Queen’s University Archives

Formed in 1897, the Engineering Society of Queen's University is one of the oldest representative bodies for engineering students in Canada. With 2400 members on campus, 15,000 active alumni living throughout the world, and an annual budget of $1.2 million, EngSoc oversees some forty-five student-run initiatives ranging from design projects to services to fun social events.

Each of these groups operates as a real-world business. The students learn everything from business plans to fund-raising, from menu planning to decoration. These ventures develop many soft skills such as how to work in multidisciplinary groups and make business decisions in the real world. It is through these initiatives that students are taught to care for people and for the environment, and to act in ways that are healthy and sustainable. By exposing our members to social, environmental, diversity, and development issues through the various clubs, groups, and corporations affiliated with the Society, we help produce engineers that are more prepared for the global community.

Engineers' Wives Club

CA QUA06229
Corporate body
fl. 1960

In November 1960, a group of women decided to form a social club which came to be known as the Engineering Institute of Canada Wives Club. Over the years, the club grew to a membership of 140 and enjoyed monthly functions such as dances and bridge groups. The club also donated to a worthy cause at the end of each year, such as KGH Pacemaker Clinic. In 1965, the club became known as the Engineers Wives Club. This expanded its membership to include the wives and widows of the Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario.A new charter was agreed upon in 1976 which established the membership tea, along with pot luck suppers and an annual dinner dance. The Engineers Wives Club also continued its practice of an annual donation to a worthy cause.

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