBFO). The 11 chapters highlighted on the banners are a part of the university’s Office of Sorority and Fraternity Life Multicultural Greek Council (MGC) and the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC). UT has four Greek councils: the Interfraternity Council;
Reducing Your Risk of Illness
UT is working with the Knox County Health Department to determine the cause of a gastrointestinal illness that affected some members of the Phi Mu sorority over the weekend.
Sororities Raise More Than $40,000 to Build School in Haiti
After hearing Ginny Carroll, founder of Circle of Sisterhood, speak about how educating women can break the cycle of poverty, members of the Panhellenic sorority community were inspired to support and raise awareness for the cause. UT’s thirteen Panhellenic sororities have raised more than $40,000 in two years to fully fund the building of a
Statement About Pi Kappa Phi
UT today took steps to revoke Pi Kappa Phi’s registration following a decision by the fraternity’s national office to close the chapter. The chapter cannot recolonize at UT until August 2017. The national office of Pi Kappa Phi notified the UT chapter on Friday, November 29, of its decision to close the chapter because “members
UT Dedicates Sorority Village Center and Ann Baker Furrow Boulevard
Chancellor Jimmy G. Cheek joined alumni, sorority women, and other dignitaries today to dedicate UT’s new Sorority Village Center and Ann Baker Furrow Boulevard, the main street leading into the development. Furrow, a 1967 alumna, celebrated the milestone.
UT Releases Fraternity and Sorority Life Task Force Findings
A UT task force has released its final report with recommendations about how to improve fraternity and sorority life and culture on campus. Student Life Vice Chancellor Tim Rogers formed the Fraternity and Sorority Life Task Force last fall. Rogers asked the group of alumni, students, faculty, and staff to review fraternity and sorority life
Sorority Village Street Named After Pioneering Alumna Ann Baker Furrow
A street in the new Sorority Village has been named in honor of Ann Baker Furrow, a 1967 alumna and pioneering female golfer who also was the first woman to serve on the UT Board of Trustees. The street sign now displays “Ann Baker Furrow Boulevard.” The campus will hold a formal dedication in the