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The '''Order of the Engineer''' is an association for graduate and [[professional engineer]]s in the [[United States]] that emphasizes pride and responsibility in the engineering profession. It was inspired by the success of the [[The Ritual of the Calling of an Engineer]], a similar and much older Canadian ceremony, and ishas 245 active links (what the Order of the Engineer calls a commonchapter) presenceacross inthe American[[United engineeringStates]].<ref>{{cite schoolsweb |title=Find Your Local Link of the Order |url=https://order-of-the-engineer.org/directories/link-directory/ |website=Order of the Engineer |date=15 November 2019 |publisher=Order of the Engineer |access-date=12 May 2022 |archive-date=26 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526111148/https://order-of-the-engineer.org/directories/link-directory/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

||"Obligation of an Engineer"<ref>[http://www.order-of-the-engineer.org/?page_id=6 Obligation of an Engineer] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200214213805/http://www.order-of-the-engineer.org/?page_id=6 |date=2020-02-14 }}, Order-of-the-engineer.org</ref><ref>{{cite web |work=Manual for Conducting Order of the Engineer Induction Ceremonies |publisher=The Order of the Engineer |at=Appendix A |title=The Obligation of an Engineer |url=http://www.order-of-the-engineer.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Ceremony.pdf |access-date=2023-09-19 |archive-date=2018-09-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180904011525/http://www.order-of-the-engineer.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Ceremony.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>}}

==RingCeremony==

MembersDuring arethe ceremony, engineering graduates take the Obligation of the Order. After each member takes the obligation, they put their hand giventhrough a large representation of the [[stainlessEngineer's steelRing]]. A member of the Order of the Engineer then places a stainless steel ring, calledknown as the [[Engineer's Ring]], onto the little finger of the graduate's dominant hand. The ring is worn on the little finger so that it will drag across any surface on which the wearer writes, providing a constant reminder of the engineer's oath.

The first American ceremony was held on June 4, 1970 at [[Cleveland State University]]'s Fenn College of Engineering, though similar ceremonies on which this is based have a much longer history in Canada (dating to 1925). Now, almost all states have universities with chapters, called "links", that host the Order of the Engineer. Several engineering organizations also host links such as [[NSPE]], [[United States Army Corps of Engineers]], and [[American Society of Civil Engineers|ASCE]]. During the ceremony engineering graduates take the Obligation of the Order. After each member takes the obligation they are awarded the ring while putting their hands through a big ring and having a member of the Order of the Engineer put the ring on the little finger of the dominant hand. Each inductee takes the obligation, signs a certificate of obligation and wears the ring to show their pride in the Order and as a symbol of their obligation to the profession and the public. Often friends and family join the new initiates for a time of celebration together after the ceremony.

Early attempts to extend [[The Ritual of the CallingCanadian of an Engineer]]ritual to the United States were unsuccessful, due to complications including copyright issues.<ref>[http://www.order-of-the-engineer.org Order of the Engineer] {{factWebarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115201342/https://order-of-the-engineer.org/ |date=June2023-01-15 2017}}, Order-of-the-engineer.org</ref>

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