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Loyola University Chicago is a private
Private university

Private universities are not operated by governments though they may or may not receive funding . Depending on the region, private universities may be subject to government regulation....
 Jesuit
Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities

The Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities is a consortium of the 28 Jesuit colleges and universities and two theological centers in the United States committed to advancing academic excellence by promoting and coordinating collaborative activities, sharing resources, advocating and representing the work of Jesuit higher education...
 university located in Chicago
Chicago

Chicago is the largest city in the U.S. state of Illinois and the Midwestern United States, as well as the List of United States cities by population city in the United States with more than 2.8 million residents....
, Illinois
Illinois

The State of Illinois is a U.S. state of the United States, the 21st to be admitted to the United States. Illinois is the most populous and demographically diverse Midwestern United States state and the fifth most populous state in the nation....
, United States. The university was established in 1870 as Saint Ignatius College by the Roman Catholic
Roman Catholic Church

The Roman Catholic Church, officially known as the Catholic Church is the world's largest Christianity Ecclesia , representing over half of all Christians and one-sixth of the world population....
 religious order
Religious order

A religious order is a lineage of communities and organizations of people who live in some way set apart from society in accordance with their specific religious devotion, usually characterized by the principles of its founder's religious practice....
 of the Society of Jesus
Society of Jesus

The Society of Jesus is a Roman Catholic religious order of clerks regular whose members are called Jesuits, Soldiers of Jesus Christ, and Foot soldiers of the Pope, because the founder, Saint Ignatius of Loyola, was a knight before becoming a Holy Orders....
 and bears the name of the Jesuit patron, Saint Ignatius of Loyola
Ignatius of Loyola

Saint Ignatius of Loyola was the principal founder and first Superior General of the Society of Jesus.The compiler of the Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius of Loyola, Ignatius was described by Pope Benedict XVI as being above all a man of God, who gave the first place of his life to God, and a man of profound prayer....
. Loyola is one of twenty-eight member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities
Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities

The Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities is a consortium of the 28 Jesuit colleges and universities and two theological centers in the United States committed to advancing academic excellence by promoting and coordinating collaborative activities, sharing resources, advocating and representing the work of Jesuit higher education...
 and, with its current enrollment of more than 15,500 students, is the largest Jesuit University in the United States.






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Loyola University Chicago is a private
Private university

Private universities are not operated by governments though they may or may not receive funding . Depending on the region, private universities may be subject to government regulation....
 Jesuit
Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities

The Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities is a consortium of the 28 Jesuit colleges and universities and two theological centers in the United States committed to advancing academic excellence by promoting and coordinating collaborative activities, sharing resources, advocating and representing the work of Jesuit higher education...
 university located in Chicago
Chicago

Chicago is the largest city in the U.S. state of Illinois and the Midwestern United States, as well as the List of United States cities by population city in the United States with more than 2.8 million residents....
, Illinois
Illinois

The State of Illinois is a U.S. state of the United States, the 21st to be admitted to the United States. Illinois is the most populous and demographically diverse Midwestern United States state and the fifth most populous state in the nation....
, United States. The university was established in 1870 as Saint Ignatius College by the Roman Catholic
Roman Catholic Church

The Roman Catholic Church, officially known as the Catholic Church is the world's largest Christianity Ecclesia , representing over half of all Christians and one-sixth of the world population....
 religious order
Religious order

A religious order is a lineage of communities and organizations of people who live in some way set apart from society in accordance with their specific religious devotion, usually characterized by the principles of its founder's religious practice....
 of the Society of Jesus
Society of Jesus

The Society of Jesus is a Roman Catholic religious order of clerks regular whose members are called Jesuits, Soldiers of Jesus Christ, and Foot soldiers of the Pope, because the founder, Saint Ignatius of Loyola, was a knight before becoming a Holy Orders....
 and bears the name of the Jesuit patron, Saint Ignatius of Loyola
Ignatius of Loyola

