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===Fraternities and sororities===
{{Main|Fraternities and sororities at University of Virginia}}

The University of Virginia has a number of [[fraternities and sororities]] on campus, encompassing the traditional social fraternities and sororities as well as coeducational [[Professional fraternities and sororities|professional]], [[Service fraternities and sororities|service]], and [[Honor societies#List of scholastic examples|honor fraternities]]. Social life at the university was originally dominated by debating societies.<ref>{{cite book|last=Patton|first=John|title=Jefferson, Cabell, and the University of Virginia|publisher=Neale Publishing Company|location=New York, NY |page=[https://archive.org/details/jeffersoncabell01pattgoog/page/n250 235] |url = https://archive.org/details/jeffersoncabell01pattgoog |quote=edgar mason.|year=1906}}</ref> The first fraternity chapter founded at UVA was [[Delta Kappa Epsilon]] in 1852, and it was quickly followed by many more; the University of Virginia was the birthplace of two national fraternities, [[Kappa Sigma]] and [[Pi Kappa Alpha]], which exist at the university as of 2023.<ref name="dabney cw">{{cite book|last=Dabney|first=Virginius |title = Mr. Jefferson's University: A History |year=1981|publisher=University of Virginia Press|location=Charlottesville, VA |page = 20 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=2iErAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA301|title=Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities |year=1920 |access-date=June 29, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150906013434/https://books.google.com/books?id=2iErAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA301 |archive-date=September 6, 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=2iErAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA301 |title=Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities |year=1920 |access-date=June 29, 2015 |url-status=live|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150906013434/https://books.google.com/books?id=2iErAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA301 |archive-date=September 6, 2015 }}</ref>

Through the twentieth century, the roles of these organizations on campus expanded to encompass social sororities, professional fraternities and sororities, service fraternities, honor societies, black fraternities and sororities, and multicultural fraternities and sororities. Roughly 30% of the student body are members of social fraternities and sororities, while additional students are involved with service, professional, and honor fraternities.<ref name="fsl brochure">{{cite web |title=Fraternity and Sorority Life at the University of Virginia, 2014–2015 |url = http://www.virginia.edu/fsl/wp-content/uploads/FINAL-2014-2015-FSL-Brochure.pdf |publisher=University of Virginia Office of the Dean of Students |access-date=April 30, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150623003150/http://www.virginia.edu/fsl/wp-content/uploads/FINAL-2014-2015-FSL-Brochure.pdf |archive-date=June 23, 2015 }}</ref> [[Fraternities and sororities in North America#Joining|"Rush and pledging"]] occur in the spring semester for most Greek organizations. Kappa Sigma and the [[University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science#Trigon Engineering Society|Trigon Engineering Society]] hold reserved rooms on the Lawn, while Pi Kappa Alpha holds the only undergraduate room on the Range.<ref name="Lawn rooms">{{cite web |title=Lawn Application: Application FAQs |url = http://www.virginia.edu/deanofstudents/lawnapplication/applicationfaqs.html |access-date=May 1, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150414005532/http://www.virginia.edu/deanofstudents/lawnapplication/applicationfaqs.html |archive-date=April 14, 2015 }}</ref>