Manhattan College - Manhattanite Yearbook (Riverdale, NY)

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ALPHA PHI DELTA THOL ' GH on the campus only nineteen years, the Beta Beta chapter ot Alpha Phi Delta has had a long and distinguished his- tory. The only national fraternity at Man- hattan, the group enjoys membership in the Interfraternity Conference of America. With membership limited to students of Italian extraction, Alpha Phi Delta does much to increase Manhattan ' s prestige in the intercollegiate v()rld. The activities durmg the 19-46-1947 year were many and varied. The highlight of the season, however, was the annual November pledge session and the initiation of eight new brothers the following month. Tentative plans also call for a dance and a new initia- tion period for the :?pnng semester. The officers of the chapter for the year were Dominic J. landoli, Consul; Alfred Pucci, Vice-Consul; Paul Belle, Secretary; Anthony Luciano, Treasurer, and Richard Cerchiaro, Chaplain. 162

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elude Social Problems, Racial and Popula- tion Problems, Criminology, The Family, Communist Society, Catholic Political Phi- losophy, and Contemporary Catholic Politi- cal Thought. S The Engineer ' s Ball held on Friday eve- ning, November 29, at the Hotel Commodore, proved to be highly successful as the engi- neers went all out to make this night the most important social event of the year. Out of the reorganization program came the recreated Council of Debate which had ceased to fu nction during the war years. Henry O ' Brien of the English Department was appointed moderator of the forensic campaigners who chose Junior Engineer Paul G. Nicholson as their president. 161

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PHI EPSILON KAPPA ONE of the more recent arrivals on the Manhattan campus is the national Physi- cal Education fraternity. Phi Epsilon Kappa. In 1943, se enteen Manhattan men were in- ducted into the campus chapter as charter members, and until the return this Fall of six of these, the chapter has been active. The general objectives of the fraternity have been to improNe scholarship and the quality of work in the profession; to pro ide a means of elevatmg the standards, ideals, and ethics of men engaged in teaching health and physical education; to make contribu- tions for the ad ancement of physical educa- tion by sponsoring professional and educa- tional programs; and to pro ide life-long association vvith those engaged in the physi- cal education profession. An affiliate of the American Association for Health, Physical Education and Recrea- tion, Phi Epsilon Kappa publishes a profes- sional magazine, The Physical Educator four times a year as well as the social quar- terly, Black and Gold. The local chapter, A-lpha Eta, has done much to gain the re- spect which the school of Physical Education has been denied m years gone by. Since appli- cants for admission must be approved both scholastically and socially before admission IS granted, membership is the most en ied of honors in the School of Physical Edu- cation. 163