Saint Ignatius of Loyola was the principal founder and first Superior General of the Society of Jesus.The compiler of the Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius of Loyola, Ignatius was described by Pope Benedict XVI as being above all a man of God, who gave the first place of his life to God, and a man of profound prayer....
. Loyola is one of twenty-eight member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities
Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities

The Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities is a consortium of the 28 Jesuit colleges and universities and two theological centers in the United States committed to advancing academic excellence by promoting and coordinating collaborative activities, sharing resources, advocating and representing the work of Jesuit higher education...
 and, with its current enrollment of more than 15,500 students, is the largest Jesuit University in the United States. Loyola is considered one of the 262 "national universities" by U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report

U.S. News & World Report is an influential United States newsmagazine published in Washington, D.C. Along with Time and Newsweek, it was for many years a leading news weekly, although it focused more than its counterparts on political, economic, health and education stories....
. Loyola's part-time Graduate School of Business has been ranked in the top 10 by U.S. News & World Report, and the University as a whole was ranked the 50th best value in the country. Business Week also ranked Loyola's Graduate School of Business 8th in the nation for its intensive Part-Time MBA program. In addition, Loyola University Chicago is ranked "tier 1" among the nation's top universities according to official USNews.com rankings.

Beginnings and expansions

Gerald Farinas Rogers Park Loyola University Chicago
Gerald Farinas Loyola University Chicago Statue
Gerald Farinas Loyola University Mundelein College
The institution was founded in 1870 as the St. Ignatius College (now St. Ignatius College Preparatory School) on Chicago's West Side. In 1908 the School of Law
Loyola University Chicago School of Law

Loyola University Chicago School of Law is the law school, of the Loyola University Chicago, in Illinois. Established in 1909, by the Society of Jesus, the Roman Catholic religious order of the Jesuits, the School of Law is located in downtown Chicago, on prime real estate within walking distance of the landmark Chicago Water Tower , the Joh...
 was established as the first of the professional programs. St. Ignatius College changed its name to Loyola University in 1909, while also adding the Stritch School of Medicine
Stritch School of Medicine

Stritch School of Medicine is the medical school affiliated with Loyola University Chicago. It is located at the heart of the Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Illinois....
. 1923 saw the affiliation of the Chicago College of Dental Surgery with Loyola University, later to be known as Loyola University School of Dentistry (no longer open). In 1934 West Baden College affiliated itself with Loyola University, later to be known as the Bellarmine School of Theology then the Jesuit School of Theology in Chicago. Loyola established the Loyola University Chicago School of Nursing in 1935, the first fully accredited collegiate school of nursing in the State of Illinois. Loyola then opened the Rome Center for Liberal Arts
John Felice Rome Center

The John Felice Rome Center is a campus of Loyola University Chicago in Rome, Italy. The Rome Center was founded in January of 1962, on the site of the Olympic Village for the 1960 Summer Olympics....
 in 1962, the first American university-sponsored program in Rome. 1969 saw the establishment of the Loyola University Chicago School of Education and the opening of the Loyola University Medical Center
Loyola University Medical Center

Based in the western suburbs of Chicago, Loyola University Chicago is a quaternary care system with a main Hospital campus, the Gottlieb Memorial Hospital campus and 22 primary and specialty care facilities in Cook County, Illinois, Will County, Illinois and DuPage County, Illinois counties....
 in Maywood. In 1979 the School of Nursing was renamed the Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing. The most recent expansion was the 1991 acquisition of neighboring Mundelein College
Mundelein College

Mundelein College was the last private, independent, Roman Catholic Women's colleges in the United States in Illinois. Located on the edge of the Rogers Park, Chicago and Edgewater, Chicago neighborhoods on the far north side of Chicago, Illinois, Mundelein College was founded and administered by the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin...
 from the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, known by their initials BVM, is a Roman Catholic religious order founded in the United States by Mother Mary Frances Clarke....
.

