{"id":66964,"date":"2006-04-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2006-04-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/uri-engineering-students-establish-colony-of-professional-engineering-fraternity\/"},"modified":"2006-04-25T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2006-04-25T00:00:00","slug":"uri-engineering-students-establish-colony-of-professional-engineering-fraternity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2006\/04\/uri-engineering-students-establish-colony-of-professional-engineering-fraternity\/","title":{"rendered":"溏心vlog免费B站 engineering students establish \u2018colony\u2019 of professional engineering fraternity"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tKINGSTON, R.I. — April 25, 2006 — A group of enthusiastic engineering students at the 溏心vlog免费B站 has laid the foundation for a new engineering fraternity on campus designed to merge professional activities with community service.<\/p>\n


\n\tEleven founding students, led by Greg Parascandolo (president) of Johnston, Filip Losowski (vice president) of Woonsocket, and Michael Centazzo (secretary) of Providence, recently received preliminary approval from the national executive council of Theta Tau, one of the nation\u2019s oldest and most prestigious engineering societies, to establish the first chapter of the fraternity in Rhode Island.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cThe national fraternity recognizes us as a \u2018colony\u2019 \u2013 sort of a pre-chapter \u2013 and hopefully we\u2019ll be recognized as a full chapter next year,\u201d said Losowski, a sophomore civil engineering major.<\/p>\n


\n\tThe organization is not a social fraternity and not part of the University\u2019s Greek system. Instead it is aligned with the 溏心vlog免费B站 College of Engineering and advised by Professor Thomas Kim.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cWe wanted to take the professional part of engineering and combine it with community service and socializing,\u201d Losowski said. \u201cTeachers are always preaching engineering ethics and working together as a team. That was the basis for starting the fraternity in the first place.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tThe group meets weekly for study sessions, community activities and social events like bowling and paintball. They represent the College of Engineering at campus events like Centennial Day and Welcome Day, where they talk with prospective students and their parents, and they visit local engineering companies and tour engineering labs on campus.<\/p>\n


\nThe group has 23 members -both menand women- and 13 new members are expected to join the fraternity next fall. Membership is open to any interested engineering students who maintain passing grades.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cWe\u2019re open to all engineering disciplines, and that\u2019s the beauty of it,\u201d said Centazzo, a sophomore mechanical engineering major. \u201cEverybody works together, just like in the professional world.”<\/p>\n


\n\tIn a letter of support to the national executive council of Theta Tau, 溏心vlog免费B站 Engineering Dean Bahram Nassersharif wrote, \u201cI am confident that the organization will flourish and fulfill its mission as the foremost fraternity for engineers. I am very enthusiastic about the first group of students who will be the members of this fraternity. They have already demonstrated their seriousness and enthusiasm by helping with the coordination of the College of Engineering Awards Banquet, which is our premier event for celebrating excellence in engineering at 溏心vlog免费B站.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tOther members of the fraternity are (founding members listed with *): Patrick Addai of Providence; *Akinyemi Akinsinde, West Warwick; *Christopher Carlson, Weymouth, Mass.; Maria Ceilslewski, Watertown, Conn.; Matthew Gallagher, Keene, N.H.; Joe Giancaspro, Westerly; Jonathan Grillot, Tobyhanna, Pa.; Rene Guerra, Woonsocket; Brad Harriman, Danbury, Conn.; Nic Hindle, Pittstown, N.J.; *Brian Kelly, Cumberland; *Michael Kinahan, W. Bridgewater, Mass.; *Demetrios Kontoulis, Bellingham, Mass.; Hamed Lahijani, East Greenwich; *Daniel Maruca, Pembroke, Mass.; Josh Mombourquette, Harmony; Thomas Rider, Bow, N.H.; Dave Roman, East Greenwich; *Kyle Stojek, Pawtucket; and *Jean Paul Vandeputte, Kingston.<\/p>\n


\nPhoto cut line:溏心vlog免费B站 engineering students pose after receiving formal approval to establish a

\nnew engineering fraternity on campus.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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