# 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 | |
| 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

* Omicron Delta Kappa
* Alpha Psi Omega

## 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.

### Bahá'í faith

* Baha'i Association

### Buddhism

* Buddhist Studies Group
* SGI Buddhist Student Association

### Christianity

* Baptist Campus Ministries
* Christian Student Fellowship (Christian churches and churches of Christ)
* Catholic Newman Center
* Fellowship of Catholic University Students
* Wesley Foundation

### Islam

* Muslim Student Association

### Judaism

* Chabad at UK/Chabad on Campus
* Hillel Foundation

### Non-religious philosophy groups

* Secular Student Alliance

## Campus recreation

The university has several campus recreational facilities. The Johnson Center, a 12,000-square-foot (1,100 m$^2$) 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.

## 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. While campus law enforcement statistics do not match the survey results, campus officials have taken steps to increase safety.
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. 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."