Engineering House

Engineering House [EH; E-house] is a Special Interest House devoted to RIT students studying or interested in the various disciplines of engineering. Engineering House was established in 1971, and has a wide network of members and alumni. The eighth floor of Nathaniel Rochester Hall is considered home to Engineering House members.

Academic Facilities

Engineering House has a lounge known as the "Study Lounge" that is devoted solely to academic resources. It includes a library of textbooks pertaining to engineering, whiteboards, and a table wired for electricity and ethernet cables. E-House also has a workshop that comes stocked with tools and materials that are available for personal or class projects for all members.

Leadership

Engineering House has a set of elected leaders, known as the executive board. The positions on the e-board include President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer. The e-board acts as a second R.A. on floor, while there is only one actual R.A. on floor.

Mythology

Engineering House has a reputation on campus for being some of the smartest students, but they also have a reputation for being good pranksters. Some things Engineering House is accused of having done include:

  • Throwing a member out of the window wrapped in a mattress
  • Making an indoor, on-floor slip n slide
  • Climbing the statue at the middle of campus and planting a flag
  • Inventing the 'Helicopter' method

Recreational Facilities

E House has a small movie theatre, complete with a projector and comfortable multi-level seating. In addition, EH also has a pool lounge, which serves as the social hub for the floor. It contains a pool table, surround sound system, and the MAME, an arcade game machine that contains hundreds of arcade games, both classic and modern.

Projects

Every year, the FreshMen of E House do a project that betters the floor in some way. This project is led by the Freshman Representative, who is the only freshman elected official.

Some of the previous projects include:

  • The MAME
  • The Pool Lounge Mural and Sound System Cabinets
  • The Study Lounge wired Study Table
  • The Kitchen Table Spinning Gears and Mural
  • The VAX Theatre Seating and Luxurious Handcrafted Bench

Events

Engineering House has several traditional events for its members throughout the year. The Skiing Trip to Tremblant is one such event. This usually takes place during winter quarter, when many E House members go up to Canada for a weekend to ski, snowboard, and have fun. The Camping Trip to Letchworth occurs during spring quarter, and also finds many Engineering House members and alumni camping out at Letchworth state park over a weekend. The Engineering House Formal is an annual event that has members and alumni out on a boat on Ontario Lake for a fun night of food and dancing.