Manhattan College - Manhattanite Yearbook (Riverdale, NY)

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The beginning of the school year was a signal for even greater intensification of activities. There were several dances and each month, a communion breakfast was held at which prominent guest speakers appeared. At the major social event of the previous school year, the annual Installation Dance, the following men took office: Larry Raymond as President, Bob English as Vice-President, Don Devey as Secretary, and Brian Fitzgerald as Treasurer. During January, the annual national conclave was held at Manhattan College, at which time several pressing points of business were discussed and the election of the national officers conducted. National President Paul Corbalis, an alum- nus of Manhattan, succeeded to this office. An informal chit-chat. 9 u umbm 52: Li: s ,m Where's Charlie? I Pledge, I would like to know...' At the start of the to and spring term, Sigma Beta Kappa conducted intensive pledge periods. Both pledge sessions included two rush parties, a pledge dance and an initiation dance. At these initiations a total of fifteen new brothers were inducted into the fraternity. The honorary members of the Epsilon Chapter of Sigma Beta Kappa, who are new members of the Manhattan faculty, are Brother Gregory, F.S.C., Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, Brother Basilides Andrew, F.S.C., the devoted and revered moderator of this chapter and Dr. James V. Mullaney, Ph.D. This then comprises Sigma Beta Kappa. The fraternity's outstanding qualities are five; true friendship, character, cam- pus Ieadership', Christian Morality, and Cathoiic Action. 171

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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.

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172 Manhattan today. Manhattan College 50 years ago. ifIy Years of Progress.... . Fifty years ago this year Manhattan College became heir to a brand new type of student organization. This functioning body and those that followed were to give Manhattan many of its fine leaders and lasting traditions. You see, fifty years ago the first fraternity was founded at Manhattan. Although it was a few years before official recognition was granted the path was broken and a new era was to begin. Soon seven other fraternities were instituted on the campus. Thus, we see a brief history of the growth of fraternities on the Manhattan Campus. The benefits reaped from their association with the college are too great to be recounted. These benefits have been mutually shared by both fraternities and the institution. There is no doubt, that in future years, this relationship will mature and that fraternities will be given their well deserved place as part of the College and her traditions.