College Living

College will be different from high school — but aren't you glad?

You can start a new chapter in your life and become the person you want to be. You'll have plenty of choices regarding how to get involved and how to spend your time.

More than 300 student organizations, including 36 fraternities and sororities, contribute to an engaging college experience. Select from academic, multicultural, political, professional, religious/spiritual, service, spirit and special interest groups, or get active in club sports. UNT offers many opportunities to develop your leadership skills.

Ethnic and cultural diversity are embraced at UNT so you can be yourself and still fit in. UNT's environment of diverse perspectives, students and faculty will better prepare you for an ever more complex, global economy. Our Multicultural Center provides social and academic support.

Music and the arts are a vital part of the UNT campus because of our excellent degree programs in these areas. Concerts, exhibitions, performances and film screenings abound, often featuring students or their work.

NCAA Division I-A athletics provide excitement and build camaraderie. Cheer for the Mean Green at the football stadium, basketball court, soccer field and more (16 men's and women's teams).

You will work hard in college, but you can reduce stress, blow off steam and improve your fitness at our huge student recreation center, which features a 14,500-square-foot weight room, four multi-purpose courts, indoor track, eight-lane lap pool, a leisure pool and spa. It's the ultimate health club - and for UNT students, membership is automatic.

Your physical well-being also includes a sense of personal security. UNT works hard to be a safe campus. A new emergency contact system, Eagle Alert, quickly alerts students, faculty and staff by e-mail, phone and text message if there is an emergency or campus closing. Other features include a nighttime safe ride program known as e-ride, a nationally accredited university police department, 60 emergency call boxes, officers on bicycles and a well-lighted campus.

The campus offers numerous options for eating healthy, including salads, sushi and low-fat entrees. Some dining halls provide vegan/vegetarian entrees.

UNT is the largest residential campus in the Dallas-Fort Worth region, housing more than 6,000 students. Studies show that students who live on campus get the most out of their college experience. Perhaps just as important to students is being able to sleep later - some roll out of bed 10 minutes before their first class.

Two new residence halls opened recently - Legends Hall (next to the recreation center) and Honors Hall (for students in the Honors College). Each of our 14 residence halls has its own personality, and various living-learning communities are available.

A number of fraternity and sorority houses on campus provide student living quarters. Sorority Row is home to Alpha Delta Pi, Alpha Phi, Delta Gamma, Kappa Delta, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Pi Beta Phi and Zeta Tau Alpha.

A free campus shuttle bus service makes it easy for students to get to class on time, even if they live in nearby apartments. An express bus service between Dallas and UNT now allows commuter students to ride free by showing a valid UNT ID.