Manhattan College - Manhattanite Yearbook (Riverdale, NY)

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Roosevelt. Under the chairmanship of Bob LaBlanc, the ball which was held on February 10, was a tremendous success. Two communion breakfasts, at the end of each pledge period, serve to keep the spirit of Catholicism which is an essential to Phi Kappa ever present in the hearts of the brothers. President Jim Daley has maintained an effective policy of strengthening the already existing bonds with the alumni. The Chapter news letter, which is appropriately called the Alpha Eta-torial has, under the leadership of Rog Evans, established an almost constant stream of correspondence with the alumni group. As a result a strong and active graduate force has been formed which is vitally interested in Manhattan and everything having to do with its welfare. B.M.O.C.? ? ? Learning about the pledges. Noon hour studying. Twice a year men are chosen from among the students on campus to pledge for Phi Kappa. Under the watchful eyes of pledgemasters Dick Esau for the fall pledge class and Bob Lawlor for the spring pledge class men have been chosen because of their outstanding moral, intellectual and extra- curricular fiber, and have been invested with the amethyst and pearl. This will in some way make up for the loss of graduating brothers who have labored for four years to make Phi Kappa a success. So as to promulgate and make permanent the religious and social bonds of friendship which exists among the under- graduates, and thus to foster a deeper appreciation of all that is Manhattan, three men of the Class of '18 banded together and founded the Alpha Chapter of Phi Rho Pi Fraternity. 167

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Phi Kappa Fraternity is a national social fraternity of Catholic men chartered To promote social and intellectual intercourse among its members, to identify students and alumni more closely with their college, and to cultivate a spirit of loyalty to their Alma Mater. Phi Kappa is distinguished from other social fraternities in that it lays down as a first principle, the Fellowship of Faith. On the national level, Phi Kappa was founded in 1889, at Brown University. In the years that followed, chapter after chapter was added so that today Phi Kappa boasts thirty- seven chapters, two colonies and twenty-four alumni chap- ters. In all, 10,000 men have banded themselves together under the colors of purple, white and gold. PHI KAPPA Which one is Queeney? The beginnings of Phi Kappa fraternity on Manhattan's Ca pus can be traced back to 1947 with the formation of thi Manhattan College Collegiate Society by a confident grou of ten Engineering students. In 1948, upon the advice of t national organization, the group changed its designation Gamma Sigma Fraternity. Two years of zealous work c minated in the initiation of Gamma Sigma as Alpha E Chapter on May 25, 1950. Since that time the chapter h- increased both in prestige and in strength of numbers. I period of growing pains over, Phi Kappa has been definite established as one of Manhattan's foremost fraternities. One of the best known contributions to campus social Ii is the annual Phi Kappa Ball. This year, in order to acco modate the large crowd, the Ball was held at the Hot:

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Organized in 1916, and established on the Manhattan campus in 1917, the notable founders of Phi Rho Pi were John Paul Sweeney, an attorney and former professor at Manhattan College; the Honorable Francis J. Mahoney, a State Senator in Albany; and the Reverend Leo M. Shea of'the Dominican Order. Their purpose at that time was to establish a fraternity which brings to its members an appreciation of their duties. toward God, toward life, toward their school, and toward their fellows. It is often pointed out that these men truly signified these principles, and they have wrought the tradi- tions and ideals of Phi Rho Pi for nearly forty years. PHI RHO Pl Lenihan, pledge or brother? A candidate for membership in Phi Rho Pi is first pledged for a six week period. During this period, his personal conduct. as a Catholic gentleman is observed and tested in every possible situation, his cooperation in supporting the fraternity's interests is noted, and he is iudged and Finally selected on the basis of personal liking and requirements established by the fraternity. Socially speaking, Phi Rho Pi conducts numerous social events during the pledge period so as to further acquaint the pros- pective pledges with the brothers. They include smokers and pledge entertainments, and the semi-annual Sweetheart Dance. After he has been accepted, the Induction Banquet and Social is his first get-together as a brother of Phi Rho Pi. The highlight of the social season in Phi Rho Pi is its Sweet- heart Dance at Glen Island, where the alumni and brothers