Manhattan College - Manhattanite Yearbook (Riverdale, NY)

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decide on the new Sweetheart of Phi Rho Pi. The Sweetheart is presented with on award symbolic of her title, and she reigns as Queen for the entire year. The Black and Orange comes to the fore in campus attairs when the annual Dixieland Jamboree comes to town. One of the most unique informal dances of its kind, the Dixieland this year was host to four hundred couples at the Bronx Winter Garden where New Orleans iazz came to New York in the person of Stan Rubin. Previously featured was the renowned Jimmy McPartland. In College affairs, Phi Rho Pi funds the Brother Benignus Medal in Philosophy which is presented annually on gradua- tion day. The Jasper Award in Baseball is sponsored by the Which one is the sweetheart? Brass gathers in front of libravy. Hold it! fraternity at the Block M Dinner. The Junius Kellogg Award Trophy, honoring the former Sub Praetor. of Phi Rho Pi, is presented jointly by the Alpha Chapter and the Beta Chapter at St. Francis College. The ten year trophy is presented to the winning team for one year, and the award is presented to the most valuable player of the game as selected by the New York sportswriters. This year has been known for its exceptional alumni associa- tions, and its many successful events. No event can compare, however, with the fraternity's annual Palm Sunday Mass and Communion Breakfast, in which the celebrant and servers were all alumni and brothers of Phi Rho Pi. It is the occasion when the men of Phi Rho Pi are truly united as brothers in the reception of the Holy Eucharist. 169

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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

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Say cheese now, fellows. The relentless passage of time marks many penchants; among these, the rise and fall of numerous institutions. During the eight years post, there has arisen on the Manhattan College campus an organization which has ascended to the accepted heights as one of the many fine associations of the school. Sigma Beta Kappa Fraternity, a national social organization, the group of whom the above is stated, is open to all men irrespective of their creed. The primary purpose, as stated in its constitution, shall be to establish a solid basis of true friendship,. and to foster the development of character and campus leadership by instilling in its members a strong sense of morality. Epsilon Chapter, which is the chapter located on Manhattan's campus, has also the resident function of adopting some phase SIGMA BETA KAPPA Come on, Dona, life isn't so bad. of Catholic Action, a provision to which it actively subscrib by sponsorship of the Watchers, and the Nocturnal Adoratit during the Forty Hours Devotion. Moreover, the many soci activities in which the fraternity engages deveIop to a grea degree the characters and personalities of the brothers 0 enlarge qualities of leadership in its members. The attitude the brothers, in respect to their dealings with one another, a with the students of Manhattan College, is embodied in t fraternity's motto, Esse Quam Videri; To be rather th- seem to be. During the summer, the unity of the group was maintain by monthly beach parties and numerous weekly functio climaxed by a hectic weekend held at the various homes Jim Rybka.