CATALOG 1952-1953


 Denominational centers adjacent to the campus and full-time student pastors are
provided by the following religious groups: Baptist, Episcopal, Jewish, Methodist, Pres-
byterian, and Roman Catholic. Other denominations, most of which have churches in
Gainesville, offer special student programs and services through the local groups.
 Social Fraternities.-Twenty-six national social fraternities have established chap-
 ters at the University; most of them have already built chapter houses and others
 have leased homes. The general work of the fraternities is controlled by the Interfra-
 ternity Council, composed of one delegate from each of the national fraternities. The
 national fraternities at Florida are Alpha Epsilon Pi, Alpha Gamma Rho, Alpha Tau
 Omega, Beta Theta Pi, Chi Phi, Delta Chi, Delta Tau Delta, Delta Sigma Phi, Kappa
 Alpha, Kappa Sigma, Lambda Chi Alpha, Phi Delta Theta, Phi Gamma Delta, Phi
 Kappa Tau, Phi Sigma Kappa, Pi Kappa Alpha, Pi Kappa Phi, Pi Lambda Phi, Sigma
 Alpha Epsilon, Sigma Chi, Sigma Nu, Sigma Phi Epsilon, Tau Epsilon Phi, Tau Kappa
 Epsilon, Theta Chi, and Zeta Beta Tau. In addition to these, there is at present one
 local colony, Kappa Delta Rho.
 Eleven national women's social fraternities have established chapters at the Uni-
versity. The eleven chapters are Alpha Chi Omega, Alpha Delta Pi, Alpha Epsilon
Phi, Alpha Omicron Pi, Chi Omega, Delta Delta Delta, Delta Gamma, Kappa Delta,
Phi Mu, Sigma Kappa, and Zeta Tau Alpha.
 Professional and Honorary Fraternities.-Alpha Delta Sigma, advertising; Alpha
Epsilon Delta, pre-medical; Alpha Epsilon Rho, radio; Alpha Kappa Delta, sociology;
Alpha Kappa Psi, business; Alpha Lambda Delta, women's freshman scholastic;
Alpha Phi Omega, service; Alpha Tau Alpha, agricultural education; Alpha Zeta,
agriculture; Beta Alpha Psi, accounting; Beta Gamma Sigma, commerce; Delta Phi
Alpha, German; Delta Pi Epsilon, graduate business education; Delta Sigma Pi, busi-
ness; Delta Theta Phi, law; Florida Blue Key, men's leadership; Gamma Alpha Chi,
advertising (women); Gamma Sigma Epsilon, chemistry; Gargoyle, architecture; Kappa
Delta Pi, education; Kappa Epsilon, pharmacy; Kappa Kappa Psi, band; Kappa Psi,
pharmacy; Kappa Tau Alpha, journalism; Le Trait d' Union, French; Los Picaros,
Spanish; National Collegiate players, dramatics; Nu Rho Psi, psychology; Pershing
Rifles, military; Phi Alpha Delta, law; Phi Alpha Theta, history; Phi Beta Kappa,
scholarship; Phi Delta Delta, law; Phi Delta Kappa, education; Phi Delta Phi, law;
Phi Eta Sigma, men's freshman scholastic; Phi Sigma, biology; Pi Mu, pre-medical;
Pi Sigma Alpha, political science; Propellor Club of the U. S., business; Rho Chi,
pharmacy; Scabbard and Blade, military; Sigma Delta Chi, journalism; Sigma Delta
Pi, Spanish; Sigma Delta Psi, athletics; Sigma Tau, engineering; Sigma Tau Delta,
literary; Tau Kappa Alpha, debating; Trianon, women's leadership; Xi Sigma Pi,
forestry.
 Clubs and Societies.-There are more than one hundred and fifty student clubs
and organizations on the campus representing varied interests and activities. These
include academic interest clubs, dance and social organizations, hometown and county
clubs, hobby groups, publications, religious groups and others.

 HONOR SYSTEM
 The Honor System.-One of the finest tributes to the character of the students at
the University of Florida is the fact that the Student Body is a self-governing group.
The details of the system by which this result is reached is explained to all fresh-
men during the first week of their enrollment in the University. However, each parent,
as well as each prospective student, is urged to read the following discussion of the