The student literary magazine, the Phoenix, was first published in October 1959 as a supplement to the student newspaper, the Orange and White. That initial issue contained the initial literary publication of Cormac McCarthy, a short story entitled “Wake for Susan.” (A second McCarthy short story, “A Drowning Incident,” was included in the March 1960 … Continued

In 1931 a student’s name and photograph were placed on basketball tickets. The photographs were those taken of all students as incoming freshmen, and ticket-takers experienced some significant problems in matching up the photos with the current visage of the student.

At its January 1971 meeting, the University Senate unanimously adopted the recommendation of the School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation that the mandatory physical education requirement be dropped and that all such courses be voluntary, effective fall quarter 1971. Education majors seeking teacher accreditation continued to have to take nine hours of physical education … Continued

Pi Alpha Xi is a national honorary society that selects its members from among students in the ornamental horticulture and landscape design program. It is a national floriculture, ornamental, and landscape horticultural society that recognizes undergraduate, graduate, and professional commitment to achievement, excellence, and leadership.

The Tennessee Gamma Chapter of Pi Beta Phi was established at UT in 1948. Pi Beta Phi was founded at Monmouth College, Monmouth, Illinois, in 1867 as I. C. Sorosis. The name was changed to Pi Beta Phi in 1888. Pi Beta Phi was one of the seven founding fraternities of the National Panhellenic Conference. … Continued

On May 19, 1919, the largest national journalistic fraternity, Pi Delta Epsilon, installed the Beta Epsilon Chapter at UT. Membership required service for two years on publications of the university. Pi Delta Epsilon was founded in 1909 at Syracuse University. The colors of the honorary society were olive and gray. Women were admitted to the … Continued

Founded at the University of Virginia in 1868, a charter for the Tennessee Zeta chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha was granted to W. H. Cook, W. W. Jones, and J. H. Jones on March 23, 1874. The fraternity of UT President James D. Hoskins, PKA was the first fraternity to purchase a house in Knoxville … Continued

Alpha Sigma Chapter of Pi Kappa Phi fraternity was established at UT on January 24, 1931. The local fraternity Chi Sigma Delta petitioned for a charter and received one. In 1932 Pi Kappa Phi absorbed the local fraternity Theta Chi Alpha. The Pi Kappa Phi fraternity was founded on December 10, 1904, at the College … Continued

Pi Lambda Theta was founded as a national honorary society for women in education, dedicated to the concept of education as a profession. It is a member of the Phi Delta Kappa International family of associations, which includes Phi Delta Kappa International, PLT, and the Future Educators Association. UT’s Alpha Xi Chapter was begun in … Continued

The petition of 23 students and adviser and faculty member R. M. Bell to establish Pi Phi local fraternity was granted by the Fraternity Council on February 28, 1928. The fraternity rented a house at 602 West Cumberland Avenue (housing initially 12 members) and subsequently moved to 1618 West Clinch Avenue. Frank Parker was the … Continued