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Kentucky Kernel

The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

The Phi Kappa Tau house on Monday, April 17, 2023, on Pennsylvania Ct. in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Travis Fannon | Staff

Phi Kappa Tau fraternity revoked as a UK student organization

Hannah Stanley, Managing Editor April 18, 2023

Clarification: According to UK spokesperson Jay Blanton, the Sigma Nu fraternity has completed the revocation period. The Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity has concluded the set revocation period by the university,...

The Sigma Alpha Epsilon house on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021, at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Michael Clubb | Staff.

Fraternity suspension linked to burglary investigation, parties

Natalie Parks February 1, 2021

Documents from Sigma Alpha Epsilon’s student conduct hearing reveal new details in the fraternity’s suspension, including members’ involvement in a burglary case and violations of COVID-19 protocol...

The Sigma Alpha Epsilon house on Rose Ln on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020, at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Michael Clubb | Staff.

Sigma Alpha Epsilon under cease-and-desist from national chapter, review from UK over COVID-19 violations

Natalie Parks November 18, 2020

According to a spokesperson from the national body of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, the SAE chapter at the University of Kentucky has been placed under a cease-and-desist letter from the national body "to provide...

AOIIs Hailee Conrad, left, Bea Randolph, middle, and Emily Crace, right, watch as Joshua, age 10, plays Ski Ball at GattiTown on Dec. 7, 2017 during AOIIs Christmas With the Kids. 

AOII and SAE bring Christmas cheer to Russell Cave Elementary families

Sarah Hale December 8, 2017

Alpha Omicron Pi and Sigma Alpha Epsilon hosted their annual holiday-time event Christmas with the Kids on Thursday night at Gattitown after raising more than $1,000.This event is organized in an effort...

Amateur student boxers participated in The Main Event from Nov. 1-3, hosted by Alpha Delta Pi and benefiting the Ronald McDonald House Charities.

Amateur boxing event participants fight for a good cause

Thomas Franconia November 4, 2017

The crowd rose and fell with each hit, roaring, booing or shouting out advice along with the trainers.They were watching the boxing matches of The Main Event, a two-day amateur collegiate boxing event...

The Main Event was hosted by Alpha Delta Pi and Sigma Chi took place at Lexington Convention Center on Friday, November 20, 2015 in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Taylor Pence

The Main Event will meet childhood sickness blow-for-blow

Brenna Taylor October 31, 2017

Members of the community have the opportunity to throw their hat in the ring to help fundraise for the Ronald McDonald House Charities.Alpha Delta Pi is hosting a two-day long amateur collegiate boxing...

Four UK fraternities are participating in Music Madness on March 31 in Manchester Music Hall.

Music Madness raises money for Dance Blue

Morgan Smith March 29, 2017

Good music has always had the power to bring people together, even UK’s Greek life. Four UK fraternities are partnering to host Music Madness, to benefit the University’s Dance Blue fund. Sigma Alpha...

The Main Event was hosted by Alpha Delta Pi and Sigma Chi took place at Lexington Convention Center on Friday, November 20, 2015 in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Taylor Pence

Amatuer boxing tradition raises money for charity

Bailey Vandiver November 6, 2016

Basketball and horses are Kentucky pastimes. Once a year, Alpha Delta Pi Sorority embraces that boxing can be a Kentucky pastime, too.For the ninth year in a row, ADPi and Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity...

 

Greek life students to box for charity

Lauren Mason October 19, 2016

The Main Event is a two-day charitable amateur boxing tournament held by Alpha Delta Pi Sorority and Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity in which participants sign up to box other Greek life students. Audience...

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...

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