University of Oregon The University of Oregon ( UO ) is a public , coeducation al research university in Eugene , Oregon , United States . UO was founded in 1876 and graduated its first class two years later . The Carnegie Foundation classifies the University of Oregon as a RU / VH ( very high research activity ) university . It is one of 108 universities to have such a designation . Additionally , the UO is one of only two Association of American Universities members in the Pacific Northwest . As one of the two flagship universities of the Oregon University System , the UO is one of the nation ' s premier public teaching and research universities . The current UO student body is composed of students from all 50 of the United States , the District of Columbia , two U . S . territories , and 89 countries around the world . History . The early years . The Oregon State Legislature established the university on October 12 , 1872 , despite the new state ' s funding woes . The residents of Eugene struggled to help finance the institution , holding numerous fundraising events such as strawberry festivals , church socials , and produce sales . In total they raised $ 27 , 500 , enough to buy seventeen acres of land . The doors officially opened in 1876 , with Deady Hall its sole building . The first year of enrollment contained 155 students taught by five faculty members . The first graduating class was in 1878 , graduating five students . In 1881 , the university was nearly closed , it was $ 8 , 000 in debt before Henry Villard donated $ 7 , 000 toward to help pay for the debt . In 1913 , and again in 1932 , there were proposals to merge the university with what is now referred to as Oregon State University . Evidently , both proposals were defeated . Maturity as a university . During Prince Lucien Campbell ' s tenure as president from 1902 to 1925 , the university experienced tremendous growth compared to its early years . The budget , enrollment , facilities , and faculty members all grew several times its amount prior to his presidency . Numerous schools were also established during his tenure , including the School of Music in 1902 , the School of Education in 1910 , the School of Architecture , the College of Business in 1914 , the School of Law in 1915 , the School of Journalism in 1916 , and the School of Health and Physical Education in 1920 . However , the University of Oregon lost its School of Engineering to Oregon Agricultural College , now known as Oregon State University . The Zorn - MacPherson Bill in 1932 proposed that the University of Oregon and Oregon State College ( now " University " ) , to be merged into one university . The bill lost in a landslide vote of over 6 to 1 . The University of Oregon Medical School was originally founded in 1887 in Portland and later merged with Willamette University ' s program in 1913 . However , in 1974 it officially became an independent institution known as Oregon Health Sciences University . In 1969 , the UO was admitted into the Association of American Universities . With financial support from the state dwindling from 40 % to 13 % of the university budget , in January 2001 , University President Dave Frohnmayer began Campaign Oregon with the goal of raising $ 600 million by December 2008 , the greatest philanthropic fundraising campaign in the history of the state of Oregon . With total contributions exceeding $ 100 million from benefactors such as Phil Knight and Lorry I . Lokey , the campaign goal was exceeded by over $ 253 million . Push for independence and growth . The University occupies 80 buildings . However , there are also many ongoing construction projects , which are expected to help accommodate an increase in total undergraduate enrollment . Additionally , it is speculated that the university will establish an engineering school in the not too distant future . There is currently a growing movement to establish an independent university board . Proponents believe an independent board will give the university more autonomy , and free it from relying on inadequate state funding . Additionally , it is believed that an independent board will help pave the way for a new $ 1 . 6 billion dollar endowment . On March 31 , 2012 , a Political Action Committee called Oregonians For Higher Education Excellence was formed by Columbia Sportswear CEO Tim Boyle . As of May 23 , 2012 , the organization has raised over $ 320 , 000 . Notable contributors to the PAC include , Phil Knight , Patrick Kilkenny , and Tim Boyle . According to Boyle , the PAC will help facilitate an increase in autonomy at the University of Oregon . On August 1 , 2012 , former provost and executive vice - chancellor of UC Irvine , Michael R . Gottfredson took over as president of the University of Oregon . He was the sole finalist for the position . Gottfredson succeeded interim president Robert M . Berdahl . Institution . Colleges and schools . The University of Oregon is organized into eight schools and colleges — six professional schools and colleges , an Arts and Sciences College and an Honors College . School of Architecture and Allied Arts . The School of Architecture and Allied Arts ( called " triple - A " or " AAA " ) was founded by Ellis F . Lawrence in 1914 . The school offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in architecture , art , including digital arts , arts and administration , art history , historic preservation , interior architecture , landscape architecture , and planning , public policy and management , and product design . The