In September 2010 Peyton Manning established the Peyton Manning Communications Enrichment Endowment, which provides ongoing support for a variety of educational initiatives within the College of Communication and Information. He was the top speech communication graduate in spring 1997 (the department was at that time within the College of Arts and Sciences) and received the … Continued

The last vestige of Yale Avenue, a one-block road connector between Volunteer Boulevard and Phillip Fulmer Way, was renamed Peyton Manning Pass in 1997. Mayor Victor Ashe and the university decided to rename the street the year after Manning’s graduation. The first thought was to name the road Peyton Manning Drive. An architecture student suggested … Continued

Originally formed as the McReynolds Club in 1915, the James Clark McReynolds Chapter of Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity was installed at the UT College of Law on May 25, 1916. It was named after James Clark McReynolds, who was an associate justice of the US Supreme Court and the US attorney general under President … Continued

Phi Alpha Phi Fraternity was established in 1910. Its colors were green and gold, and its flower was the yellow chrysanthemum.

Tennessee Epsilon Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest academic honorary society, was installed at the university on January 29, 1965. The first attempt to establish a chapter at UT was made in 1922 by a student, Charles Morse, who collected money from students who would thereby be given membership when the chapter was … Continued

On November 1, 1938, the UT Alpha Association of Phi Beta Kappa received its charter from the National Council of Phi Beta Kappa. The National Council had authorized, in 1937, the issuance of charters, upon application, to duly qualified alumni members of the various chapters. The Alpha Association was granted the charter on September 28, … Continued

The local fraternity was granted the Epsilon-Eta Chapter of Sigma Nu Fraternity in 1921.

Phi Beta Sigma was founded January 9, 1914, at Howard University in Washington, DC. The Kappa Chi Chapter was established at UT in spring 1979. The motto of the fraternity is “Culture for service, service for humanity.” The colors of the fraternity are royal blue and white; its mascot is the dove; and its flower … Continued

Phi Chi Theta was formed in 1924 by the merger of Phi Theta Kappa and Phi Kappa Epsilon. It was established at UT in 1964. Membership requires meeting an established grade point average and acceptance of the active chapter.

On May 2, 1925, the Alpha Kappa Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa national educational fraternity was installed at UT. The fraternity admitted graduate students and juniors and seniors engaged in education as a life career. Phi Delta Kappa was chartered in March 1911 at Indianapolis. It was formed through the amalgamation of Phi Kappa Mu … Continued