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Cieties, bands and musical organizations, professional ocieties, the Y M C A and Y W C A , Student Union oranization, Concert and E n t e r t a i n m e n t board, and athletics and athletic managerships. T h e University of Illinois was the first institution to have a church exclusively for college students — the McKinley Presbyterian church, established in 1906. Likewise it was the first institution at which a church foundation came into being — the Wesley Foundation, established in 1913. T h e church foundation idea, "a student church home away from h o m e " has become nation-wide. At this campus there are nine such foundations, and five other denominational groups maintain active work with students. Ninety-three per cent of the students enrolled this year indicate they have definite religious preferences. T h e r e are more fraternity and sorority houses at the Illinois campus t h a n at any other institution. T h e r e are 56 fraternities in which 2,500 undergraduate men live in normal times, and 20 national social sororities with 1,000 members. These Greek letter organizations, of from 35 to 55 members each, are composed of groups of students who live together while attending the University. Membership in the organizations is by invitation. T h e University has residence halls for both men and women. All were utilized by the Navy during the peak of its training activities at the campus, but at present the Navy is using only the Men's residence halls, occupied by the V-12 trainees, while the W o m e n ' s residence halls, no longer needed by the Navy, are being prepared for occupancy by women students next fall, lllini hall now is being occupied by student women. Normally, seven out of every eight students are from homes in Illinois; two of every three go hack to thenhome communities. T h e places of those w h o move to other states are taken by graduates of the universities of those other states in that great exchange of intellectual fellowship which is a precious basis of democracy. O n the University's Chicago campus, the n u m b e r ol Student contacts and activities has been greatly increased since establishment of the Chicago Mlim Union. This building, with its food services, lounges, meeting looms, and recreational facilities is the centei loi a growing number of exti.h mi i. nl.n activities.

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