Main campuses

Loyola University Chicago is anchored at the Lake Shore Campus (on the shore of Lake Michigan
Lake Michigan

Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America, and the only one located entirely within the United States. The third-largest of the Great Lakes, it is bounded, from west to east, by the U.S....
) in Rogers Park
Rogers Park, Chicago

Rogers Park is the northernmost of Chicago community areas in the far Chicago#North_Side of Chicago, Illinois, Illinois, and is also the name of the Neighborhoods of Chicago that constitutes most of the community area....
, the northernmost neighborhood of the city of Chicago. Loyola has developed a ten-year master plan
Loyola University Chicago Expansion Plan

Loyola University Chicago intends on a total redevelopment of their Loyola University Chicago Lakeshore Campus, to be finished by its centennial in 2009....
 that is designed to revitalize the community by adding an updated arts center as well as a retail district called "Loyola Station" near the CTA
Chicago Transit Authority

Chicago Transit Authority, also known as CTA, is the operator of public transport within the Chicago, Illinois. It is the second largest transit system in the United States and fourth largest in North America....
's Loyola
Loyola (CTA)

Loyola is an metro station on the Chicago Transit Authority's Chicago 'L', served by the Red Line . It is located at 1200 West Loyola Avenue in the Rogers Park, Chicago neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois....
 'L' stop
Chicago 'L'

The 'L' is a rapid transit system that serves the city of Chicago in the United States. It is operated by the Chicago Transit Authority and is the third-busiest rail mass transit system in the United States, behind New York City's New York City Subway and Washington, D.C.'s Washington Metro....
. Among many others, the science departments are located on this campus.

Loyola's Water Tower Campus is in downtown Chicago off the Magnificent Mile
Magnificent Mile

The Magnificent Mile is the portion of Michigan Avenue in Chicago, IL, Illinois extending from the Chicago River to Oak Street in Near North Side, Chicago Community areas of Chicago....
 of North Michigan Avenue, steps away from such landmarks as the Water Tower
Chicago Water Tower

The Chicago Water Tower is a contributing_property in the Old Chicago Water Tower District landmark district. It is located at 806 North Michigan Avenue along the Magnificent Mile shopping district in the Near North Side, Chicago Community areas of Chicago of Chicago, IL, Illinois....
 (one of the few structures to survive the 1871 Great Chicago Fire) and the John Hancock Center
John Hancock Center

John Hancock Center at 875 North Michigan Avenue in the Streeterville area of the Near North Side, Chicago in Chicago, Illinois, is a 100-Storey, 1,127-foot tall skyscraper designed by structural engineer Fazlur Khan of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill....
 (one of the tallest buildings in the United States). The School of Business Administration, Graduate School of Business, School of Social Work, School of Continuing and Professional Studies, School of Communication, and the Law School
Loyola University Chicago School of Law

Loyola University Chicago School of Law is the law school, of the Loyola University Chicago, in Illinois. Established in 1909, by the Society of Jesus, the Roman Catholic religious order of the Jesuits, the School of Law is located in downtown Chicago, on prime real estate within walking distance of the landmark Chicago Water Tower , the Joh...
 are located at the Water Tower Campus. Many classes for the College of Arts and Sciences are also held at this campus.

Loyola also boasts a campus in Rome
Rome

Rome is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city, with 2,724,347 residents in an urban area of some ....
, Italy
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
. The John Felice Rome Center
John Felice Rome Center

The John Felice Rome Center is a campus of Loyola University Chicago in Rome, Italy. The Rome Center was founded in January of 1962, on the site of the Olympic Village for the 1960 Summer Olympics....
 was established in 1962 on the site of the 1960 Summer Olympics
1960 Summer Olympics

The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Rome, Italy, in 1960....
 grounds. It moved to several locations in Rome until finally settling in Monte Mario on the Via Massimi, one of the most affluent districts of the Italian capital. The campus offers a full academic year for Chicago-based Loyola students wishing to study abroad.

Loyola University Chicago also has a medical school, the Stritch School of Medicine
Stritch School of Medicine

Stritch School of Medicine is the medical school affiliated with Loyola University Chicago. It is located at the heart of the Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Illinois....
, and a hospital and medical center associated with them, all located on a campus in Maywood, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago.

