Dialectic and Philanthropic So

Commonly known as the "Di" and "Phi," the Dialectic and Philanthropic Societies are the oldest student organizations at Carolina and were at the heart of student life throughout the university's early history. Students founded a debating society in 1795, less than a year after th...

Lacrosse

Carolina students began playing lacrosse as a club sport in 1937, gathering enough support to elevate it to a varsity sport in 1949. By the 1970s the UNC—Chapel Hill team was competitive at the national level. The team won national championships in 1981, 1982, 1986, and 1991. While the team wa...

Olympics

The university has several interesting connections to the Olympic games. Faculty member Eben Alexander was serving as ambassador to Greece in 1896 during the revival of the modern Olympics and was instrumental in recruiting American athletes to participate. UNC's first Olympian was Harry William...

Chancellor's residence

Quail Hill, the current official residence of the university chancellor, is located adjacent to campus, off Raleigh Road. It was built by George Watts Hill (class of 1922), a Durham banker and philanthropist who served on the UNC Board of Trustees and later on the UNC System Board of Governors. The ...