Wazzup Pilipinas!The University of the Philippines' Chemical Engineering Society Incorporated (UP KEM) is a non-profit organization based in the University of the Philippines Diliman. Comprising of 200 chemical engineering students, the organization endeavors to engage itself in events and projects inside and outside the university, and to improve their relationships with other associations, and the society.
Established in 1954, the University of the Philippines Chemical Engineering Society, Inc., more popularly known as UP KEM, is one of the largest socio-academic organizations recognized by the university. Awarded as the BEST ORGANIZATION by the Engineer- ing Organization Excellence Awards for 2 consecutive years since 2011 and with more than 130 members and over 1,200 alumni, UP KEM Engineers remains to be one of the strongest and most popular organizations in UP.
One of the well-recognized organizations in the campus, they strive to create events that benefit their members, the university, and the society. This year marks the 50th year of Awitan, an annual Engineering Week event, and one of the organization's prestigious events.
On March 2, 2015, UP KEM will be hosting its most prestigious event -
AWITAN at
Convenarium, Crossroad 77, Quezon City. Now on its 50th year, this event is a much anticipated university- wide choral competition among UP organizations with over 1100+ attendees and participants, as well as college wide (5000+ students) and university wide (25,000+ foot traffic/day).