Loyola's largest campus is the Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, one of the leading academic medical centers in the United States. During the late 1970s, the center became renowned for achievements in open-heart surgery. Other areas in which it has received recognition include microneurosurgery, kidney transplants, care for burn victims, and care of high-risk infants.

Loyola's former Mallinckrodt Campus in north suburban Wilmette
Wilmette, Illinois

Wilmette is a village in New Trier Township, Cook County, Illinois, Cook County, Illinois, Illinois, United States. It is located north of Chicago's downtown district and has a population of 27,651....
 housed the School of Education from 1991 until 2001 when Loyola sold the campus and moved the School to the Water Tower Campus. The Campus was the former Mallinckrodt College, founded in 1918 by the Sisters of Christian Charity
Sisters of Christian Charity

Sisters of Christian Charity, , officially called Sisters of Christian Charity, Daughters of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Immaculate Conception, is Roman Catholic papal congregation of consecrated religious sisters for teaching in schools and for the care of the blind....
.

Libraries

Loyola's largest library is the E.M. Cudahy Memorial Library on the Lake Shore Campus, which contains over 900,000 volumes and 3,600 periodical subscriptions. Connected to the Cudahy Library is the RIchard J. Klarchek Information Commons, which opened in 2008 to provide additional academic and social space, with a focus on the undergraduate population.

Additional Loyola libraries include the law school library, a health sciences library, and the Lewis Library, which is located on the Water Tower Campus and supports the academic programs there.

Religious education

Religious education is still one of Loyola's hallmarks as it is home to Saint Joseph College Seminary
Saint Joseph College Seminary

Saint Joseph College Seminary is a college of Loyola University Chicago and the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago.Saint Joseph College Seminary, formerly Niles College Seminary at Loyola University, is the minor seminary for the Archdiocese of Chicago....
 as well as the Jesuit First Studies program.

Loyola's First Studies Program is one of three in the country, with Fordham University
Fordham University

'Fordham University' is a private university university in the United States, with three campuses located in and around New York City. It was founded by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York in 1841 as St....
 and Saint Louis University
Saint Louis University

Saint Louis University is a private, co-educational Jesuit university located in St. Louis, Missouri, Missouri. Founded in 1818 by the Most Reverend Louis Guillaume Valentin Du Bourg SLU is the oldest university west of the Mississippi River....
 housing the other two. During this three-year period, Jesuit Scholastics and Brothers generally study philosophy and some theology. First Studies is one part of an eleven-year formation process toward the Jesuit priesthood. This program is administered by the Chicago Province Society of Jesus
Society of Jesus

The Society of Jesus is a Roman Catholic religious order of clerks regular whose members are called Jesuits, Soldiers of Jesus Christ, and Foot soldiers of the Pope, because the founder, Saint Ignatius of Loyola, was a knight before becoming a Holy Orders....
.

Saint Joseph College Seminary serves the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago is a particular church of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. The Archdiocese of Chicago is one of the largest dioceses in the nation by population and comprises Cook County, Illinois and Lake County, Illinois counties, covering of Illinois....
 and provides vocational training to candidates of diocesan priesthood. Loyola University also provides rigorous religious education for those seeking careers in lay ministry with the Loyola University Pastoral Institute as well as degree opportunities in interdisciplinary
Interdisciplinarity

In academia, pedagogy, physical sciences, earth sciences, human sciences and social sciences in general, an 'interdisciplinary field' is a term of art in the teaching professions, whereas the terms 'multidisciplinary field' or have become the hallmark of many modern technical professions which must cross traditional academic boun...
 Catholic studies

Loyola also offers undergraduate courses in the study of Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, and religions of Asia. Students are not just limited to the study of Catholicism.

Athletics

Loyola is home to 11 varsity teams, all ranked in NCAA Division I. The teams include men and women's basketball, cross country, men and women's golf, men and women's soccer, softball, track, and men and women's volleyball.

