Kissing Tree. In 2003 The Chronicle of Higher Education included the Kissing Tree among the most romantic places on college campuses in America, and it was mentioned in a Wall Street Journal article about romance on college campuses. Arts The campus, home to several Transylvania choirs and instrumental ensembles, also hosts several exhibitions in its Morlan Gallery that change by season. The gallery focuses on work produced in the past decade from worldwide viewpoints. Transylvania was honored with an international Gold Award for Transylvania Treasures, its publication dedicated to showcasing the rare and valuable items in Transylvania University's special collections and medical and science museum, and now is considered a treasure in its own right, concluding a prestigious national competition sponsored by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. Transylvania's theatre department produces two to three stage productions every year. The Lucille C. Little Theater provides a performance space for theatre performances by students and professionals on campus. Fraternities and sororities Transylvania has Greek life on campus, with four fraternities and four sororities and 42% of the students as members of Greek organizations. In its 2022 edition of "The Best 387 Colleges", the Princeton Review named Transylvania in the top 10 U.S. schools on its list of colleges with "Lots of Greek Life". In 2010, the school was ranked first in percentage of Greek students on campus. Fraternities Delta Sigma Phi – Beta Mu Chapter, founded in 1941 Kappa Alpha Order – Alpha Theta Chapter, founded in 1891 Phi Kappa Tau – Theta Chapter, founded in 1917 Pi Kappa Alpha – Kappa Chapter, founded in 1868 Kappa Sigma – Alpha Omicron, founded September 7, 1894 (dormant) Phi Kappa Psi – Kentucky Alpha Chapter founded in 1865 (closed 1866) Beta Theta Pi – Epsilon Chapter, founded in 1842 (closed 1847) Sororities Alpha Omicron Pi – Tau Omega Chapter, founded in 1987 Chi Omega – Chi Chapter, founded in 1903 Delta Delta Delta – Beta Zeta Chapter, founded in 1908 Phi Mu – Delta Theta Chapter, founded in 1939 Alpha Delta Theta - Alpha Chapter, founded in 1919 (merged with Phi Mu 1939) Delta Zeta – founded in 1954 (closed) Sigma Kappa – founded in 1966 (closed 1984) Athletics Transylvania athletic teams are the Pioneers. The university is a member of the Division III level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), primarily competing in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC)