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title: "Chi Epsilon"
url: "/academics/honors/chi-epsilon"
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date: 2026-04-29
updated: 2026-05-19
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# Chi Epsilon

## Chi Epsilon

**National honor society for civil engineering**

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Chi Epsilon, the civil engineering honor society, is dedicated to promoting the status of civil engineering and maintaining high standards of professional service. It seeks to place a mark of distinction upon students of civil engineering who exemplify the four traits of the successful engineer:

- scholarship
- character
- practicality
- sociability

Chi Epsilon was founded in 1922 at the University of Illinois. Manhattan University has had an active chapter on campus since 1949.

### Eligibility

To qualify for membership, undergraduates must:

- be a junior or senior
- be in the top one-third of their civil engineering class
- actively demonstrate the traits of scholarship, character, practicality and sociability

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### Moderator

Moujalli Hourani Ph.D.  
[718-862-7172](tel:718-862-7172)  
[moujalli.hourani@manhattan.edu ](mailto:moujalli.hourani@manhattan.edu)