Howard Baker Jr. received the first Founders’ Medal in 1996 at a Founders’ Day luncheon. The medal was devised by Chancellor Snyder as a means of recognizing alumni or others connected with the institution whose careers exemplify the founding principles of the institution. Philander P. Claxton Jr. and John Cullum have also received medals.

See Blount College; Charter; September 10, 1794.

Planning for an Alpha Delta Pi Fountain began in the mid-1960s as the sorority began to plan for the 50th anniversary of establishment of its chapter on the UT campus in 1920. A fund was started for a gift from the chapter to UT, and when leaders suggested a fountain, UT proposed that a fountain … Continued

In 1923 an annual foxhunt was established and wound its way through campus and the surrounding area. One student was designated as the “fox” and could go anywhere he pleased, as long as he left a mark every time he turned and that mark denoted the direction he went. Other students (hounds) were loosed 10 … Continued

Frank’s Place was the student nickname for Clement Hall, named for Governor Frank Clement. Residents referred to themselves as “Frank’s Folks.”

In 1935 Sigma Chi employed the first housemother. In early 1936 Lambda Chi, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, and Kappa Alpha followed suit, and by the end of the academic year, housemothers were in place in all houses.

In 1954 the UT Board of Trustees was working on a Master Site Plan with its architect, and one element was to be a “fraternity row” concept, which would avoid having to have fraternities move because their houses were in the way of a university project. Kappa Sigma Fraternity was planning to build a new … Continued

Cornell Street was renamed Fraternity Park Drive in 1966, as part of the street renaming undertaken following completion of the Yale Avenue Urban Renewal Project. Knoxville’s City Council closed the street and turned ownership of it over to UT on January 7, 2014.

See Interfraternity Council

Work on the Fred D. Brown Jr. Residence Hall, the first building on campus to be named for an African American, began in May 2012, with completion set to allow move-in for fall semester 2014. When built, the 250,000-square-foot facility contained beds for 682 residents in two kinds of suite-style rooms and two dining options—Subway … Continued