Welcome!

• Pre-Meeting Activities
• Fill out info page
• Please identify sophomore/junior/senior/grad
• Agenda
• History and General Information
• Benefits
• Initiation Process
• The Road Ahead

Tau Beta Pi History

• Origin
• Phi Beta Kappa
• Created in 1776
• Became restricted to students in the Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Tau Beta Pi
• Created out of PBK in 1885
• Founded by Edward Williams Jr. at

Lehigh University in PA

• Grown to 249 chapters
• Over 544,000 members

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Illinois Alpha (IL-A)

• Chartered 1897

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• Fifth chapter nationally

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• Over 10,000 members
• 10,039!
• 3^rd largest chapter

as of August 2014

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Eligibility

• Juniors
• Top 1/8 of class

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• Seniors
• Top 1/5 of class

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• Graduate Students
• GPA >3.75
• Finished with 50% Degree Requirements

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*Class standing based on credit hours

Eligible Majors

Aerospace Engineering

Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Bioengineering

Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Chemical Engineering

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Computer Engineering

Computer Science

Electrical Engineering

Engineering Mechanics

Engineering Physics

Financial Engineering

General Engineering

Industrial engineering

Materials Science and Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Nuclear Plasma & Radiological Engineering

Systems and Entrepreneurial Engineering (Grad)

About the Society

• Most prestigious honor society

for engineers

• Seeks the brightest and most

motivated students

• “Distinguished scholarship and

exemplary character”

• Emphasis on service

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Benefits

• $2000 scholarships through nationals
• Chapter scholarships/awards
• Kaplan and Princeton Review discounts
• $10,000 Graduate Fellowships
• Student loans & financial assistance
• Friendships with like-minded people

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Benefits

• Life-long member
• Networking with alumnus members
• Corporate sponsorships with Cummins, EMC, International Paper, Raytheon, Sandia and more
• Online job board
• 30% discount on FE and PE test prep materials
• GEICO discount
• hotel and home-buying discounts

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Awards

• Sophomore and Junior Awards
• Based on past year of

achievement and service, $250

• Outstanding Member and

Initiate Awards, $500

• TBP Laureate
• Given nationally for involvement

in liberal culture outside TBP

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Hayward Scholarships

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• Ruth and Harold Hayward Scholarships
• Strong preference for Tau Bates
• $3000 dollars for next school year
• Part of Engineering College Scholarships
• Apply in the Spring

Initiation Process - Undergraduates

• Initiate social (2 social credits)
• Sunday, January 29^th, 11am - 1pm
• Illini Union Room BC
• Bent polishing
• Resume (due March 1^st)
• 5 additional credits (more on next slide)
• Interview
• Initiation ceremony and banquet
• Tentative date: Saturday, April 29th

Requirements – Undergraduates

• 5 credits in addition to 2 social from Initiate Social
• At least 1 credit must fulfill each category:
• Social
• Professional
• Service
• Bent Polishing
• Deadline: February 24^th
• 5 – 9 pm M-Th starting in 1 week
• Interviews (February 6^th to 17^th) 6-8 P.M.
• 15-minute business-casual interview
• Sign up in newsletter
• $100 initiation fee: Due March 1^st

Semester Timeline - Undergraduates

1 Week

Jan 29

April 29th

Initiation

Bent Polishing

Interviews

Spring Break

Earn Credits

Earn Credits

Summary:

• 4 weeks for bent polishing
• 13 weeks for earning credits (<1 credit every 2 weeks)
• 2 weeks of interviews

Initiation Process – Graduate Students

• GPA>3.75
• At least 1 semester at UIUC
• Completed at least 50% of degree requirement
• Includes both coursework and research
• Letter of recommendation from primary academic advisor due 12 pm, March 1st
• 1 page in length
• Letter must include confirmation of 50% degree completion and GPA >3.75 in addition to recommending you to the society

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Initiation Process – Graduate Students

• Report of eligibility due 12 pm, March 1st
• 3 credits
• 1 professional or service credit
• 2 credits in any of the following categories:
• Social
• Professional
• Service
• Graduate initiation fee ($95 due to no bent polishing) due March 1st
• Initiation ceremony and banquet
• Saturday, April 29th

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Professional Opportunities

• Professional Sessions/Workshops
• Company information sessions
• Resume critique sessions
• Corporate training
• Case Competitions

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Service Projects

• Pi Mile Run
• Day of Service
• Other Volunteer Events
• Wesley Food pantry
• Canning for Cancer
• Urbana Park cleanups
• Books for Prisoners

And then…

Only the Beginning…

• Numerous service and leadership opportunities

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• Scholarships/Fellowships
• Check out www.tbp.org

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• Alumni Chapters

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• Long lasting friendships

See undergrad initiates on Sunday!

• Initiate social
• When: Sunday 1/29 from 11 AM - 1 PM
• Where: Illini Union Rooms BC
• CASUAL dress
• Free pizza for

lunch!

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