wide array of cultural entertainment, and 26,000 patrons attend the performances annually. On-campus housing options include one dormitory, Ornelas Hall, and four apartment complexes, Patriot Village, Liberty Landing and Victory Village which are owned by UT Tyler, and University Pines, which is owned by an outside company but is on university land and works in conjunction with the university. Since 2019, the university has added a large outdoor green space (called Patriot Plaza) for recreation and events, as well as an Alumni House. Research With over $28 million in annual research expenditures, UT Tyler is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity". Funding UT Tyler has access to the State of Texas's Permanent University Fund (PUF), with over $32 billion in assets . These funds are primarily used for infrastructure improvements and expansion, as well as the repayment of debts. The university also has its own endowment worth $154.96 million as of 2021. Furthermore, UT Tyler is part of the University of Texas System, which has an endowment of $42.9 billion as of 2021, the most of any public university system in the world and second only to Harvard. Student life UT Tyler offers over 90 student organizations including Greek fraternities and sororities. Greek Sororities Alpha Chi Omega, Kappa Mu chapter Gamma Phi Beta, Zeta Upsilon chapter (currently Inactive) Delta Gamma, Eta Xi chapter Zeta Tau Alpha, Lamba Sigma chapter Multicultural Greek Sororities Delta Alpha Sigma, Eta Colony National Pan-Hellenic Sororities Delta Sigma Theta, Upsilon Epsilon chapter Greek Fraternities Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Texas Zeta chapter (suspended in 2021) Kappa Sigma, Rho Nu chapter Delta Sigma Phi (currently Inactive) Pi Kappa Phi, Theta Pi associate chapter (currently Inactive) Alpha Tau Omega, Colony FarmHouse Fraternity, Associate Chapter Recreational Sports Student Activities Student Government Association Student Organizations American Society of Civil Engineers Student Chapter (awarded Best ASCE Student Chapter in Texas in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2019. Texas-Mexico Region Concrete Canoe Champions 2009, 2012, and 2013) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Corona Chapter Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering (ATMAE) Student Chapter. Only ATMAE student chapter in the world to win the Outstanding Student Chapter Award three consecutive years and to also win it a total of five times (2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, and 2016). Honor Fraternities Beta Alpha Psi Beta Gamma Sigma Kappa Kappa Psi Epsilon Pi Tau Phi Alpha Theta Debate UT Tyler competes