This organization is a campus-wide national service fraternity dedicated to the principles of the Boy Scouts of America. Open to all students, the fraternity was founded at Lafayette College (Easton, Pennsylvania) in 1925. UT’s Iota Alpha Chapter was founded in 1950, lost its active status 1983–85, and was then reactivated. The organization operated the institution’s … Continued

Alpha Pi Mu was founded at Georgia Tech on January 25, 1949. The Tennessee chapter was chartered April 3, 1954. Membership is based on GPA and class standing.

Alpha Psi is a social-professional fraternity open to men and women who are attending a veterinary school. This organization (Sigma Chapter) is open to students in good academic standing in the College of Veterinary Medicine. The organization seeks to promote student interaction within the college and to enhance the college’s image through community service. It … Continued

Alpha Psi Omega was founded in 1925 at Fairmont State College in Fairmont, West Virginia. The UT Theta Delta Chapter of Alpha Psi Omega was last active in spring 1954.

Pi Chapter of Alpha Tau Omega was the first fraternity to establish a chapter (as a secret society) at UT on October 18, 1872. The next year, its charter was revoked. It unsuccessfully petitioned to recapture its charter in 1898 and returned to campus in 1901. ATO was founded in 1865 when Otis Allen Glazebrooke, … Continued

Alpha Theta Sorority was formed in 1921 and became outstanding in scholarship and competitions among sororities. In September 1932 Alpha Theta was installed as a chapter of Delta Zeta.

Alpha Xi Delta was established at UT in 1958. The sorority was founded at Lombard College, Galesburg, Illinois, in 1893. The UT chapter was closed for one year in summer 1995. It was reinstated as a completely new organization on November 9, 1996, as Gamma Lambda Chapter, only to become inactive in May 2006. The … Continued

Alpha Zeta, a national honorary agricultural fraternity, was founded at Ohio State University in 1897. UT’s Morgan Chapter, installed on November 9, 1912, began in 1911 as the Helios Club and is named for Dr. Harcourt Morgan. The purpose of Alpha Zeta is to encourage scholarship, leadership, good fellowship, and to bind together a group … Continued

Begun in spring 1993, with a trip of 30 students to Homestead, Florida, to assist with Hurricane Andrew relief and cleanup, the TeamVOLS Volunteer Center sponsors student trips during fall or spring break to other communities to perform service.

Beginning in 1989 UT engineering students have established a winning record in the Department of Energy’s Advanced Vehicle Technology Competitions, managed by Argonne National Laboratory. The national winner in the 1989 Methanol Marathon, UT also won first place in the 1990–91 Natural Gas Vehicle Challenge and the 1994–95 Hybrid Electric Vehicle, Dodge Neon competition. The … Continued