Manhattan College - Manhattanite Yearbook (Riverdale, NY)

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Phi Epsilon Kappa's brothers and inductees at the fall initiation. An informal meeting of the honor athletes held during those precious lunch periods. PHI EPSILON KAPPA Manhattan? Phys Ed Fraternity The Alpha Eta Chapter of Phi Epsilon Kappa, the nation's largest physical education honor fraternity, was established at Manhattan in 1943. The fraternity, since its founding here, has upheld the fourfold purpose of its inception. It is dedi- cated first, to the creation and sustenance of interest in physical education, and second, to the maintenance of a high standard of ethics in the profession. The society also endeav- ors to encourage scholarship and to improve the quality Phi Epsilon Kappa's pledges with president John Carey iceniert. of work in the School of Physical Education. Lastly, the group is concerned with providing lite-Iong friendships among those I. 5 . engaged in the physical education profession and the spon- soring of educational orograms which deal with the interests of physical education students. A cumulative index of 2.5 or above is a requirement for consideration for membership in the fraternity. Although it is bestowed, to a great deal, on this basis and on extra- curricular records, candidates are, nevertheless, also selected in view of what they may yet accomplish in their field. It has rendered a very real service to its members, not only by the group performance of physical activities, but also by enabling them to associate with men of the physical education profession whose advice would otherwise be unobtainable. The society was very influential in the successful management of the several intramural sports programs held on the campus during the year. Members served as otticials and managers for the Athletic Association which sponsored the college-wide competition in such sports as touch football, basketball, soft- ball, and golf. 118

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PHI ALPHA TH ETA 41W 0 t. , New members of Phi Alpha Theta repeat the phrases of their induction oath. i Alpha Theta: a National HiSiorY Honor SOCi?tY: was Mr. Kummlein addresses an arts guidance meeting on the topic of Europe rmally installed on the campus of Manhattan College on North and South, 0 topic of special interest to the Phi Alpha Theta men. ne 6, 1951 by Professor Watts, of the University of Penn- lvaniu, the national president. This group is an outgrowth St. Lukes Historical Society which has recently been reac- uted because of the rigid requirements of Phi Alpha Theta. is revival was done at the suggestion of Brother Casimir briel, Department Head. r history maiors who have distinguished themselves in the rsuit of their studies to the extent of having attained a 2 index in history and an index of 3.0 in two thirds of all her subjects, membership in Phi Alpha Theta awaits. e main objects and aims of the society are primarily to at students interested in the field of history by affording em an opportunity to meet leading historians of the present cy through national and state conventions. rough lectures and discussions the society attempts to ow the students the great complexity of contemporary olitical and social problems and to view them in the light their historical implications. Not the least of these aims is . encourage an interest among the entire student body in e field of history and an application of this information . modern day events. 1: Unfortunately we must now conclude . . .

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st. francis of assisi Life is a transitory thing, meaningless unless guided toward man's proper end in life. St. Francis was a man who was fully aware of this and had had his full share of the secular world. His life points up the need for us to recall that we do not exist for the mere pleasure of the physical, that it is necessary for us to turn our thoughts to things other than those of earth. religious societies Devotional practices and Christian charity are the specihc areas encompassed by the religious societies of the college in affording opportunities for the spiritual development of Manhattan men as a parallel to the intellectual development undertaken in the classroom. Thus the concept of Catholic edu- cation expresses itself in the integration of Christian principles and practice with the curriculum and extracurriculars.