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Cincinnatus Honorary Society
Founded1917; 107 years ago (1917)
University of Cincinnati
TypeHonorary
AffiliationIndependent
StatusActive
ScopeLocal
ColorsRed   and White  
Chapters1
Headquarters2600 Clifton Avenue
Cincinnati, Ohio 45220
United States

Cincinnatus Honorary Society (Cincinnatus) is a co-ed honorary society at the University of Cincinnati. It is the oldest co-ed honorary organization at the university.[1]

History

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Founded in 1917, it was originally founded to recognize spirited seniors as a predecessor to an alumni association. After lapsing from 1937 to the end of World War II, the organization was resurrected as a recruitment-oriented organization in the 1950s. Members of Cincinnatus would participate in summer events for incoming freshmen to UC, assist in orientation, and facilitate events on behalf of the alumni association.[2][3] Today, the organization recognizes students who have shown dedication to recruitment and retention of students at the university. As the name suggests, the organization is named after Cincinnatus, a Roman general who is also the namesake for the city of Cincinnati.[4]

Activities

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The organization also has sponsored a Nearly Naked Mile annual run for the benefit of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul in Cincinnati since 2007. Participants run a one-mile course around the campus, "nearly naked" during homecoming week to raise money for the underprivileged in the Cincinnati area.[5][6][7]

Notable members

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References

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  1. ^ "History of Cincinnatus". cincinnatusuc.org. Cincinnatus. Archived from the original on 28 Jun 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Cincinnatus". libraries.uc.edu. The Cincinnatian. 1957. p. 99. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  3. ^ "CINCINNATUS" (PDF). digital.libraries.uc.edu. University of Cincinnati News Record. 9 Sep 1960. p. 15. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  4. ^ Bennett, Desiré. "Honorary Society Taps CEAS Engineering Students" (PDF). ceas.uc.edu. UC College of Engineering and Applied Science. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  5. ^ Rouse, Holly (6 Nov 2011). "Nearly Naked Mile". newsrecord.org. University of Cincinnati News Record. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  6. ^ Nichols, Matt (25 Oct 2015). "Students undress for Nearly Naked Mile charity". newsrecord.org. University of Cincinnati News Record. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  7. ^ Murphy, Patrick (9 Oct 2018). "Nearly Naked Mile celebrates 12th year at Sigma Sigma Commons". newsrecord.org. University of Cincinnati News Record. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Cincinnatus Society". libraries.uc.edu. The Cincinnatian. 1935. p. 116. Retrieved 26 May 2020. Pledges of 1934: Mel Bernstein Spencer Booz, Willa Busch, Mary Louise Dieterle
  9. ^ @Prez_Pinto (7 Apr 2017). "Before becoming CEO of J. C. Penney, Myron Ullman was a part of Student Government, Homecoming Cmte., Sigma Sigma, Cincinnatus, IFC & more" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. ^ Rieselman, Deb (Jan 1995). "UC alumnus Peter Woo a world leader". magazine.uc.edu. University of Cincinnati Magazine. Retrieved 26 May 2020. As if that were not enough, he was also a resident adviser and a member of Omicron Delta Kappa, Cincinnatus, Men of Metro, Internat, the A&S Tribunal and the Men's Advisory.
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