Illinois University offers over 170 student organizations, ranging from religious, multicultural, service, academic, Greek, honorary, governing, social, athletic and political organizations.
=== Residential life ===
Pemberton Hall was opened in 1908 and was the first all-female residence hall in Illinois; it is a registered historical landmark. The hall was named after Senator Stanton C. Pemberton, who helped get funding for the building approved. Pemberton has four residential floors and is a female hall. It is home to the Roosevelt Leadership Institute Living Learning Community. Pemberton was renovated in 2008 in celebration of its 100-year anniversary and is purported to be haunted.
Lincoln Hall is a female residence hall neighboring Powell-Norton Hall, which is a male residence hall (formerly named Douglas Hall). Both were completed ca. 1952 and contain laundry facilities, a common dining room, a recreation room, as well as several kitchenettes to allow students to make their own food. Major reconstruction …
