Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia was founded on October 6, 1898, at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, as a men’s music fraternity. UT’s Theta Omicron Chapter was chartered on May 16, 1959. The charter was granted to the former Beta Beta Beta music club. Bill Hadox was the first president. After a period … Continued
Phi Mu Epsilon was founded in 1914, and a chapter was established at UT in 1978. The organization seeks to promote interest in mathematics by recognizing the achievements of outstanding mathematics students.
In 1906 a local sorority known as Alpha Tau was organized. It flourished for two years and became the Kappa Chapter of Phi Mu on May 15, 1908. Phi Mu was founded in 1852 at Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia, (as the Philomathean Society). In 1904 consent of the thousand alumnae was obtained to establish … Continued
A local chapter of Phi Pi Phi was established at UT in 1929. The fraternity was founded at Northwestern University in 1915. In 1939 Phi Pi Phi merged with Alpha Sigma Phi, and all members of the Phi Pi Phi fraternity were accepted into Alpha Sigma Phi membership. The colors of Phi Pi Phi were … Continued
The UT local fraternity Omega Beta Sigma was granted a charter at the 1924 Phi Sigma Kappa convention. A petition had been presented by a local fraternity at UT in 1876 but was refused because at that time Phi Sigma Kappa planned to confine its extension to the New England area. Xi Deuteron Chapter of … Continued
The 94,498-gross-square-foot Philander P. Claxton Building consists of the 1957 Claxton Education Building and a small addition incorporated as part of the renovation of the 1957 building completed in 2000. Architect for the original building was Barber and McMurry, and the 1957 building cost was $934,000. According to then-University Architect Malcolm Rice, three caves had … Continued
In 2007 the UT Development Council created the Philanthropist of the Year award to recognize a donor whose gifts have had a profound impact on the University of Tennessee. David and Jane Bailey, both graduates of UT Knoxville, were the first recipients, in recognition of their gift to the College of Education, Health, and Human … Continued
In 1986 UT alumnus and controlling owner of Esquire Phillip Moffitt established an endowment of $100,000 to provide a salary supplement to a UT professor with exceptional ability to “articulate economic theory to people outside the field.” Dr. George A. “Tony” Spiva was the first recipient. Spiva had provided guidance and assistance to Moffitt and … Continued
The Philo Sherman Bennett Prize was established in 1905 by the will of Philo Sherman Bennett, of New Haven, Connecticut. Mr. Bennett’s will included the proviso “I give and bequeath to Wm. J. Bryan of Lincoln the sum of $10,000, in trust, however, to pay to twenty-five colleges or universities, to be selected by him, … Continued
This organization was founded in 1836 as one of two rival literary (debating) societies, the other being Chi Delta. The two rival societies replaced the 1835 Dialectic Adelphick Society and the 1827 Republican Dialectical Adelphic Society, which came to East Tennessee College with its new president, Rev. Charles Coffin. The name Philomathesian was a variant … Continued