Club Sports

  • Baseball Club
  • Bicycle and Triathlon Club
  • Bowling Club
  • Ice Hockey Club
  • Hurling Club
  • Men’s Lacrosse Club
  • Men’s Rugby Club
  • Men’s Soccer Club
  • Men’s Ultimate Frisbee Club
  • Men’s Volleyball Club
  • Swim Club
  • Tennis Club
  • Women’s Lacrosse Club
  • Women’s Rugby Club
  • Women’s Soccer Club
  • Women’s Ultimate Frisbee Club
  • Women’s Volleyball Club


Buildings


Lake Shore Campus

  • Alumni Gym
    Alumni Gym (Loyola University Chicago)

    Alumni Gym is a 2,000 capacity structure on the campus of Loyola University Chicago. It serves as the home of the Loyola Ramblers Men's and Women's Volleyball programs, as well as the Loyola University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics....
  • Arrupe House
  • Athletic Field & Stevens Building
  • Campion Hall & St. Joseph Seminary
  • Canisius Hall
  • Centennial Forum Student Union
  • Coffey Hall
  • Creighton Hall
  • Crown Center
  • Cudahy Library
  • Cudahy Science Hall
  • Dumbach Hall (Formerly "Loyola Academy
    Loyola Academy

    Loyola Academy is a private, co-educational University-preparatory school, located in Wilmette, Illinois, Illinois, a northern suburb of Chicago....
    ")
  • Fairfield Hall
  • Fine Arts / Root Building
  • Fine Arts Annex
  • Flanner Hall
  • Fordham Hall
  • George Halas, Jr. Sports Center
    George Halas, Jr.

    George Stanley Halas, Jr. , nicknamed "Mugs," was one of four presidents in the history of the Chicago Bears franchise of the National Football League....
  • Georgetown Hall
  • Gonzaga Hall
  • Granada Center (Part of Fordham Hall, formerly the site of the Granada Theatre
    Granada Theatre

    The Granada Theatre, 6427-41 North Sheridan Road was a movie theatre constructed for the Marks Brothers, who, in 1926, were major theatre operators in Chicago....
    )
  • Holy Cross Hall
  • Richard J. Klarchek Information Commons
  • Ignatius House Jesuit Residence
  • LeMoyne Hall
  • Madonna della Strada Chapel
    Madonna Della Strada Chapel

    Madonna Della Strada is the namesake of the chapel motherchurch of the Jesuit Province of Chicago and sits on the campus of Loyola University Chicago in the community of Rogers Park, Chicago....
  • Marquette Hall
  • Mertz Hall
  • Mundelein Center
    Mundelein College

    Mundelein College was the last private, independent, Roman Catholic Women's colleges in the United States in Illinois. Located on the edge of the Rogers Park, Chicago and Edgewater, Chicago neighborhoods on the far north side of Chicago, Illinois, Mundelein College was founded and administered by the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin...
     (Formerly "Skyscraper Building", "Mundelein College")
  • Piper Hall
  • The Quinn Quadrangle
  • The Quinlan Life & Science Center
  • Regis Hall
  • Rockhurst Hall
  • Saint Louis Hall
  • Santa Clara Hall
  • Seattle Hall
  • Simpson Living-Learning Center
  • Spring Hill Hall
  • Sullivan Center for Student Services (Formerly "Sullivan Science Library")
  • Wright Hall (BVM Residence)
  • The Yellow House
  • Xavier Hall


Water Tower Campus

  • 25 E. Pearson Loyola Law Center
  • Rev. Raymond C. Baumhart, S.J. Residence Hall and Terry Student Center
  • The Clare
    The Clare at Water Tower

    The Clare at Water Tower. This first-of-its-kind, high-rise senior living community will be situated on the Loyola University Chicago Water Tower Campus in Chicago Near_North_Side%2C_Chicago#Gold_Coast at Rush Street & Pearson Street....
  • Loyola University Museum of Art
  • Lewis Towers
  • Maguire Hall