school also offers an architectural program , digital arts program , and product design program in Portland , Oregon . The school offers the only accredited degree in architecture , landscape architecture , and interior architecture in Oregon . The National Architectural Accrediting Board accredits both the undergraduate bachelor of architecture five - year degree and the master of architecture . Other nationally accredited degrees include the planning and public administration , landscape architecture , and interior architecture programs . The undergraduate architecture program is consistently ranked among the highest in the country , and is currently ranked as the # 1 public program for " Sustainable Design Practice and Principles " by " DesignIntelligence " magazine . College of Arts and Sciences . The College of Arts and Sciences ( CAS ) covers a large array of departments in the arts and sciences . The creative writing graduate program is nationally recognized as being among the best in the nation — fewer than two percent are admitted out of 700 + applicants each year . Charles H . Lundquist College of Business . The Charles H . Lundquist College of Business ( LCB ) was founded in 1884 and offers courses in fields such as accounting , decision sciences , entrepreneurship , finance , management , and marketing . It is also home to the University of Oregon Investment Group and the Warsaw Sports Marketing Center , one of the first programs to offer an M . B . A . in sports business and is noted as having the best sports business and marketing programs in the nation . Each year , the college ' s Lundquist Center for Entrepreneurship presents the New Venture Championship , an investment competition for graduate students that draws competitors from all over the world . The College is housed in the Lillis Business Complex . The college ' s current dean is Cornelis A . “ Kees ” de Kluyver , who is himself an alumnus , having earned a bachelor ’ s degree in marketing and a master of business administration degree from the University of Oregon . Dean de Kluyver assumed his duties on September 1 , 2010 , taking over from Dennis Howard , who completed a two - year appointment . College of Education . The College of Education was established in 1896 as a branch of the Department of Philosophy and later merged with the Department of Science and Arts in 1900 . It wasn ' t until 1910 that the School of Education was established as an independent college . In 1908 , this college was accredited by the Northwest Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools . According to the U . S . News & World Report 2009 edition of " America ’ s Best Graduate Schools , " the College of Education ranked 4th overall and 1st among public universities . For the 4th consecutive year , the UO special education program ranked third in the nation . Robert D . Clark Honors College . The Clark Honors College is a small college intended to complement the existing majors already in place at the university by joining select students and faculty for a low student to teacher ratio ( 25 : 1 maximum ) . For Fall 2011 Term , 1570 students applied and 205 students entered . The mean Grade point average [ GPA ] of admitted students was 3 . 93 , and the mean Scholastic Aptitude Test [ SAT , Reading + Math only ] score was 1360 ( 97th / 98th percentile ) . School of Journalism and Communication . The School of Journalism and Communication is one of the oldest journalism schools in the United States . It began as a department in 1912 , and became a professional school 1916 . It has the accreditation of the Accrediting Council for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication . It currently runs " Flux " magazine , a student - produced , award - winning publication . Eight of the nine Pulitzer Prize winners from the University of Oregon graduated from the School of Journalism and Communication . It also awards the annual Payne Award for Ethics in Journalism . School of Law . The School of Law was formed in 1884 in Portland and relocated to Eugene in 1915 . It was admitted into the Association of American Law Schools in 1919 and received accreditation from the American Bar Association in 1923 . School of Music and Dance . The School of Music and Dance was initially just the Department of Music in 1886 , and developed into the School of Music in 1900 . It was admitted to the National Association of Schools of Music in 1928 . The school offers over 20 ensembles in vocal and instrumental music , giving approximately 200 public performances a year . Renamed in 2006 , the MarAbel B . Frohnmayer Music Building is the physical home of the school , named after former University of Oregon President Frohnmayer ' s mother , a 1932 alumna of the School . Beall Concert Hall , the primary performance hall within the school , was designed by Ellis F . Lawrence . Oregon Bach Festival . The UO is the home of the Oregon Bach Festival , a donor - supported program of the University and the only major music festival affiliated with an American university . Founded in 1970 by German conductor Helmuth Rilling and UO professor ( and past president of the American Choral Directors Association ) Royce Saltzman , the festival has grown into an international program that draws hundreds of musicians and over 40 , 000 attendees annually . The festival ' s focus is choral and orchestral music , and it hosts a professional choir and orchestra each year to perform major works by Bach and other composers ; it also sponsors a master class