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Kentucky Kernel

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Kentucky Kernel

Sophomore Maddie Bland donated blood at the Singletary Center for the Arts at University of Kentucky in Lexington, Ky. Photo by Josh Mott | Staff file photo

‘Easy and accessible’: How UK students can give back and save lives

Paul Schlowak, Reporter March 28, 2023

The stakes are incredibly high when one is diagnosed with cancer or experiences a major accident. In these stressful and often tragic moments, patients need a lot. Beyond care and compassion, they...

UK and National Pan-Hellenic Council alumni perform a joint opening act during the annual step show held on Friday, October 11, 2019, in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Natalie Parks | Staff

UK’s NPHC step show: ‘breaking the stage, unifying the campus’

Natalie Parks October 12, 2019

As people streamed through the doors, the energy inside the ballroom ramped up. Alumni and students alike were gathered to witness a night of talent, hard work and community.The National Pan-Hellenic Council’s...

Hot dog-eating contestants stuff down their final dogs as time expired at the Alpha Phi House on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018. Photo by Rick Childress | Staff

Fraternity brothers eat and compete for Alpha Phi charity

Anna McAndrew February 15, 2018

Contestants came hungry to the first annual Alpha Phi sorority hot dog eating contest on Valentine’s Day.Thirteen competitors representing different UK fraternities had a date with 145 hot dogs. Speed...

Alpha Phis Heart Throb week starts Monday, Feb. 12. All events will be at the Alpha Phi house on Columbia Ave. in Lexington, Ky. Photo by Arden Barnes | Staff

Sorority to raise money, awareness for women’s heart health this week

Rick Childress February 12, 2018

Hearts are everywhere on Valentine's Day, but most of them are candied or “heart-shaped.”The Alpha Phi sorority is doing something a little different. With Heart Throb week the sorority is hosting...

All UK students invited to NPHC 101

Anyia Hall January 30, 2018

A Greek Council is hosting an information event as part of a week-long informational kickoff to recruitment.The National Pan-Hellenic Council promotes unity and fellowship among the several historically...

Wes Taylor and Jada Linton were crowned homecoming King and Queen during the game against at Missouri Kroger Field in Lexington, Ky. on Saturday, October 7, 2017. Photo by Josh Mott | Staff.

Homecoming Court 2017: History made at halftime

The 2017 homecoming candidates waited in the tunnel to walk out onto the field, adjusting their sashes.While waiting for halftime of UK's homecoming football game they formed a circle, with their hands...

Patrick Smith and Willow Kreutzer were crowned homecoming king and queen at halftime during UKs game against Vanderbilt at Commonwealth Stadium on Saturday, October 8, 2016, in Lexington, Ky. Photo by Joshua Qualls | Staff

Two UK students make historic firsts at homecoming and set precedent for many to come

McKenna Horsley October 20, 2016

Two unlikely UK students made school history as soon as they were crowned the 2016 homecoming king and queen.Seniors Willow Kreutzer, founding president of UK’s Alpha Chi Omega chapter, and Patrick Smith...

Seventeen out of 42 Interfraternal Council, National Panhellenic Conference and United Greek Coalition organizations were above 90 percent white in the 2015-16 school year. 

Greek life lags behind campus in diversity

Marjorie Kirk April 14, 2016

[email protected] open records request filed by the Kentucky Kernel revealed that the racial makeup of UK’s Interfraternal Council fraternities and Panhellenic Conference sororities as a whole are...

Multicultural sorority Theta Nu Xi looks to bring inclusiveness to Greek life

Marjorie Kirk March 8, 2016

The social induction of Theta Nu Xi sorority was met with a diverse welcome at Greek Park Monday night.The sorority, whose national organization is 19 years old, advertises itself as the first multicultural...

Members of UK sorority Delta Sigma Theta perform their step routine on Center Theatre stage during the UK Stepping Through the Decades event in the Student Center on, Feb. 8, 2015. Photo by Marcus Dorsey | Staff

Stepping to their brothers’ footsteps

Marjorie Kirk January 29, 2016

To brothers in the National Pan-Hellenic Council fraternities at UK, the steps of the men who came before them are more than a routine—they are a connection to history.NPHC is hosting on Sunday the third...

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