Manhattan College - Manhattanite Yearbook (Riverdale, NY)

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...'4A .. ui.ti The scholarly members of Electrical Engineering Eta Kappa Nu pose for formal picture. The oflicers pose for an informal photo before a meeting. A Kappa Nu boy helping a student find his way through a sparking experiment. ETA KAPPA Founded in 1904 at the University of Illinois, Etta Kappa Nu, the national engineering honor society, now numbers over fifty chapters throughout the country. Dedicated to promote close cooperation among, and to extend mutual assistance to all who are interested in and associated with the electrical engineering professions, the organization is both honorary and functional. The Gamma Alpha chapter of the society, founded at Man- hattan in 1950, after the granting of a chapter by the fraternity's National Executive Council, represented the attain- ment of a goal planned fifteen years ago by the Electrical Engineering Department. Membership in the society is restricted to those in the upper quarter of the junior engineering students and the upper third of the seniors. Scholarship alone, however, is by no means the only qualification; participation in the extra- curricular activities is also a requisite for eligibility. The fraternity participated in both Engineers' Day and Campus Day activities by sponsoring interesting and informative exhibits for all visitors. Both members of the society and faculty advisors pointed out the essential features of the various ingenious displays afforded the Campus Day visitors.

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ous scholarships and aids to students interested in graduate work. By doing this they perform a valuable function in enabling those interested in post-Manhattan study to obtain information and applications and thereby bring more honor to the name of Manhattan with each fellowship and assistant- ship acquired. The ceremony this year, sponsored by the Pen and Sword Society, was the first of its kind. Previously, there was no special ceremony or public induction of the new members. This year, under the guidance of Brother Gabriel, Dean of the College, the Pen and Sword Honor Society organized and ran the induction ceremony. It is a precedent that should have been set quite a while ago, but which having been set, will be part of the society's functions in the years to come. Manhattan's Scholastic Honor Society Honor scroll is awarded to George Murphy. f 4 $3 Brother Aubert heartily congratulates Larry Raymond. Epsilon Sigma Pi inductees snapped candidly during the ceremony. H3

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The brothers of Chi Epsilon gather on the library steps for a picture. Summer camp for engineers. Frequently Chi Epsilon brothers serve as instructors in the principles of surveying. CHI EPSILON Moderator Otakar Ondra poses with the members of the fraternity. Another of the memorable Manhattan firsts occurred in June of 1949 when Manhattan College became the first Catholic college to be granted a charter in Chi Epsilon, the national civil engineering honor fraternity. Since its birth it has grown until today it is recognized as one of the most active organizations on campus. It presents a well integrated program of providing gratuitous help to undergraduate engineers. The entire system of aid is based on the Big Brother Plan and the Student Aid Program. In the former each brother is assigned four or five freshmen whom he advises in the ways of engineering outside of the classroom. The Student Aid Program is much the same, wherein the members of the fraternity spend their free hours teaching the underclassmen subiects which they find difficult to understand in the classroom. However all is not grinding book work in Chi Epsilon. Throughout the year the members have par- ticipated in various smokers which acted as a diversion from the tense studies and heavy responsibilities shouldered by the organization throughout the year. But these are not the activities that have made the organization a mainstay of the college. Participation in student affairs and the under- taking of special proiects beneficial to the student body have always exemplified Chi Epsilon.