Manhattan College - Manhattanite Yearbook (Riverdale, NY)

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Phi Rho Pi T)Hl RHO PI FRATERNITY was founded in 1917, through the efforts of H mem- bers of the class of 1919. The purpose of the fraternity has been to further the friendship existing among undergraduates at Manhat- tan College and to carry that friendsliip into post-college life. Phi Rho Pi continued until the war, being forced to close down because of the depleted ranks. It reorganized in March, 1946 and began an intensive rebuilding program which has resulted in some of the finer extra-cur- ricular affairs of the year and the pledging of many outstanding Jaspers. The ranks of the fraternity has swelled and the brothers look optimistically towards the future — a future which holds impressive events for an impressive college fraternity. 17i

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Beta Sigma ' i ' HIS year has seen eight members of Beta Sigma tapped into the honor so- ciety. Pen and Sword; these men, the leaders and diligent workers on arious campus or- ganizations typify the Catholic, Manhattan man and are a credit to both their college and fraternity. During the past year Delta Chapter was headed by President Thomas Clarke, Vice- President Dillon McDermott, Secretary John McCarthy, and Treasurer James Chaplin. Un- der the guidance of these men, the fraternity started the social season with the annual sports victory dance held at the Pennsylvania Hotel, and this was soon followed bv a dance held at the Hotel Belvedere for the members of Beta Sigma and its alumni. A fitting climax to a full calendar of a year ' s activity was provided on May 16 when the annual Beta Sigma Sunday was held. Mass was heard at the Church of St. Paul the Apostle, and the communion breakfast was held at the New York Athletic Club. The fraternity was fortunate in obtaining as guest speakers Very Rev. James E. Cunning- ham, C.S.P., Superior General of the Paulist Fathers, Dr. jan-Albert Goris, Commissioner of Information for Belgium and the Belgian Congo, and Brother A. Thomas, F.S.C., mod- erator of Delta Chapter. After the breakfast the members traveled up to Shanks Village to Swift ' s Farm. Delta Chapter closes the year with a record membership of 70 of whom 50 will return in the fall of 1948. 174

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Phi Epsilon Kappa ' TpHE Alpha Eta Chapter of Phi Epsilon Kappa mushroomed from eleven mem- bers in September to thirty-se ' en at the end of the Spring semester. Much of the growth must be attributed to president Walter Ludo- vico and vice-president Clarence Hoeftner. John MacEnroe and Paul Tiernan acted as secretary and treasurer, respectively. A lengthy project, scheduled to be com- pleted in a matter of years, is the compila- tion of vv ' orkbooks for the gym classes. There will be three workbooks, one for each of the tiiree lower classes. The workbooks will in- clude all pertinent information, and nomen- clature, of physical education equipment. Furthermore, instructions on the technique of employing the games equipment v.ill be included. Chairman of the committee is Jo- seph Madden, assisted by William Bennett, David Hobbs, Clarence Hoeiifner, John Madi- gan, Dominic Montalbano, Joseph Orsene, and Joseph Varone. Phi Epsilon Kappa held a national meeting in Kansas City, Missouri, during the spring. Here, Alpha Eta chapter fought to have the clause restricting membership to white males eliminated, without success, it must be added. In 1949, the chapter plans to renew the battle, strengthening its forces by enlisting other schools to take a non-discriminatory stand . 176