primarily competing in the Gulf South Conference (GSC) since the 2012–13 academic year. They were also a member of the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA), primarily competing as an independent in the Mid-East Region of the Division I level. The Bulldogs previously competed in the defunct TranSouth Athletic Conference (TranSouth or TSAC) of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) from 1996–97 to 2011–12. Union began the three-year transition to full NCAA Division II membership in 2011. Union (Tenn.) competes in 11 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, golf and soccer; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball and volleyball. Former sports included cheerleading. Accomplishments In the NAIA, Union captured five women's basketball national titles (1998, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010). Union also has won national titles in the NCCAA in volleyball (2003), men's soccer (2004), softball (2001, 2002, 2004, 2013) and women's basketball (2014). Greek system There are six social fraternities and sororities on campus, two music fraternities and numerous academic fraternities. Each of these groups is relatively large in size relative to the size of the institution and consistently contributes to philanthropies, both regionally and globally. The number of members in the social fraternities can range between 20 and 80 members per chapter. The fraternities and sororities are an active presence on campus through philanthropy, intramural sports and Greek Olympics. Fraternities The fraternities represented on campus are: Sororities The sororities represented on campus are: Academic The academic fraternities are: Controversy The school upholds a strict code of conduct regarding sex outside of marriage, homosexual acts, gender identity, pregnancy and abortion. In 2008, Union denied the Soulforce Equality Ride, a group advocating for the safe treatment of homosexual and transgender students, access to its campus. In 2015, Union withdrew from the Council of Christian Colleges and Universities after two council colleges claimed that they were willing to hire faculty members in same sex marriages. . Publications The Cardinal and Cream is the campus newspaper The Torch is the English Department's literary and arts publication Guest lecture events Annual Scholarship Banquet Union's Scholarship Banquet has brought prominent national and international figures to Union including: former presidents George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, former Secretary of State Colin Powell, former Russian president and Nobel Prize winner Mikhail Gorbachev, former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, former Senator