in conducting that draws participants from around the world . The festival has presented such artists as Frederica von Stade , Bobby McFerrin , Garrison Keillor , and Thomas Quasthoff , who made his American debut in Eugene in 1995 . The festival actively commissions and premieres new choral - orchestra works , including pieces by Arvo Pärt , Osvaldo Golijov , and Tan Dun . A Bach Festival recording of the world - premiere performance of Krzyztof Penderecki ' s " Credo " won the 2001 Grammy Award for best choral performance . Campus . The campus is spread over and holds sixty major buildings , as well as providing a home for more than 500 varieties of trees . Eugene is located near many prominent geographic features such as the Willamette River , Cascade Mountains and the Pacific Ocean . Also within a two - hour drive is the Portland metropolitan area . Based on Ellis F . Lawrence ' s vision , many of the university ' s buildings are planned around several major quadrangles , many of which abut the 13th Avenue pedestrian mall . The university is known for being the site of a pioneering participatory planning experiment known as the Oregon Experiment , which is also the subject of a book of the same name that evolved into the well known book " A Pattern Language " by Christopher Alexander . The two major principles of the project are that buildings should be designed , in part , by the people who will ultimately use them with the help of an " architect facilitator " , and that construction should occur over many small projects as opposed to a few large ones . Although academic buildings are spread throughout the campus , the majority are located along East 13th Avenue , with heavy pedestrian traffic at the intersection with Kincaid Street . Student recreation and union centers are located toward the center of the campus , with residence halls on the east side of campus . Sports facilities are grouped in the southern - central part of campus with the Autzen Stadium complex across the Willamette River . The university also owns and / or operates several satellite facilities , including a large facility in the White Stag Block of downtown Portland . Old campus and memorial quad . The oldest section of campus is located in the northwest area of the current campus . The university ’ s first building , Deady Hall , opened on October 16 , 1876 , when the University had an enrollment of 177 students . It was originally known as “ the building ” before being named after Judge Matthew Deady in 1893 . The second building on campus is known as Villard Hall and is home to the Theater Arts and Comparative Literature Departments . Completed in 1886 , the hall was named after railroad magnate Henry Villard , who provided financial aid to the university in 1881 . Before its naming , it was known as “ the new building . ” Both Deady and Villard Halls were designated National Historic Landmark s in 1977 . Just south of Old Campus is the Memorial Quad , which runs north and south along Kincaid Street , capped at both ends by the main campus library , Knight Library , on the south side , and the Lillis Business Complex on the north . It is flanked on the west by the tallest building on campus , Prince Lucien Campbell Hall , also known as “ PLC , ” and the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art on the east , which was remodeled and reopened on January 23 , 2005 . Also adjacent to Memorial Quad is Chapman Hall , which houses the Robert D . Clark Honors College on its third floor . Central campus . The center of campus houses a mixture of academic buildings , an administration building , and student recreation buildings . Just to the east of Memorial Quad , facing 13th Avenue is Johnson Hall where offices for higher administration and trustee offices are found , including the offices of the University President . Directly across 13th Avenue , facing Johnson Hall is the Pioneer statue , a likeness of a bearded , buckskin - clad pioneer cast in bronze by sculptor Alexander Phimister Proctor in 1919 . In 1932 , Proctor ' s " Pioneer Mother " statue was dedicated in the Women ' s Memorial Quadrangle on the other side of Johnson Hall ; the two statues are aligned so that they can " see " one another through the large windows of the hall ' s main floor . Lawrence Hall is located at the end of hardscape walkway , directly north of the intersection of 13th Avenue and University Street . It houses the School of Architecture and Allied Arts and is named after its first Dean , Ellis F . Lawrence in 1957 . Allen Hall , opened in 1954 , is located adjacent to Lawrence Hall and houses the School of Journalism and Communication . Additionally , the student union building and recreation center are situated in this part of campus Lorry I . Lokey Science Complex and east campus . The Lorry I . Lokey Science Complex comprises multiple science buildings to the east of Lawrence Hall , on the north side of 13th Avenue . Willamette Hall ' s Paul Olum Atrium is the center of the university ' s hard sciences complex . The construction of the $ 45 . 