Tau Beta Pi

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Tau Beta Pi

• Welcome to California Psi
• Candidate Orientation Meeting

http//tbp.ucsd.edu/
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• Background
• Founded in 1885 at Lehigh University
• Oldest and largest national engineering honor
  society
• Represents entire engineering profession
• Members have distinguished scholarship and
  exemplary character
• Membership
• 241 chapters across US
• 508,975 initiated
• Prominent members

The Bent Outside EBUI
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• Membership
• Undergraduate students
• Top 1/8th of your junior class or top 1/5th of
  your senior class
• Graduate students
• Top 1/5th of your class and must have completed
  50 of coursework including research or obtain a
  letter of recommendation from your primary
  academic advisor
• Alumni
• Graduated in the top 1/5th of your class
• Practicing engineers
• Must have achieved eminence in engineering as
  determined by Headquarters.
• Must have practiced engineering for at least 10
  years

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• Membership, continued
• Undergraduate students
• Must have completed or be currently enrolled in
  an upper-division course in their major to be
  eligible
• Transfer students must complete one year of study
  at UCSD before being eligible

Winter Initiation Class February 6, 2009
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• Chapter Activities
• House System
• Outreach
• Tutoring/Mentoring
• Community Service
• Evenings with Industry
• Engineering Futures
• Department Mixers
• Panels
• Social events
• Campus events (TESC)

2007 TBP National Convention, Michigan CA Psi
awarded Most Outstanding Chapter in nation
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• Committees
• Outreach
• Publicity
• GIG Committee
• House System
• Four Houses
• Better way to get to meet fellow initiates
• House Competitions

Sand Castle Competition Spring 2009 House System

• Awards and house pride!

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Junkyard DerbySpring 2009
Paintballing Spring 2009
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Florence Elementary
ThinkGREEN! Spring 2009
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Rock Climbing w/ Outback Adventures
TBP National ConventionOctober 2008
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• Benefits of Membership
• Recognition
• Life-long
• membership
• Networking
• Scholarships
• Fellowships
• Laureate
• Student Loans
• Leadership Opportunities

End-of-Year Banquet 2009 Graduating Seniors
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• What happens now?
• Points (15 by January 29)
• Candidate Packets (Jan 4)
• Personal Statement
• Current Resume
• (Hardcopy and E-copy)
• Two Faculty Ratings
• Handwritten Academic Honesty Statement
• Class Checklist
• Interview / Election (Jan 11-13)
• Initiation (Jan 29)
• Point Verification Sheet
• One-time Fee
• Membership (Lifetime!)

Best Chapter Award Plaque Under the Bent in EBUI
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• Points Breakdown
• Need at least one point from each event category
• Three Event Categories
• Social
• Community Service/Outreach
• Professional/Academic

Photo Scavenger Hunt House System
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• Start Now!
• T-Shirt Contest (Designs due by March 30th)
• Winner(s) will receive 3pts and free T-shirt.
• Submissions will be granted 1 pt
• Events
• Best Initiate Award Initiation fees waived!
• Check weekly e-mail and website

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• Upcoming
• Halloween Game Night, Th 10/29 630-1030 pm in
  the ERC Room (PC West)
• House Sorting, Th, 11/5 (Tentative)
• Fall GBM, 2nd week of November
• Mentoring (ongoing) contact Diana Quach
  (dtquach_at_ucsd.edu)
• Tutoring (ongoing) contact Aaron Swartz
  (swartz.aaron_at_yahoo.com)

http//tbp.ucsd.edu/