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The EUS belongs to several larger student organizations. On the local school level the EUS belongs to the Alma Mater Society Of The University Of British Columbia , on the regional level, Western Engineering Students' Societies Team , and the national level, Canadian Federation Of Engineering Students . MISSION The mission statement of the organization is "support the academic, professional, and social needs of engineering students, encourage excellence in all aspects of student life, and celebrate the accomplishments of its members." The EUS places a large emphasis on furthering traditions much like a Fraternity . Unlike a fraternity the EUS membership not gender specific. These traditions primarily involve socializing, drinking and ritual. It is a long held view that these behaviours are tolerated and encouraged by the Engineering Faculty and engineering profession as they imbue engineering students with a sense of identity as engineers. This identity leads to a more cohesive professional body. GOVERNMENT The EUS is the decision-making body for the engineers within the Faculty of Applied science at UBC. The EUS Council consists of the EUS Executive and a representative from each of the 10 departments. The Council directs the Executive on how to operate throughout the year, while the Executive carries out these tasks. Non-voting members of council include the Faculty of Applied Science Student Senator, a representative from the Engineering Student Teams Council, a representative from the local chapter of Engineers Without Borders , a representative from the local chapter of Sigma Phi Delta , and a representative from the local chapter of Alpha Omega Epsilon . Three members of the Executive (President, VP External and VP Internal) sit on the Alma Mater Society Of UBC Student Council, representing engineering to the other undergraduate student societies at UBC. Departments within Engineering at UBC
TRADITION Engineering Week As the official Decree states "Hereafter, let it be known that the first week of the second month of all years of our Lord shall be deemed the Week of Engineering." Engineering week at UBC is organized by the VP Internal. During this week the EUS holds many events at which the Departments compete against each other for points. Opening Ceremonies and Skulk Night, traditionally, are the first events. The winner of E-Week is awarded the E-Week trophy (a wooden cairn with a golden E). STUdeNT projectS Collecting details of past stunts is difficult because they are carried out by anonymous teams of students. The general knowledge of stunts includes hanging the frame of a Volkswagen Beetle off of bridges including the Golden Gate and the Lions Gate Bridge . Engineerings students also modified the lights on the Lions Gate Bridge to blink out in Morse Code "UBC Engineers Do it Again" and in 1992 they stole and later returned the Rose Bowl trophy from a trophy case at the University Of Washington . The Cairn The Cairn is a large concrete object that symbolizes the Engineering Undergraduate Societies contribution to student life on campus. Normally it is painted white with a red 'E' for engineering, however it is common that many other faculties on campus paint it their own colors. It has been made of high strength steel fibre reinforced concrete ever since it was blown apart in the 1990's. The current Cairn as will all predecessors exists not because it was installed in accordance with UBC's planning and building process. The engineering students simply put it there. It therefore is the largest and heaviest piece of trash on campus. Its existence is virtually guaranteed by its size, mass and incorporation into traditions. Cheeze The EUS is housed in a building known as ''The Cheeze''. The Cheeze or Cheese Factory is a former cheese factory located at 2335 Engineering Road, UBC -- east of the Cairn. The building has been modified for use by the EUS. Upgrades include the installation of pools for the purposes of tanking. Godiva Consistent with traditions at other Canadian universities the EUS paid a woman (often a professional stripper) to ride naked on an animal or a charriot through campus. The practice was called the Lady Godiva Ride in reference to and ended on all Canadian campuses after the École Polytechnique Massacre . "Students scrutinize Lady Godiva ride" , CBC Archives, Feb 4, 1990 The Red Jacket A UBC Engineer jacket or cardigan is also often termed a 'Red' or a 'Red Jacket'. It is a red wool jacket with white details and has UBC ENGINEERS on the back. The Red Jacket is used to show pride in the faculty and usually has many patches sewn on that may or may not be earned by the wearer of the jacket. The tradition of wearing Engineering Reds goes back many years when all the faculties on campus wore their colours. Now the EUS and SUS (the Science Undergraduate Society) are the only faculties who sell jackets. The Engineer's Hymn The Hymn is generally sung by the UBC engineers in various events, although it is an international engineering song. The hymn itself is about 64 lines in total. Various versions of the hymn exist although they all share the same chorus. The following is the chorus of the hymn. We are, we are, we are, we are, we are the Engineers! We can, we can, we can, we can, demolish forty beers. Drink rum, drink rum, drink rum, drink rum, drink rum, and follow us, For we don't give a damn for any old man who don't give a damn for us! NOTES SEE ALSO
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