- Pi Nu Epsilon
Pi Nu Epsilon is an
honor society foruniversity students inmusic alperforming arts organizations.Purpose
The purpose of Pi Nu Epsilon is threefold:
* To honor those outstanding men and women who have devoted their time and efforts to the musical organizations at the institutions of the respective chapters.
* To stimulate interest in and to further the aims of the musical organizations at the institutions of the respective chapters.
* To foster and develop a broader interest in music and musical affairs.cite web
title = Drexel University Office of Campus Activities
url=http://www.drexel.edu/OCA/so/a-zDirectory.asp
accessdate = 2007-09-04 ]History
Pi Nu Epsilon was founded at
Armour Institute of Technology in January 1927 for the purpose of "giving recognition to those men and women who had unselfishly devoted their time and energies to the furtherance of good music"cite web
title = Pi Nu Epsilon website
url=http://www.pinuepsilon.com
accessdate = 2006-11-24 ] . Only the second non-engineeringhonor society at Armor Tech, Pi Nu Epsilon was founded by four members of the class of 1927, four members of the class of 1928, and Professor Emeritus Charles Wilbur Leigh.Pi Nu Epsilon aided the musical organizations at the Alpha chapter by sponsoring and promoting the musical activities on campus. It thrived for many years under the guidance of Dr. O. Gordon Erickson, who served as Music Director at Armour Institute of Technology from 1932 until his death in August 1953. In 1940, Armour Institute of Technology and Lewis Institute merged to form the
Illinois Institute of Technology .Pi Nu Epsilon was formally incorporated as a
nonprofit organization in the state ofIllinois on May 16th, 1947, by DeWitt H. Pickens, John G. Seeger Jr., Hans H. Nord, and James W. Leichti. Later that month, on May 28th, 1947, the Beta Chapter was founded atDrexel Institute of Technology . Gamma Chapter (later renamed Epsilon) was founded on April 30th, 1955 atUrsinus College . Delta Chapter was founded on May 12th, 1956, atShippensburg University .cite web
title = Shippensburg University Department of Music and Theater Arts
url=http://webspace.ship.edu/music/Music_Org_Page.html
accessdate = 2007-09-04 ] Finally, Zeta Chapter was founded on April 15th, 1989, atMillersville University in Millersville, PA.References
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