ABOUT US
The San Diego State University chapter (chapter #64), was founded on May 1967. The chapter currently has more than 1,000 active members. Chi Epsilon is dedicated to the advancement of the Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering professions through its four pillars: Scholarship, Character, Practicality, and Sociability.
The letters of Chi Epsilon are XE. The official symbol of Chi Epsilon is the Builder’s Transit.
The letters of Chi Epsilon are XE. The official symbol of Chi Epsilon is the Builder’s Transit.
Preamble
We, students, faculty, and alumni of the Departments of Civil Engineering at various colleges and universities, believing that a mark of distinction should be placed on the undergraduate who has upheld the honor of the department by high scholastic ability, and believing that a society with the broad principles of scholarship, character, practicality, and sociability would be an incentive to greater achievements in the civil engineering profession, do adopt this constitution as a guiding instrument for this organization.
History
In Spring 1922, two groups of civil engineering students, independent of each other, petitioned to form an honorary civil engineering fraternity at the University of Illinois. One group called itself Chi Epsilon, and the other, Chi Delta Chi. As soon as the existence of the two groups became known to each other, plans were immediately propagated to merge the two groups. On May 20, 1922, the Chi Epsilon Fraternity was founded. Since then, Chi Epsilon has grown to 130 chapters, with over 108,000 members initiated.
Motto
Chi Epsilon retains as its motto the Greek letters: Chi Delta Chi.
These three letters symbolize our English motto: Conception, Design, and Construction.
These three letters symbolize our English motto: Conception, Design, and Construction.
- Conception is inventive; it perceives the opportunity to do something and recognizes the means of accomplishment.
- Fitting that means of accomplishment to the specific case and planning a definite method of work is design.
- Construction is the actual building. It makes a reality of the idea of conception and the plan of design.
Policies & Rules of Procedure (PAROPs)
All Chi Epsilon chapters must establish policies and rules of procedure to regulate and outline how the chapter will be conducted. The PAROPs outline: Membership [1], Officer's Duties [3], Pledge Requirements and Activities [4], and other regulations and guidelines. Please download the Chapter PAROPs below for full details.
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Skye Benson - XE | Spring 2023 Associate Editor