There are several fraternity and sorority houses in the area, and the city has designated the South Campus Fraternity/Sorority Overlay Zone which is largely contiguous with the neighborhood and district.

Currently, South Campus is a dynamic residential neighborhood consisting overwhelmingly of young renters under thirty-five, and specifically Chico State students.

The intersection of Fifth and Ivy Streets is a neighborhood commercial core referred to locally as "Five and I".

This was, in part a result of the City Council, in May of that year, directing the Planning Commission to study zoning for "Student Living Groups" (i.e. fraternities and sororities, etc.).

The neighborhood association requested that the city consider creating a Special Events Permit, so as to address some of the issues arising from the youth of its residents.