(a) to contribute to the improvement of the civil engineering profession as an instrument for the betterment of society and to assure future generations of continued service and quality from the profession of civil engineering.
(b) to identify those characteristics desirable in the civil engineer and to encourage all civil engineers to develop these characteristics.
(c) to support at any and all times any movement to advance the quality of engineering education; actively support; and to endeavor to aid the civil engineering department in bettering its services to the students, public, and industry.
The Washington University Civil Engineering Honor Society shall consist of a duly elected Governing Council and all members who have satisfied the academic and procedural requirements to be considered members of the Washington University Civil Engineering Honor Society.
Section 2. Basis for Membership.
The selection of members shall be based upon Scholarship and Character as determined under the by-laws of the Washington University Civil Engineering Honor Society.
Section 3. Chapter Membership.
Potential members, who shall be invited to join, shall be chosen from among students both duly registered in civil engineering and who have completed at least one-half of the work req uired for their bachelor's degree, or its equivalent.
Section 4. Chapter Honor Membership.
Chapter Honor Membership shall be in recognition of outstanding professional accomplishment in the field of civil engineering.
To become a member of the Washington University Civil Engineering Honor Society a candidate must undergo initiation. The two grades of membership are Member and Chapter Honor Member.
Section 2. Member Eligibility.
(a) Undergraduate Students. 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. This requirement is normally to be considered the SOLE scholastic criterion for membership. The candidate must also satisfy the additional requirements specified in the Constitution, Article III, Sections 2. and 3.
A chapter may petition the district councillor for authorization to waive the above scholastic requirements for a candidate due to mitigating circumstances.
(b) Transfer Students. A transfer student, or an advanced student who was previously enrolled in a non-civil engineering curriculum, may be eligible for membership provided he or she has maintained an overall average in the upper one-third of his or her class. The class standing should be based upon the grade point average earned at his or her present institution. Prior to consideration the candidate should have been registered in civil engineering for at least one academic year at that present school. The candidate must also satisfy the additional requirements specified in the Constitution, Article III, Sections 2. and 3.
(c) Graduate Students. 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.
A graduate student in civil engineering is eligible for membership provided the student has shown outstanding ability and has completed the equivalency of one-half of one academic year in the graduate program where the student is currently enrolled. The student must be nominated by a member of the Washington University Civil Engineering Honor Society, endorsed by two faculty members.
Graduate student members may be considered as inactive members at the discretion of the chapter. However, if inactive status is desired, cause must be shown to the chapter president and the faculty advisor.
(d) Election of members shall be by secret ballot of an election quorum of the chapter, and shall be held within one month of the date when the list of eligible students shall become available. An election quorum shall consist of at least two-thirds of a chapter's active membership.
(e) Alumni who were eligible for membership at graduation but were not initiated may be considered for membership at a later date.
Section 3. Chapter Honor Membership.
Chapter honor membership may be granted to anyone who, by the virtue of his of her professional accomplishments in the field of civil engineering, has attained a degree of eminence in the profession, and who exhibits experience and ability worthy of emulation by young civil engineers.
(a) A three-quarters vote of the total chapter voting membership is required to recommend to the Governing Council the conferring of chapter honor membership on an individual.
(b) Approval of the Governing Council prior to the notification and initiation of the candidate for membership is required.
(c) A Washington University Civil Engineering Honor Society member may be elevated to the position of chapter honor member if the member meets the above qualifications.