The Interfraternity Council traces its roots to 1902, when the interfraternity men’s organization of Pan-Hellenic was formed. This first effort fell apart after a few years and was reorganized on a permanent basis in 1915. On December 8, 1930, members of the Pan-Hellenic Council voted unanimously to change the name of the group to Inter-Fraternity … Continued

In 1986 the University of Tennessee and the University of Texas agreed to share the well-known interlocking “UT” trademark that both schools use. Tennessee applied for registration of the trademark for the sale of jewelry, paper, metal and leather goods, as well as printed matter, housewares, glassware, and clothing. Texas owned registration of the trademark … Continued

The International Club was formed in 1958 as the outgrowth of many efforts by various groups to serve UT’s international student population. The organization was particularly interested in providing opportunities for the interaction of social, cultural, academic, and political ideas between American and international students.

The first “I-House” was a three-story former residence at 1601 Clinch Avenue renovated by UT as an International Student Center. It opened in February 1969. The house offered English as a second language classes sponsored by the Knox County Adult Education Program and provided craft classes, coffee hours, children’s parties, a game room, sewing machines, … Continued

More than 150 guests celebrated the February 7, 1996, opening of the new International House at 1623 Melrose Avenue. During the ribbon cutting, international students observed customs pertaining to building openings in their own countries. Dr. Debroah Basak (India) symbolically broke a coconut, and the Thai tradition “Jerm” was observed. Atilla Yeterglu (Turkey) presented Chancellor … Continued

UT signed its first formal linkage agreement with an international university, Technische Hochschule Aachen, in 1964. The agreement was initiated by the Space Institute and provided for informal faculty and student exchanges and for the A. W. Quick/B. H. Goethert Lecture Series, an opportunity for presentations at both institutes. A few of the other early … Continued

Chancellor Loren Crabtree announced in March 2003 the formation of the International Materials Institute, a joint UT College of Engineering-Oak Ridge National Laboratory Neutron Institute to be headed by UT’s Dr. Peter Liaw. The core funding for the effort came from $3.6 million from the National Science Foundation. Of more than 70 proposals for international … Continued

ISEP is a university-to-university consortium arrangement that provides opportunities for both undergraduate and graduate students to participate in one-year exchanges or direct attendance. ISEP programs are open to all academic fields. UT became active with ISEP in 1980.

In 1996 the Vol Network was one of the first in college sports to begin making its football broadcasts available on the Internet. Vols basketball, Lady Vols basketball, and Vols baseball soon followed. In 2001 the September 8 game against Arkansas was the first time fans could e-mail their questions and comments to play-by-play announcer … Continued

In 1976 the Interpreting and Rehabilitation Services Program in the College of Education began providing interpreters for hearing-impaired students.