Purpose

Omega Chi Epsilon was established for the purpose of bringing together high achieving students with a common interest in chemical engineering. The organization brought these students together in a fraternal organization because it believed that one must learn how to cooperate early in life to be successful later in life.

Objectives

The objectives of OXE are represented within the key. The four arms represent the first four objectives, and are bound together by the fifth, Professionalism, which is represented by the circle around the key.

1. RECOGNITION
   to recognize excellence in chemical engineering
2. INVESTIGATION
   to promote original investigation and innovation in chemical engineering
3. SERVICE
   to provide service the chemical engineering department or school and its student body
4. COMRADESHIP
   to promote comradeship among chemical engineers
5. PROFESSIONALISM
   to promote honesty, integrity and social responsibility: the hallmarks of professional ethics