Editing Johns Hopkins University (section)

==Student life==
[[File:The Beach, JHU.jpg|thumb|Students socializing on "the Beach" with [[Homewood House]] in the background]]
{| class="wikitable floatright sortable collapsible"; text-align:right; font-size:80%;"
|+ style="font-size:90%" |Student body composition as of May 2, 2022
|-
! Race and ethnicity<ref>{{cite web|title=College Scorecard: Johns Hopkins University|url=https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?162928-Johns-Hopkins-University|publisher=[[United States Department of Education]]|access-date=May 8, 2022|archive-date=June 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220614220319/https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?162928-Johns-Hopkins-University|url-status=live}}</ref>
! colspan="2" data-sort-type=number |Total
|-
| [[Asian Americans|Asian]]
|align=right| {{bartable|27|%|2||background:purple}}
|-
| [[Non-Hispanic whites|White]]
|align=right| {{bartable|26|%|2||background:gray}}
|-
| [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic]]
|align=right| {{bartable|17|%|2||background:green}}
|-
| [[Foreign national]]
|align=right| {{bartable|12|%|2||background:orange}}
|-
| Other{{efn|Other consists of [[multiracial Americans]] and those who prefer to not say.}}
|align=right| {{bartable|10|%|2||background:brown}}
|-
| [[African Americans|Black]]
|align=right| {{bartable|8|%|2||background:mediumblue}}
|-
! colspan="4" data-sort-type=number |[[Economic diversity]]
|-
| [[American lower class|Low-income]]{{efn|The percentage of students who received an income-based federal [[Pell grant]] intended for low-income students.}}
|align=right| {{bartable|18|%|2||background:red}}
|-
| [[Affluence in the United States|Affluent]]{{efn|The percentage of students who are a part of the [[American middle class]] at the bare minimum.}}
|align=right| {{bartable|82|%|2||background:black}}
|}
[[Charles Village, Baltimore|Charles Village]], the region of North Baltimore surrounding the university, has undergone several restoration projects, and the university has gradually bought the property around the school for additional student housing and dormitories. ''The Charles Village Project'', completed in 2008, brought new commercial spaces to the neighborhood. The project included Charles (now Scott-Bates) Commons, a new, modern residence hall that includes popular retail franchises.<ref name="Charles Commons"/><ref name="einsteinbros"/> In 2015, the university began development of new commercial properties, including a modern upperclassmen apartment complex, restaurants and eateries, and a CVS retail store.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hub.jhu.edu/2015/03/26/st-paul-project-groundbreaking/|title=Construction begins on mixed-use development project near JHU's Homewood campus|date=March 26, 2015|website=The Hub|access-date=February 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170218145242/http://hub.jhu.edu/2015/03/26/st-paul-project-groundbreaking/|archive-date=February 18, 2017}}</ref>

Hopkins invested in improving campus life with an arts complex in 2001, the Mattin Center, and a three-story sports facility, the O'Connor Recreation Center. The large on-campus dining facilities at Homewood were renovated in the summer of 2006. The Mattin Center was demolished in 2021 to make room for the new Student Center scheduled to open in the fall of 2024.

Quality of life is enriched by the proximity of neighboring academic institutions, including [[Loyola College in Maryland|Loyola College]], [[Maryland Institute College of Art|Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA)]], [[UMBC]], [[Goucher College]], and [[Towson University]], as well as the nearby neighborhoods of [[Hampden, Baltimore|Hampden]], the [[Inner Harbor]], [[Fells Point]], and [[Mount Vernon, Baltimore|Mount Vernon]].

Students and alumni are active on and off campus. Johns Hopkins has been home to several [[Secret society|secret societies]], many of which are now [[List of defunct Johns Hopkins University societies|defunct]]. Blue Jay Supper Society is the only active secret society with open applications.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Blue Jay Supper Society |url=https://bluejaysuppersociety.com/ |access-date=2022-04-18 |website=bluejaysuppersociety.com}}</ref> Membership is open to undergraduate and graduate students as well as alumni.

===Student organizations===
{{Main|List of Johns Hopkins University student organizations}}
{{See also|List of defunct Johns Hopkins University societies}}