6 million additions of Willamette , Cascade , and Streisinger Halls to the complex was completed in 1989 . Within the Lokey Science Complex are two facilities focused on integrative science . One is the Lokey Laboratories , which is a shared - use facility with state - of - the - art characterization instrumentation . Lokey Laboratories is associated with the Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechnologies Institute ( ONAMI ) and was dedicated to Lorry I . Lokey on February 19 , 2008 for his $ 25 million donation toward the project . It is located underground , beneath the quad between Heustis and Deschutes Halls , to minimize vibrations . The newest building , the Lewis Integrative Science Building , sits at the north end of this quad and opened in the fall of 2012 . Immediately to the east of the Lokey Science Complex is Oregon Hall , which houses administrative offices including the Office of the Registrar and Office of Admissions . The northeast corner of campus is home to the Ford Alumni Center and Matthew Knight Arena . The majority of the rest of the eastern part of campus is dedicated to residence halls . Carson Hall , located near the Erb Memorial Union , provides dining services along with dormitories . Just south is the Living - Learning Center , opened in 2006 . It is a collection of functions including dormitories , classrooms , study areas , dining rooms , and recreational rooms to provide a single location for many student activities . The newest residence hall , the Global Scholars Hall , opened in the fall of 2012 . It primarily houses students enrolled in the Robert D . Clark Honors College , College Scholars , and the global scholars language programs . South campus . The center of south campus is where much of the on - campus athletic facilities reside . Hayward Field , home to the Ducks track and field program , sits in the eastern area of the athletic facilities . It has hosted a number of prominent track and field events such as the US Track and Field Olympic Trials , the NCAA Track and Field Championships , and USATF Championships . To the west of the athletic facilities lies Pioneer Cemetery and further west is where the current facilities for the College of Education exists , in the southwest corner of campus . The HEDCO Education building and the Frohnmayer Music Center are in the vicinity . The Knight Law Center is located just opposite of Hayward Field in the southeast corner of campus . The Many Nations Longhouse and the Museum of Natural and Cultural History are East of Knight Law . Other areas and satellites . The controversial Riverfront Research Park is a small facility maintained by the university , located across Franklin Boulevard from the main campus , next to the Willamette River . The park is used for creating new technologies , such as research about artificial intelligence at the Computational Intelligence Research Lab , and it is the home of the Zebrafish Information Network ( ZFIN ) , the zebrafish model organism database . Local controversy has existed since before the development and approval of the site master plan by the City of Eugene in 1989 . Controversy stems from the lack of citizen involvement in the planning process for the use of public lands , and the potential for multi - story office buildings and parking lots to replace open space , civic space , and wildlife habitat along the Willamette River . The University and Student Senates have each passed resolutions against construction on the banks of the Willamette River under the current development plan , yet plans for development persist . In March 2010 , the issue of a conditional use permit extension for the Research Park was appealed to the Land Use Board of Appeals by a group of citizens , students , and faculty . The complex for the Ducks football and baseball team is located north across the Willamette River . It includes the football stadium ( Autzen Stadium ) , the baseball park ( PK Park ) , an indoor practice football field ( Moshofsky Center ) , an outdoor practice field ( Kilkenny Field ) , and the Casanova Center which includes offices , the athletics Hall of Fame , locker rooms , weight rooms , a film review theater , and a treatment center . The university also leases space in Old Town Portland in the White Stag Block . UO - Portland provides an urban study environment for the School of Architecture and Allied Arts , the School of Journalism and Communication , the School of Law , and the Lundquist College of Business . Additionally , the Division of Continuing Education , the Labor Education Resource Center , and the Department of Athletics have active offices there . The Duck Store has an outlet in the building . Sustainability . The University of Oregon received a grade of " B " from the Sustainable Endowments Institute on its College Sustainability Report Card 2010 . The undergraduate architecture program is consistently ranked among the highest in the country , and is currently ranked as the # 1 public program for " Sustainable Design Practice and Principles " by DesignIntelligence magazine . There has also been a push for sustainable buildings on campus with a development plan that requires any new building or renovation to incorporate sustainable design . The Lillis Business Complex was the catalyst for the policy . The building , completed in 2003 has earned a LEED Silver rating , the highest rating of any college business building in the United States . The Green Product Design Network ( GPDN ) was created by a group of leaders from the UO with expertise in green chemistry , product design , business and journalism and communication . Libraries and museums . The multi - branch University of Oregon Libraries serves the campus with library collections , instruction and reference , and a wide variety of educational technology and media services . The UO is Oregon ' s only member of the Association of Research Libraries . The main branch , the Knight Library , houses humanities and social sciences , Learning Commons , Music Services , Government Publications , Maps and Aerial Photos , Special Collections & University Archives , Media Services , the Center for Educational Technologies , and a Cinema Studies lab to be available in Winter 2010 . Other branch locations are : The UO Libraries hosts Scholars ' Bank , an open access ( OA ) digital repository created to capture , distribute and preserve the intellectual output of the University of Oregon . Scholars ' Bank uses open - source DSpace software developed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Hewlett - Packard . The Libraries ' Educational Video Group maintains the UO Channel , which uses streaming media to provide access to campus lectures , interviews , performances , symposia , and documentary productions . The UO is the founding member and host of the Orbis - Cascade Alliance , a consortium of academic and research libraries in Oregon , Washington and Idaho . The combined collections of the Alliance exceed 20 million volumes and can be searched via the Summit union catalog . The Orbis Cascade Alliance serves faculty and the equivalent of more than 258 , 000 full - time students . In addition to its members , the Alliance extends selected services to more than 280 libraries , museums , archives , and historical societies in seven western states . The University of Oregon is home to the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art and the Museum of Natural and Cultural History . There are multiple galleries around the main campus , including ( but not limited to ) : Student life and culture . Representation . The Associated Students of the University of Oregon ( ASUO ) is the student government at the University of Oregon . It is a non - profit organization funded by the University of Oregon . Its purpose is to provide for the social , cultural , education al and physical development of its members , and for the advancement of their individual and collective interests both within and without the University . The ASUO is the student government and is run by students for students and works on campus , city , state , and federal - level campaign s . Membership consists of all students at the University of Oregon , Eugene , Oregon , who have paid the current term or semester student incidental fee . Additionally , the Erb Memorial Union Board of Directors is responsible for making general policy decisions and long - range plans for the operation of the EMU . The board allocates the EMU ' s multi - million dollar budget , assigns space for student groups and advises staff in the management of the EMU . The sixteen - member Board consists of twelve students ( seven elected in a campus - wide election and five direct appointments from either EMU programs or the ASUO ) , three faculty members appointed by the University of Oregon President and one EMU staff member elected by their peers . Every fiscal year , the EMU Board prepares a benchmark increase to the ASUO Senate for approval . After the benchmark process , the EMU presents its final budget to the Senate , requesting a decrease , increase , or no change in Incidental Fees to be allocated to the EMU . If the budget request is approved , the budget must be signed by the ASUO President and then the UO President . Unlike the budget process , any general policy decisions by the EMU Board do not require Senate oversight or approval . Facilities and housing . The Erb Memorial Union ( EMU ) is the student union , which provides many various student life amenities and sits on the southeast corner of 13th and University . It contains a food court , restaurants and cafes , student groups , meeting rooms and performance spaces , the campus radio station 88 . 1 KWVA , the Break Pool Hall , and offices for administration . South of the Erb Memorial Union across a small quad is the Student Recreational Center ( SRC ) which is an exercise and recreation facility . It includes fitness equipment , rock climbing walls , a swimming pool , racquetball courts , an indoor elevated running track and basketball courts . Covered tennis courts and several turf fields , and outdoor tennis courts within a running track are located near the recreation center . There is currently a proposal to renovate and expand the EMU , as well as the SRC . This proposal includes a 1500 seat concert hall . The $ 161 million project ' s designs are expected to be completed by April 2012 . However , its current construction timeline is uncertain , as some members of the ASUO have voiced concerns about the project . There are eight Residence Halls : Barnhart , Bean , Carson , Earl , Hamilton , the Living - Learning Center , Riley , and Walton . The Global Scholars Hall was opened in the Fall of 2012 . This 451 - bed student housing facility is part of the university ' s plan to increase total undergraduate enrollment to 24 , 000 students in the near future . Activities . There are more than 250 student groups at the University of Oregon . Media . The University of Oregon has a diverse array of student - run and student - created media , including the " Oregon Daily Emerald " , the " Oregon Commentator " , and " Ethos Magazine " among others The Libraries ' Educational Video Group maintains the UO Channel , which uses streaming media to provide access to campus lectures , interviews , performances , symposia , and documentary productions . The University is also home of two radio stations : KWAX ( classical music ) and KWVA ( campus radio ) . Forensics . In addition to its athletic teams , the