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love the incredible history and tradition that our College of Engineering has. The College-wide student organization for engineering students, Engineers' Club, is the oldest student org at OU. We are the only College on campus to nominate representatives for Homecoming (they are usually our King and Queen for the year). We have a secret society of engineering students, the Loyal Knights of Old Trusty, who keep the traditions alive.
My personal favorite, we have a great time during National Engineers' Week - we make E-Week our own with a Games Tournament, a Fluid Dynamics Lab (the study of green effervescent fluids held in cylindrical containers!)....usually held at a local pub!
We have a Casino Night, as well as an evening where graduating members of the LKOT reveal their identities...the week ends with a banquet, where the King and Queen are announced.
The College and E-Club host a Fall Engineering Festival to acquaint incoming freshman with the various technical organizations within the College, as well as an Open House for jr. high and high school students interested in sciences, math, and design challenges. We also host a Career Fair.
The neatest thing of all is E-Club's fundraiser: we host "hamburger feeds" during home football games. Members of various technical organizations work at the feeds for $$ for their organization, and usually a plate goes for $6 (not bad considering you get a hamburger with
everything on it, baked beans, chips, a drink, and even dessert). It all wraps up when the Pride of Oklahoma marches by, right past Felgar Hall (one of the first buildings on campus to house the engineering disciplines), playing "Boomer Sooner."
*sigh*...what memories! It's a joy to have been such an active participant in this grand tradition. I'm going to miss this when I graduate!
Boomer Sooner and ERIN GO BRAUGH!
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A Lioness has her Pride!
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