=== Fraternity and sorority life ===
[[Fraternities and sororities|Fraternity and sorority]] life came to Hopkins in 1876 with the chartering of [[Beta Theta Pi]] fraternity, which still exists on campus today.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://studentlifeatjhu.wordpress.com/greek-life-at-hopkins/origins-of-greek-life-at-hopkins/|title = The Beginning of Greek Life at Hopkins|date = March 6, 2014|access-date = February 26, 2015|website = Student Life @ Hopkins|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150226233213/https://studentlifeatjhu.wordpress.com/greek-life-at-hopkins/origins-of-greek-life-at-hopkins/|archive-date = February 26, 2015}}</ref> As of Spring 2025, Johns Hopkins is home to seven social fraternities and five social sororities, as well as ten culturally-based sororities and fraternities.<ref name="Recognized Organizations">{{Cite web |title=Recognized Organizations |url=https://studentaffairs.jhu.edu/leed/fraternity-and-sorority-life/recognized-organizations/ |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=Leadership Engagement & Experiential Development |language=en}}</ref> The seven social fraternities at Hopkins all belong to the national [[North American Interfraternity Conference|North-American Interfraternity Conference]] and are locally governed by the Interfraternity Council (IFC). The five social sororities at Hopkins belong to the [[National Panhellenic Conference]] and are locally governed by the Panhellenic Association at Johns Hopkins.<ref name="Recognized Organizations"/> [[Alpha Phi Alpha]], a historically black fraternity, was founded in 1991, [[Lambda Phi Epsilon]], an Asian-interest fraternity, was founded in 1994, and [[Lambda Upsilon Lambda]], a Latino-interest fraternity, was founded in 1995.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://studentlifeatjhu.wordpress.com/greek-life-at-hopkins/origins-of-greek-life-at-hopkins/|title = The Beginning of Greek Life at Hopkins|date = 2015|access-date = February 26, 2015|website = Student Life @ JHU|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150226233213/https://studentlifeatjhu.wordpress.com/greek-life-at-hopkins/origins-of-greek-life-at-hopkins/|archive-date = February 26, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.lulphi.org/phatal-phi | title=La Unidad Latina | access-date=August 14, 2022 |archive-date=August 14, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814234734/https://www.lulphi.org/phatal-phi | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lul/chaptersframe.htm|title=Chapters of La Unidad Latina, Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity, Inc.|website=www.columbia.edu|access-date=August 14, 2022|archive-date=September 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920173956/http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lul/chaptersframe.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Rush for all students occurs in the spring. Most fraternities keep houses in the nearby [[Charles Village, Baltimore|Charles Village]] or [[Oakenshawe Historic District|Oakenshawe]] neighborhoods, while sororities do not.

=== Traditions ===
While it has been speculated that Johns Hopkins has relatively few traditions for a school of its age and that many past traditions have been forgotten, a handful of myths and customs are ubiquitous knowledge among the community.<ref name="traditions"/> One such long-standing myth surrounds the university seal that is embedded into the floor of the Gilman Hall foyer. The myth holds that any current student to step on the seal will never graduate. In reverence for this tradition, the seal has been fenced off from the rest of the room.

An annual winter event is the "Lighting of the Quads", a ceremony each winter during which the campus is lit up in holiday lights. Recent years have included singing and fireworks.

The Spring Fair has been a Johns Hopkins tradition since 1972 and has since grown to be the largest student-run festival in the country.<ref>{{cite web |date=2015 |title=Spring Fair |url=http://www.jhuspringfair.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150226235741/http://www.jhuspringfair.com/ |archive-date=February 26, 2015 |access-date=February 26, 2015 |website=JHU Spring Fair}}</ref> Popular among Hopkins students and Baltimore inhabitants alike, the Spring Fair features carnival rides, vendors, food and a [[beer garden]]. Since its beginning, Spring the fair has decreased in size, both in regard to attendance and utilization of space.<ref>{{cite web |date=March 5, 2014 |title=Spring Fair |url=https://studentlifeatjhu.wordpress.com/spring-fair/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227003345/https://studentlifeatjhu.wordpress.com/spring-fair/ |archive-date=February 27, 2015 |access-date=February 26, 2015 |website=Student Life @ JHU}}</ref>

===Housing===
[[File:AMR I, JHU.jpg|thumb|Alumni Memorial Residence I, a freshman dormitory on the [[Baltimore]] campus]]
Living on campus is typically required for first- and second-year undergraduates.<ref name="Johns Hopkins Freshman Room Selection Brochure"/> Freshman housing is centered around Freshman Quad, which consists of three residence hall complexes: The two Alumni Memorial Residences (AMR I and AMR II) plus Buildings A and B. The AMR dormitories are each divided into ''houses'', subunits named for figures from the university's early history. Freshmen are also housed in Wolman Hall and in certain wings of McCoy Hall, both located slightly outside the campus. Dorms at Hopkins are generally co-ed with same-gender rooms, though a new policy has allowed students to live in mixed-gender rooms since Fall 2014.<ref name="Gender Inclusive Housing"/><ref name="Freshman Residence Halls"/>

Students determine where they will live during sophomore year through a housing lottery. Sophomores in university housing occupy one of four buildings: McCoy Hall, the Bradford Apartments, the Homewood Apartments, and Scott-Bates Commons.<ref name="Freshman Room Selection" />

Most juniors and seniors move into nearby apartments or row-houses. Most are located in the neighboring [[Charles Village]] community. Forty-five percent of the student body lives off-campus while 55% lives on campus.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/jhu-2077/student-life|title = Johns Hopkins University Student Life|access-date = February 26, 2015|website = U.S. News & World Report|url-status=live|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150215115940/http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/jhu-2077/student-life|archive-date = February 15, 2015}}</ref>