Student Life


Sports

LU Wolf is the mascot for the University. He was inspired by the coat-of-arms
Coat of arms

A coat of arms, more properly called an armorial achievement, armorial bearings or often just arms for short, in European tradition, is a design belonging to a particular person and used by them in a wide variety of ways....
 of St. Ignatius of Loyola
Ignatius of Loyola

Saint Ignatius of Loyola was the principal founder and first Superior General of the Society of Jesus.The compiler of the Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius of Loyola, Ignatius was described by Pope Benedict XVI as being above all a man of God, who gave the first place of his life to God, and a man of profound prayer....
, from whom Loyola derives its name, which depicts two wolves standing over a kettle. He is ever-present at Loyola's basketball games, encouraging fans to show their support for the Ramblers.

Greek Life

Loyola University Chicago also houses Greek life on its Lake Shore Campus. These Greek organizations include Interfraternity Council chapters Sigma Pi
Sigma Pi

Sigma Pi is an international college social fraternities and sororities with chapters in the United States and Canada. Like most social fraternities, membership is by invitation and limited to men....
, Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Sigma Alpha Epsilon

Sigma Alpha Epsilon was founded March 9, 1856 at the University of Alabama. SAE is the largest social college fraternity by total initiates with more than 288,000 initiated members....
, Tau Kappa Epsilon
Tau Kappa Epsilon

Tau Kappa Epsilon is a college fraternities and sororities founded on January 10th, 1899 at Illinois Wesleyan University with chapters in the United States, and Canada, and affiliation with a German fraternity system known as the Corps of the Weinheimer Senioren Convent ....
, and Alpha Delta Gamma
Alpha Delta Gamma

Alpha Delta Gamma National Fraternity is a National Catholic Social Fraternity. It is a member organization of the North-American Interfraternity Conference ....
;as well as Panhellenic Council chapters Alpha Chi Omega
Alpha Chi Omega

Alpha Chi Omega is a women's Fraternities and sororities founded on October 15, 1885. Currently, there are over 135 chapters of Alpha Chi Omega at colleges and universities across the United States and over 200,000 lifetime members....
, Alpha Sigma Alpha
Alpha Sigma Alpha

Alpha Sigma Alpha is a US national sorority founded on November 15, 1901 at Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia. There are now over 73 chapters of Alpha Sigma Alpha nationwide with more than 60,000 members....
, Phi Sigma Sigma
Phi Sigma Sigma

Phi Sigma Sigma , colloquially known as "Phi Sig," was the first collegiate nonsectarian sorority, welcoming women of all faiths and backgrounds....
 and Kappa Kappa Gamma
Kappa Kappa Gamma

Kappa Kappa Gamma is a college Fraternities and sororities, founded at Monmouth College, Illinois. Although the groundwork of the organization was developed as early as 1869, the 1876 Convention voted on October 13, 1870 as Founders Day, because no earlier charter date could be determined....
. Alpha Delta Gamma remains the only private school-sanctioned fraternity house on campus. In 2005 Loyola got its first black Christian Sorority, Zeta Phi Zeta.

Loyola is also home to the National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations
National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations

The National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations is an umbrella council for 21 Latino Fraternities and sororities Organizations established in 1998....
 (NALFO) co-ed fraternity Alpha Psi Lambda
Alpha Psi Lambda

Alpha Psi Lambda Fraternity , is the first Coeducation Latino oriented Greek alphabetintercollegiate fraternities and sororities founded for Latino students in the United States and based in Chicago....
, and sororities Gamma Phi Omega
Gamma Phi Omega

Gamma Phi Omega is a Latina-oriented organization that unites women through Sisterhood. Gamma Phi Omega is an organization of professional young women that strives to excel academically, serve the community, raise cultural awareness and promote Sisterhood....
 (The first Latina-oriented sorority at Loyola),Sigma Lambda Gamma
Sigma Lambda Gamma

'Sigma Lambda Gamma' is a sorority founded on April 9, 1990, at the University of Iowa....
 (the largest Latina-oriented sorority in the U.S.), Lambda Theta Alpha
Lambda Theta Alpha

