Current Students - Chi Epsilon
Chi Epsilon was founded in the
Spring of 1922 at the University of Illinois when two groups of
civil engineering students, independent of each other, tried to
get faculty permission to establish an honorary civil engineering
fraternity. The two groups were Chi Epsilon and Chi Delta Chi.
When the two groups became aware of each other, they merged and on
May 20, 1922, these 25 members were granted a charter. They became
the founding scholars of the Chi Epsilon Fraternity.
To expand their
honor society beyond the realms of the University of Illinois,
letters were sent to all of the presidents of the larger
engineering schools inviting them to become part of Chi Epsilon.
On February 13, 1923, a certificate of incorporation was issued by
the State of Illinois granting the fraternity the right to become
national. On March 29, 1923, the second chapter of Chi Epsilon was
installed at the Armour Institute of Technology. Currently, Chi
Epsilon has over 120 chapters and over 78,000 initiated members.
Visit
www.chi-epsilon.org.
The University of Maine Chi Epsilon Chapter
- 93rd National Chapter - Installed 1980
Annual Events
- Providing a senior breakfast on Graduation Day
- Putting on a fall picnic for the civil engineering
department
- Working on service projects with the ASCE Student Chapter
- Working with Satellite Education in Maine schools to promote
engineering
Facts
- Chi Epsilon is the only National Civil Engineering Honor
Society.
- The motto of Chi Epsilon is the Greek Letters - Chi Delta
Chi. This is interpreted in English as: Conception, Design &
Construction. These are the three phases of every creative
project. Conception is invention. Construction is building.
Design requires education and practical experience.
Personal Qualities for Membership
- Scholarship - Success in academic work (Seniors in the top
third of their class and juniors who are in the top quarter of
their class and also have a GPA of 3.0 or better qualify.)
- Character - Integrity of nature which inspires respect and
confidence
- Practicality - Ability to apply basic principles of
scientific knowledge to problems continually confronted by the
practicing Civil Engineer
- Sociability - Personal success and happiness brought about
by the desire and ability to join with others, to share and to
contribute
Officers
- President - Michael Swett
- Vice President - Richard McLain
- Treasurer - Jennifer Stevens
- Secretary - Ashley Tower
- Editor - Brock Bessey
- Marshall - Julie Faloon
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