Tau Beta Pi
Integrity and Excellence in Engineering
Presenter: TBP Officers
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Who We Are
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Tau Beta Pi is the only engineering society representing the entire
engineering profession.
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TBP was founded in 1885 to recognize engineering students of
distinguished scholarship and exemplary character.
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There are now collegiate chapters at 234 US colleges and universities,
active alumnus chapters in 16 districts across the country, and a total
initiated membership of 500,907 as of Fall 2008.
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Distinguished TBP Alumni include:
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Nobel Prize winners John Bardeen & William B. Shockley:
Inventors of the electronic transistor
Dr. Wernher Von Braun: One of the world’s first Rocket Engineers
Astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Judith Resnick
Lee Iacocca: Former president and CEO of Chrysler
Andrew Grove: Chairman and former CEO of Intel Corp.
Yahoo! co-founders Jerry Yang and David Filo
Larry E. Page: Co-Founder of Google
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Executive Board
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President: Brendan Kirkpatrick
Vice-President: Gary Okada
Treasurer: Lorena Montes
Secretaries:
1. Corresponding: Dusadee Corhiran
2. Recording: Heather Lord
AESB Representative: Christopher Bostwick
Faculty Advisor: Professor Jalal Torabzadeh
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Membership Requirements
 Undergraduate students must be in the TOP 1/8th of their junior class or TOP
1/5th of their senior class. Each class consists of all of the engineering students in
that class (CSULB G.P.A. above 3.0).
 Graduate students must be in the TOP 1/5th of their class or obtain a letter of
recommendation from their primary academic advisor.
 Alumni must have graduated in the TOP 1/5th of their class. This applies even if
their school did not have a chapter at the time they graduated.
 Practicing engineers must have achieved eminence in engineering as determined by
the Tau Beta Pi, Inc. Headquarters. Candidates are usually recommended by
members who know them.
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What We Do
 Engineering Futures: The Tau Beta Pi Engineering Futures Program was
established to provide interpersonal skills for engineering students. This is
accomplished through the presentation of sessions on campus by alumnus Tau
Bates who are trained in the materials.
• Sessions are offered in:
1. People Skills
2. Team Chartering
3. Analytical Problem Solving
4. Group Process
 Scholarships
 Chapter Projects: These include outreach projects for the community as well
as on-campus events for the College of Engineering community.
 District Retreats: Each semester our designated district (16) holds a retreat
whose purpose is to promote inter-district communication and networking
between local Tau Beta Pi chapters. These organized retreats are funded by
the national headquarters, and any driving or lodging expenses are
reimbursed.
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Requirements
 Activities for Sign-Off Sheet (tentative):
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Bent Polish (Individual and Big Bent)
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Assist at TBP activities (e.g. – Women Engineers at the Beach
Day, E-Day)
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Join one other CoE student organization (IEEE, SWE, AIAA..)
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Submit your Resume ([email protected], Subject: Resume09)
BE INVOLVED!!!
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$$ Money $$
 $80 one-time membership fee
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Individual bent
Subscription to TBP publication “The Bent”
Covers National initiation fee
Chapter expenses
Initiation banquet
Etc…
 Scholarships are available from National if you are
unable to cover cost of membership. Let us know!
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Thank You.
Questions?
Visit us and find out more at www.TBP.org
or www.csulb.edu/org/college/tbp
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