Lambda Theta Alpha is a sorority founded in December 1975 at Kean University in Union, New Jersey and has since grown to over 100 chapters nationwide....
 (the first Latina sorority in the U.S.), Delta Phi Lambda (the only Asian-Interest Sorority at Loyola), Lambda Upsilon Lambda
Lambda Upsilon Lambda

La Unidad Latina, Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity was established on February 19 1982 in order to address the shortcomings of academic institutions in meeting and addressing the needs of Latino students in higher education....
 (the first Latino fraternity founded at an Ivy League School), Phi Beta Sigma
Phi Beta Sigma

Phi Beta Sigma is a predominantly African-American Fraternities and sororities which was founded at Howard University in Washington, D.C. on January 9, 1914, by three young African-American male students....
 (The only Black Fraternity at Loyola), and Delta Sigma Theta
Delta Sigma Theta

Delta Sigma Theta is a non-profit Greek-lettered sorority of college-educated women who perform public service and place emphasis on the African American community....
 (the only Black sorority at Loyola).

Cultural/Ethnic

  • Black Cultural Center (BCC)
  • Chinese American Student Association (CASA)
  • Council of Pan-Asian Americans(COPAA )
  • Hellenic Student Association
  • Hillel
  • Hindu Students Organization
  • International Club
  • Irish American Student Association (IASA)
  • Italian Club
  • KAPWA, Filipino Student Organization
  • Karate Club
  • Korean Student Organization(KSO)
  • Latin American Student Organization (LASO)
  • Middle Eastern Student Association (MESA)
  • Minority and Diversity Graduate Student Association
  • Polish Student Alliance (PSA)
  • Advocate
  • South Asian Student Alliance(SASA)
  • Thai Club
  • Turkish Intercultural Club
  • Vietnamese American Student Association (VASA)


Academic/Honorary

  • Alpha Epsilon Delta, Pre-Med Honor Society (AED)
  • Alpha Kappa Psi, Business Fraternity
  • Alpha Phi Sigma
  • Alpha Sigma Nu
  • American Chemical Society
  • American Medical Student Association (AMSA)
  • Association of International Students in Education
  • Beta Beta Beta (BBB)
  • Beta Gamma Sigma
  • Beta Rho, Lambda Pi Eda
  • Chardin Anthropological Society
  • Classics Club
  • Comparative Education Graduate Student Group
  • Criminal Justice Organization
  • Delta Sigma Pi, Business Fraternity (DSP)
  • Future Teachers of Chicago
  • Golden Key National Honor Society
  • Graduate Association of Sociologists
  • Graduate Student Association (Social Work)
  • Higher Education Student Association (HESA)
  • Honors Student Association
  • Human Resource Student Association
  • International Association of Business Communicators (IABC)
  • Loyola University Pre-Dental Association
  • Loyola Advertising Club
  • Mathematics Club
  • Mock Trial Club
  • Minority Association of Pre-Health Students (MAPS)
  • National Residence Hall Honorary
  • National Society of Collegiate Scholars
  • Neuroscience Club
  • Nursing Student Council
  • Phi Alpha Theta
  • Phi Sigma Tau
  • Philosophy Club
  • Physics Club
  • Pi Sigma Alpha
  • Pre-Law Society
  • Pre-Pharmacy Club
  • Pre-Veterinary Medicine Club
  • Psi Chi
  • Psychology Club
  • Sigma Tau Delta (AEM)
  • Sociology Club
  • Spanish Club
  • Strategic Consulting Group
  • Student Nurses Association of Illinois (SNAI-L)
  • Undergraduate Social Work Club
  • Women In Business


Student Government/Programming Boards

  • Residence Hall Association(RHA)
  • Unified Student Government Association (USGA)


