suite-style living for upperclass students. Hilltop Village Apartments: Recently renovated, the Hilltop Village apartment complex contains sixteen buildings that house approximately 350 students. Urban Environmental Park: The Urban Environmental Park features the 1.5 acre Bennett Lake (named after Class of 2009 Alum John Jennings Bennett, Esq.), The Gilmore Lawn, walking paths, and Wi-Fi internet. The entrance to the park is through the Voltz Flight of Stairs, which is named after Class of 2009 Alum Ingram Voltz. N.E Miles Library: The N.E. Miles Library includes a collection of 257,000 volumes, 57,000 government documents, and more than 20,000 recordings, compact discs, and DVDs. More than 135 online databases provide access to the full text of over 40,000 periodicals and numerous e-books. The library also features an auditorium, study areas, conference rooms, and an electronic classroom. Striplin Fitness and Recreation Center: The main facility for campus recreation, Striplin features two basketball courts, an indoor jogging track, racquetball courts, a golf simulator, an indoor swimming pool, and strength training and cardiovascular workout rooms. Student life Greek life Fraternities Kappa Alpha Order 1882 Alpha Tau Omega 1885 Theta Chi 1942 Sigma Chi 1991 Alpha Phi Alpha Lambda Chi Alpha 1924 (closed 1983) Sigma Alpha Epsilon 1878 Sororities Zeta Tau Alpha 1922 Alpha Omicron Pi 1925 Alpha Chi Omega 1926 Pi Beta Phi 1927–1989, recolonized 1991 Gamma Phi Beta 1930–1957 Kappa Delta 1930 Delta Zeta 1963–1974 Chi Omega 1989 Alpha Kappa Alpha 1979–2006; 2021 Athletics Birmingham–Southern athletic teams are the Panthers. The college is a member of the Division III level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), primarily competing in the Southern Athletic Association (SAA) since the 2012–13 academic year. The Panthers previously competed in the D-III Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) from 2007–08 to 2011–12; in the Big South Conference of the Division I ranks of the NCAA from 2001–02 to 2006–07; and in the TranSouth Athletic Conference (TranSouth or TSAC) of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) from 1996–97 to 2000–01. Birmingham–Southern competes in 22 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, swimming, tennis and track & field (indoor and outdoor); while women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track & field and volleyball. Overview Birmingham–Southern enjoyed a successful run in the NAIA prior to joining the NCAA. After three years as a Division I member, the college moved to