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The National Engineering Honor Society

Tau Beta Pi was founded at Lehigh University in 1885 to recognize students of engineering disciplines who exhibited outstanding scholarship and character. There are currently 219 collegiate chapters of Tau Beta Pi with over 415 000 initiated members. The National Headquarters are located at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.

The Local Chapter

The California Phi chapter of Tau Beta Pi was established at the University of the Pacific on March 5, 1988 as the 201st chapter of the society. We are a part of District 15, which includes California and Nevada and is currently the largest of the fifteen districts.

Our chapter and its members have received several awards since the chapter was installed. At this year's National Convention, we received a Chapter Projects Award.

Chapter Bylaws

Effective on 1998 November 17

Membership

Our chapter, in accordance with the Constitution and Bylaws of the organization,invites those in the academic top eighth of the junior class and top fifth of thesenior class of the UOP School of Engineering to be considered for membership.An initiation of new members is held each fall and spring.

Spring 2003 members.
Candidates should get the:

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    Activities -- 1995/1996

    BEEN THERE, DONE THAT

    Fall 1995

    Assistance to Expanding Your HorizonsConference
    Fall Candidate Activities
    Pizza Social
    Homecoming Booth
    Web Page Creation Workshop
    Fall Initiation and Banquet
    Graduate School Informational Session

    Spring 1996

    Engineer's Day
    NetDay96
    Spring Candidate Activities
    MESA Saturday Academy Web Forum
    Spring Initiation and Banquet
    Spring Northern Area Council Meeting
    Tutoring

    LATEST & GREATEST

    Fall 1999

    Engineering Futures
    Initiation
    Clothing Drive
    Help with Expanding Your Horizons
    Polish the Bent
    Paint the Rock
    Web page Design

    Officers and Advisors

    Spring 2003 Officers:

    President: Matthew Stricker
    Vice-President: Alexander Graham
    Corresponding Secretary: Nathaniel Coser
    Treasurer: Jeffrey Heckey

    Chapter Advisors

    Dr. David Fletcher
    Dr. Ken Hughes
    Dr. Brian Weick

    Other Tau Beta Pi Information

    Map of Chapters at California Alpha (U.C. Berkeley)
    Engineering Futures Program
    FellowshipBoard

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