Update : October 20, 2021

• During our days at RIT, there were eight engineering departments and some non-engineering (supporting) departments.
  Most departments have an association.
• There were athletic associations.
• The list of EC and Selected are not exhaustive

RIT Badminton

• President :
  Saya U Thein Lwin (GBNF)
• Selected :
  Sai Kham Pan (EP69, Burma), U Myint Sein (M69), Bishnu Shahi (EE69er)

RIT Burmese Association

• President :
  Saya U Tein Kyi
• EC Members :
  U Zaw Min Nawaday (EP70)
• Activities :
  Kya Ban Sagar (e.g. Phone Thwin)
  Guest Lectures

RIT Chess

• Founding members :
  Soviet Lecturers,
  U Aung Than (EE),
  U Maung Maung (M),
  U Thet Lwin (EE)
• Selected
  U Tin Swan (Burma)

RIT Chinlon

• President :
  Saya U Maung Maung Than (GBNF)
• Secretary :
  U Soe Tint
• Selected :
  Dr. Htin Aung (C69),
  U Tin Shein (M69)

RIT Civil Engineering Association

The following served as Secretary

• Dr. Myo Khin (C70)
• U Saw Lin (C71, GBNF)
• U Ko Ko Gyi (C73, GBNF)

RIT Electrical Engineering Association

The following served as Secretary

• U Shwe Win (EE67)
• Mehm Ye Win (EC69)
• U Hla Min (EC69)

The Association published “Hlyat Sit Sar Saung“.
Saya U Moe Aung was the Chief Editor. Dr. Sann Oo (EP67), U Myo Myint (EC68) and Daw Than Yi (EP70, Maubin Ma Shwe Than) were associate Editors.
I was a member of the Magazine committee.

RIT English Association

Activities include

• Debate between first year and second year students
• Newsletter
  Chief Editor: Saya Des Rodgers
• Scrabble
  Organizers: Saya Des and Saya U Khin

RIT Hiking and Mountaineering

• Secretary :
  U Win Lwin (M69)
• Selected :
  U Aung Khin (M67), U Cho Aye (M70, GBNF), Daw Kyi Kyi Sein (T70)

RIT Hockey

• President :
  Saya U Tin Hlaing (GBNF)
• Selected :
  Owen Khoo (M71), Metha, U Khin Maung Zaw (EC76), U Thura Thant Zin (M76), Phyo Wai Win (M76)

Hostel Committees

At BIT, there was a “Thahaya and Sar Phat Ah Thin” (Social and Reading Clubs).

At RIT, there was Hostel Committees.

Activities include

• Inter-Block Tournaments
• Tazaung Dine Festival
• Annual Dinner and Entertainment

RIT Mechanical Engineering Association

The following served as Secretary or Vice President.

• U Win Thein (M67, GBNF)
• U Pe Oo (M67)
• U Aye Lwin (M69)
• U Zaw Min
• U Khin Maung Thann (M72, 65 Intake)
• U Myo Myint

The association produced a weekly publication called “Set Hmu Thadin Zin” from 1964 to around 1974.

U Win Thein was the founder.

The Association published “Set Hmu Magazine”.

RIT Photography

• President :
  Saya Allen Htay (GBNF)
• Secretary :
  Dr. Koung Nyunt (A67, GBNF)

RIT Rowing

• President :
  Saya U Sein Win (GBNF), Dr. San Hla Aung, Saya U Tin Htut
• Secretary :
  U Aung Lwin (Jasper, C70)

RIT Soccer

• Coach/Manager :
  U Maung Maung
• Selected :
  U Kyaw Htin (C67, Burma), U Soe Myint Lwin (EC68, Burma, GBNF), U Khin Maung Lay (Henry, T68), U Myo Nyunt (C70), U Khin Maung Lay (Mutu, M70), Sai Thein Maung (C70), U Myint Sein (Jabu, M70), U Kyaw Sint (T70, GBNF), U Khin Maung Myint (John Tint, M72, Burma, GBNF)

RIT Sports Council

• Chair :
  Saya U Maung Maung Than (GBNF)
• Activities include
  Competitions
  Annual Awards Ceremony

RIT Swimming

• President :
  Saya Dr. San Hla Aung, Saya U Sein Win (GBNF), Saya U Hla Myint (Charlie)
• Secretary :
  U Htay Aung (M69), U Win Aung (M70)
• Selected :
  Htay Aung (Burma), Han Sein (GBNF), Sein Myint, Moe Hein, Hla Kyaing, Win Htein, Aung Tun Oo, Wunna Sithu

RIT Table Tennis

• Coach/Manager :
  Saya Mao Toon Siong
• Selected :
  U Maung Maung (Sin Gyi), Stan Liou (M67), U Win Myint (EE67), U Tin Myint (M69, GBNF), U Nyunt Tin (M70)

RIT Tennis

• President :
  U Tu Myint
• Selected :
  U Soe Tha (EC67), U Tun Kyi (M67, GBNF), U Kyaw Nyunt (M69, GBNF), James Than

RIT Thaing

• President :
  U Tin Maung Nyunt
• EC :
  Dr. Tun Aung Gyaw (EC69), U Min Din

RIT Track and Field

• President :
  Saya H Num Kok
• Secretary :
  U Aung Gyi Shwe (E, GBNF), U Khin Maung Lay (Henry, T68)
• Selected :
  Saw Maung Maung Htwe, Victor Aung Myin, Eric Aung Myint, Maung Maung Thaw, Kyaw Myint, Sai Thein Maung, Khin Maung Lay, Aung Gyi Shwe

RIT Weightlifting and Body Building

• Coach/Manager :
  Saya Dr. Kyaw Sein
• Selected :
  Jimmy Kyin (T69, GBNF), U Khin Win (EP69, GBNF), U Thein Aung (Met72)

Miscellaneous

• RIT Automobile Club
• RIT Buddhist Association
• Ah Nu Pyinnya Ah Thin
• SPARK