Trine University Student Handbook 2010-11

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international students and American students while promoting togetherness, unity, and friendship. For more information please call 260.665.4646 or e-mail williamsm@trine.edu.

Modulus Yearbook The Modulus has been a significant part of Trine University for 80+ years. The staff of the Modulus is a group of dedicated students who work hard to put together an annual yearbook that represents the life of students while at Trine University. Staff members’ responsibilities are photography, writing, pagination, and preparing page layouts. Yearbooks are $35 each. To order a book or seek employment opportunities, please e-mail the Modulus staff at modulus@trine.edu.

Multicultural Student Organization (MSO) The mission of the Multicultural Student Organization is to support and advance the University’s commitment to cultural diversity. All students are invited to participate. MSO offers a variety of cultural, social, career, and academic programs. MSO brings together diverse populations to provide fun and cross-cultural exchanges. Contact advisor, Deborah McHenry at mchenryd@trine.edu, 260.665.4509, or the president of MSO, Hannah Paul at hmpaul@my.trine.edu for more information.

Omega Chi Epsilon Omega Chi Epsilon is the Chemical Engineering Honor Society at Trine University. The Society promotes high scholarship, encourages original investigation in chemical engineering and recognizes the valuable traits of character, integrity, and leadership. It encourages meaningful student-faculty dialogue within the Chemical Engineering Department. Requirements of the Omega Chi Epsilon are: Juniors must have a GPA of 3.4. Seniors must have a GPA of 3.2.

Order of Omega Order of Omega serves as a Greek honor society for outstanding members of any fraternities and sororities on campus. The organization was nationally founded in the fall of 1959 at the University of Miami. On February 9, 1967, the Order of Omega honor society extended its organization to the University of Southern Michigan. Over fifty years later, Order of Omega obtains over three hundred chapters over the United States. The Trine University chapter was founded in the fall of 2007. Currently Order of Omega participates or directs in various activities that better and bond all fraternities and sororities. For more information please email trine_omegas@hotmail.com.

Phi Eta Sigma, National Freshman Honor Society For membership in Phi Eta Sigma, all freshmen who have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale at the end of any full-time curricular period are automatically eligible for membership, provided they have carried a normal academic load acceptable toward a bachelor’s degree. Life-time membership is conferred upon induction, and maintaining the grade-point average is not required. For information call 260.665.4253.

SIFE – STUDENTS IN FREE ENTERPRISE SIFE is a non-profit student organization that focuses on community service. Students leverage their classroom experience, the expertise of their faculty advisors and business advisory board, and the resources of their university to develop projects that empower people to live better lives. It helps prepare students for their future careers by involving them in program development which includes organizational and financial decisions. Visit our site for more information: http://www.trine.edu/academics/special_programs/sife/ <https://email.trine.edu/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.trine.edu/academics/special _programs/sife/>


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