university also has a competitive intercollegiate Speech and Debate team . The University of Oregon Forensics program was founded in 1876 , at the same time as the university . Initially the program consisted of two student - formed forensic societies , which developed into " doughnut league " inter - dorm competitions in the 1890s . In 1891 , the UO began intercollegiate competition . Forensics continued to grow as a staple of the university ' s community and by 1911 , the team was so successful that it began charging admission to debates . Money raised during these events was often donated to the fledgling University of Oregon football program . Parliamentary debate was integrated into UO Forensics in 1998 – 99 and the team has been competitive since . In 2001 , the UO ' s Alan Tauber and Heidi Ford claimed a national title , winning the first ever National Parliamentary Tournament of Excellence ( NPTE ) . In 2011 , the UO ' s Matt Gander and Hank Fields claimed both national titles , winning both the NPTE and the National Parliamentary Debate Association Championship . Athletics . The University of Oregon is a member of the Pacific - 12 Conference and the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision of the NCAA . The athletic programs have garnered 20 NCAA team championships , as well as 60 NCAA individual champions in various track and field events . The two primary rivals of the Oregon Ducks football team are the Washington Huskies and the Oregon State Beavers . The football rivalry with Oregon State University , known as the " Civil War " , is one of the nation ' s oldest . Every year , the two teams face off in the last game of the regular season . The two teams have faced each other nearly every year since 1894 with the exception of five years . Games were not held in 1900 , 1901 , 1911 , 1943 , and 1944 . The university competes in 14 sports : football , men ’ s and women ’ s basketball , cross country , track and field , baseball , softball , men ’ s and women ’ s tennis , men ’ s and women ’ s golf , women ’ s soccer , women ’ s lacrosse , women ’ s volleyball , and acrobatics & tumbling . This does not include club sports which competes at the Division I level in Rugby , Soccer , Rowing , and Waterpolo . As well as women ' s Division I club athletics in Rowing , Rugby , and Waterpolo . With 19 NCAA championships between them , cross country and track and field are the two programs at the university that have enjoyed the most success . The programs have produced many world - class athletes including Steve Prefontaine and Alberto Salazar . Nike had been formed by the former track and field head coach Bill Bowerman and former University of Oregon track runner Phil Knight . The successes of the programs have given the name of Track Town , USA to Eugene . Created in 1893 , the football team played its first game in 1894 and won its first Rose Bowl in 1917 against the University of Pennsylvania . The 1938 – 39 men ' s basketball team , nicknamed the “ Tall Firs , ” won the first - ever NCAA basketball tournament by defeating Ohio State in the March 28 , 1939 championship game . Originally recognized as an official sport at the university in 1908 , baseball was disbanded in 1981 due to concerns with Title IX . In 2007 , the athletic director Patrick Kilkenny announced plans to reinstate baseball and to drop wrestling while adding women ’ s acrobatics & tumbling . Mascot . The mascot of the University of Oregon is the fighting duck . The popular Disney character Donald Duck has been the mascot for decades , thanks to a handshake agreement made between then - Athletic Director Leo Harris and Walt Disney in 1947 . The mascot has been challenged more than a few times in its lifetime . The first came in 1966 when Walt Disney died and the company realized there was no formal contract written for the use of Donald ’ s image . A formal contract was written up in 1973 . Potential heirs " Mallard Drake " and " Mandrake " challenged Donald ’ s position in 1978 and 2003 respectively , but both were unpopular and discontinued . Song . The fight song is " Mighty Oregon " , written by student Albert Perfect and professor John DeWitt Gilbert in 1916 . It has undergone several changes since its original performance . In fiction and popular culture . Onscreen . The film " National Lampoon ' s Animal House " ( 1978 ) was filmed on the university campus and the surrounding area . The building used as the exterior of the Delta House ( which belonged to the University of Oregon Pi Kappa Alpha chapter ) was demolished in 1986 , but the interior scenes were shot in the Sigma Nu house , which still stands today . The Omega house belongs to the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity and still stands today . The sorority house where Bluto climbs the ladder to peek in on the coeds was actually the exterior of the Sigma Nu fraternity . Other buildings that were used during filming include Johnson Hall , Gerlinger Hall , Fenton Hall , Carson Hall , and the Erb Memorial Union ( EMU ) . The EMU dining facility known as " The Fishbowl " was the site of the famous food - fight scene . The Knight Library and the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art can also be seen in the movie . Other films shot at the university include Notable alumni , faculty , and staff . As of March 2012 , University of Oregon alumni include two Nobel Prize recipients , 10 Pulitzer Prize winners , 19 Rhodes scholars , 4 Marshall scholars , 58 Guggenheim Fellows , and 129 Fulbright scholars .