ABOUT US
Chi Epsilon is a National Civil Engineering Honor Society, that is dedicated to the purpose of maintaining and promoting the status of civil engineering as an ideal profession. Chi Epsilon was organized to recognize the characteristics of the individual civil engineer, which is deemed to be fundamental to the successful pursuit of an engineering career, and to aid in the development of those characteristics in the civil engineering student. To contribute to the improvement of the civil engineering profession, Chi Epsilon fosters the development and exercise of sound traits of character and technical ability among civil engineers, and its members, by precept and example, toward an ever-higher standard of professional service.
OUR HISTORY
In the spring of 1922 two groups of civil engineering students at the University of Illinois, one calling itself Chi-Epsilon, and the other calling itself Chi Delta Chi, independently of each other, took steps to petition the faculty for permission to establish an honorary civil engineering fraternity. 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 Council of the University granted permission to the petitioning group of 25 charter members to found the CHI EPSILON FRATERNITY. In 1978, the name of the organization was changed from Chi Epsilon Fraternity to Chi Epsilon.
On May 21 1971, San Jose State University was installed as the 79th chapter.
Today, Chi Epsilon has grown to 143 chapters with over 125,258 members worldwide. As an honor society, membership is limited to a specific segment of the student population. Students eligible for initiation into the society must demonstrate Scholarship, Character, Practicality, and Sociability.
On May 21 1971, San Jose State University was installed as the 79th chapter.
Today, Chi Epsilon has grown to 143 chapters with over 125,258 members worldwide. As an honor society, membership is limited to a specific segment of the student population. Students eligible for initiation into the society must demonstrate Scholarship, Character, Practicality, and Sociability.
MOTTO
Our motto stands as Greek letters: Chi Delta Chi
English Motto: Conception, Design, and Construction
English Motto: Conception, Design, and Construction
MEMBERSHIP
Members are chosen from among students who have completed at least one-half of the work required for their bachelor’s degree or its equivalent. To be eligible for membership, an undergraduate must rank scholastically in the upper one-third of his or her class in a curriculum leading to a baccalaureate degree in civil engineering.
A graduate student who was initiated as an undergraduate may be an active member of the chapter at the school he or she is presently attending. In addition, graduate students may be initiated and are eligible for membership under certain rules, or may be considered as inactive members at the discretion of the chapter.
A graduate student who was initiated as an undergraduate may be an active member of the chapter at the school he or she is presently attending. In addition, graduate students may be initiated and are eligible for membership under certain rules, or may be considered as inactive members at the discretion of the chapter.