Service/Spiritual

  • Agape Christian Fellowship
  • Alpha Phi Omega (APO)
  • Apostolos Campus Ministry
  • Best Buddies
  • Big Brothers Big Sisters
  • Campus Crusade for Christ
  • CAPTURE
  • CFC Youth For Christ
  • Circle K
  • Colleges Against Cancer
  • Habitat LUC
  • Loyola University Bible Fellowship (LUBF)
  • Muslim Students Association
  • National Student Partnership
  • Orthodox Christian Fellowship
  • Totus Tuus
  • Unite For Sight Loyola
  • Volunteer Action Program (VAP)
  • World Theology Club


Hobby/Special Interest

  • Aca’Fellas
  • Anime Club (L.U.A.C.)
  • Association of Computing Machinery
  • Band of Wolves
  • Bike Club
  • Business Dean’s Advisory Council (BDAC)
  • Chess Alliance Chicago Club
  • Cooking Club
  • Economics Forum
  • Loyolacappella
  • LU Gospel Choir
  • LUCine
  • Rambler Rowdies
  • Running Club


Media

  • Cadence
  • Diminuendo
  • Phoenix
  • 88.7 FM WLUW


Political/Social Issues

  • Amnesty International
  • Campus Greens
  • Campus Libertarians
  • College Advocates of Reproductive Education (CARE)
  • College Democrats
  • College Republicans
  • Feminist Forum
  • Invisible Conflicts
  • Global Health Campaign
  • Loyola Anti-War Network
  • Loyola Students Against Sweatshops
  • Model United Nations
  • Oxfam Loyola
  • Pro-Life University Students (PLUS)
  • Student Environment Alliance
  • United Students for Effective Democracy


Notable Alumni


In popular culture

  • The Lakeshore Campus of Loyola University Chicago was one of the shooting locations for the motion pictures "Flatliners
    Flatliners

    Flatliners is a 1990 film starring Kiefer Sutherland, Julia Roberts, Kevin Bacon, William Baldwin and Oliver Platt as medical students experimenting with near-death experiences....
    " and "The Unborn
    The Unborn (film)

    The Unborn is a 2009 in film supernatural Horror -Thriller film written and directed by David S. Goyer. The film stars Gary Oldman as a spiritual advisor to a young girl who is tormented by a dybbuk....
    " (2009).
  • In the Fox
    Fox

    A fox is an animal belonging to any one of about 27 species of small to medium-sized Canidae, characterized by possessing a long, narrow snout, and a bushy tail, or brush....
     television series Prison Break
    Prison Break

    Prison Break is an American serial drama Television program created by Paul Scheuring, which premiered on the Fox Broadcasting Company on August 29, 2005....
    , the protagonist, Michael Scofield
    Michael Scofield

    Michael Scofield is the main protagonist in the United States television series Prison Break. He is portrayed by Wentworth Miller. He is 31 years old....
    , was a graduate of Loyola University Chicago, as mentioned on multiple occasions in the first season.
  • In The Bob Newhart Show
    The Bob Newhart Show

    The Bob Newhart Show is the name of two different television series, both starring comedian Bob Newhart. The better-known is a situation comedy produced by MTM Enterprises, which aired on CBS from September 16, to April 1, ....
    , Dr. Bob Hartley mentions in several episodes that he attended Loyola.
  • In the television show M*A*S*H, Father Mulcahy
    Father Mulcahy

    John Patrick Francis Mulcahy, commonly called Father Mulcahy, is a principal character from the film M*A*S*H , played by Rene Auberjonois , and the M*A*S*H , played by William Christopher....
     wears a Loyola sweatshirt.
  • Leslie David Baker, who plays Stanely Hudson on NBC's The Office graduated from Loyola with a B.S in Psychology.


See also

  • Loyola Phoenix
    Loyola Phoenix

    The Loyola Phoenix is the official newspaper of Loyola University Chicago in Chicago, Illinois. It is a student activity, and independent of the school's journalism program....
  • John Felice Rome Center
    John Felice Rome Center

    The John Felice Rome Center is a campus of Loyola University Chicago in Rome, Italy. The Rome Center was founded in January of 1962, on the site of the Olympic Village for the 1960 Summer Olympics....


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