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Tau Beta Pi
Established 1885-6-15 [1]
Incorporated 1947
National President Dr. The date of establishment or date of founding of an Institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point Incorporation (abbreviated Inc in US and Canadian business names is the forming of a new Corporation (a corporation being a legal entity Larry A. Simonson (2006-)
Members 493,057 [1]
Website http://www.tbp.org
The bent at Iowa Alpha (Iowa State University)
The bent at Iowa Alpha (Iowa State University)

The Tau Beta Pi Association (commonly Tau Beta Pi, ΤΒΠ, or TBP) is the engineering honor society in the United States and the second oldest collegiate honor society in America. A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages The Iowa State University of Science and Technology, more commonly known as Iowa State University (ISU is a public land-grant and space-grant university Engineering is the Discipline and Profession of applying technical and scientific Knowledge and In the United States, an honor society is an organization of rank the induction into which recognizes excellence among one's peers The United States of America —commonly referred to as the It honors engineering students who have shown a history of academic achievement as well as a commitment to personal and professional integrity. Specifically, the association was founded "to mark in a fitting manner those who have conferred honor upon their Alma Mater by distinguished scholarship and exemplary character as students in engineering, or by their attainments as alumni in the field of engineering, and to foster a spirit of liberal culture in engineering colleges. "[2]

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History

When academic honor society Phi Beta Kappa sought to restrict its membership to liberal arts in the late 19th century, Edward H. The Phi Beta Kappa Society is an academic Honor society with the mission of "fostering and recognizing excellence" in the Undergraduate Liberal arts The term liberal arts refers to a particular type of educational Curriculum broadly defined as a Classical education. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar Williams Jr. , a member of Phi Beta Kappa and head of the mining department at Lehigh University, formulated the idea of an honor society for those studying technical subjects. Lehigh University is a private, co-educational University located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of Irving Andrew Heikes, the valedictorian of his class at Lehigh was inducted as the first student member of Tau Beta Pi, at the Pennsylvania Alpha chapter on June 15, 1885. Valedictorian is an academic title typically conferred upon the highest ranked student among those being graduated from an educational institution The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common A statue on Lehigh's campus commemorates this event.

In 1892, a second chapter was established at Michigan State University. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Michigan State University ( MSU) is a co-educational public Research university in East Lansing, Michigan USA. Since then, the association has grown to 232 student chapters across the United States and Puerto Rico. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Puerto Rico (ˌpwertoˈriko officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ("Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" {{lang-en|"Associated Free State of Puerto Rico"}} Tau Beta Pi was a founding member of the Association of College Honor Societies. The Association of College Honor Societies ( ACHS) founded in 1925 is a predominantly American organization that serves a number of functions with respect to national The national headquarters of Tau Beta Pi are currently located in Knoxville, Tennessee on the campus of the University of Tennessee. The University of Tennessee (also known as UT) sometimes called the University of Tennessee Knoxville ( UT Knoxville, or UTK) is the flagship

Starting in 1936, TBP awarded the women's badge to exceptional female engineers until 1969, when women were granted full membership. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

In 1974, the Sigma Tau fraternity merged with Tau Beta Pi. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Sigma Tau was an honor society for engineering much like Tau Beta Pi and was founded at the University of Nebraska in 1904. The University of Nebraska is the public University system in the state of Nebraska, USA. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on At the time of the merger, Sigma Tau consisted of 34 collegiate chapters and a total membership of 45,000. One difference between the two organizations was that Sigma Tau initiated female engineers as well as male engineers, whereas Tau Beta Pi's membership was restricted to men. Female (♀ is the Sex of an Organism, or a part of an organism which produces ova (egg cells Male (♂ refers to the sex of an organism or part of an organism which produces small mobile Gametes called spermatozoa. The basis of the merger of Tau Beta Pi and Sigma Tau was the conviction that a single, strong honor society would better serve the engineering profession.

Insignia

The colors of Tau Beta Pi are seal brown and white, which are the school colors of Lehigh. Seal brown is a Rich dark Brown color resembling the color of the Dyed fur from the Fur seal. White is a Color, the perception which is evoked by Light that stimulates all three types of color sensitive Cone cells in the Human eye The official badge is a watch key in the shape of the bent of a trestle (see picture). [3] The trestle is the load-bearing part of the bridge, representing Tau Beta Pi's principle of Integrity and Excellence in Engineering. Originally the keys could be used to wind watches, but modern keys cannot, mainly because of the current lack of watches that require keys to wind. The magazine of Tau Beta Pi is also titled The Bent.

Chapters

Main article: List of Tau Beta Pi chapters

As of October 2007, there are 241 chapters of which 234 are active. This is a list of chapters for the Tau Beta Pi (TBP Engineering Honor society. [1] Each chapter is assigned a chapter name based on the state and order of initiation into the society. The order is designated by a Greek letter.

For example, the first three chapters of Pennsylvania are:

California is the only state, thus far, to exceed 24 chapters and move into double letter indications. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern Lehigh University is a private, co-educational University located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Pennsylvania State University (commonly known as Penn State) is a state-related, land-grant, space grant public research University Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Carnegie Mellon University (also known as CMU) is a private Research University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. This is a list of chapters for the Tau Beta Pi (TBP Engineering Honor society. The 25th chapter, California State University, Chico, is named "CA ΑA" or "California Alpha Alpha" (1996); and the 26th chapter, University of California, Riverside, is named "CA ΑΒ" or "California Alpha Beta" (2005), etc. California State University Chico is the second-oldest campus in the California State University system Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) The University of California Riverside, commonly known as UCR or UC Riverside, is a public Research university and one of the 10 general Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Membership

Both undergraduate and graduate students are invited to become candidates of Tau Beta Pi based on their academic qualifications. Juniors in the upper eighth of their class, in terms of grades, or seniors in the upper fifth of their class are invited to become candidates for membership in Tau Beta Pi. Others who have had a large impact on engineering and society through engineering are often invited to join individual chapters as eminent engineers.

Scholastically eligible students are elected by the chapter members based on their exemplary character. Electees become members after attending a members-only initiation ceremony. Membership dues are payable the year a candidate joins and last a lifetime.

Notable members

Tau Beta Pi's membership includes some famous figures in engineering and technology, including:

Seven astronauts who died on Apollo 1, Space Shuttle Challenger, and Space Shuttle Columbia (17 total) were also members of Tau Beta Pi. Buzz Aldrin (born Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr, January 20, 1930 in Glen Ridge, New Jersey) is an American Aviator An astronaut or cosmonaut (космона́вт) is a person trained Jeffrey Preston Bezos (born January 12, 1964) is the founder president chief executive officer and chairman of the board of Amazon Amazoncom Inc ( is an American electronic commerce ( E-commerce) company in Seattle Washington. Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr von Braun (March 23 1912 &ndash June 16 1977 a German rocket physicist and astronautics engineer became one of the leading figures in Frank Russell Capra ( May 18, 1897 &ndash September 3, 1991) was an Academy Award winning Italian-American Film León Febres Cordero Ribadeneyra (born March 9, 1931) was President of Ecuador for a four-year term 10 August 1984 to For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Ecuador topics. Seymour Roger Cray ( September 28, 1925 – October 5, 1996) was a U A supercomputer is a Computer that is at the frontline of processing capacity particularly speed of calculation (at the time of its introduction Ernest Lee Fletcher (born November 12, 1952) is a Republican politician from Kentucky The Commonwealth of Kentucky ( is a state located in the East Central United States of America. Fred Wallace Haise Jr (pronounced 'Hayes' (born November 14 1933 is a former NASA Astronaut. Linus Carl Pauling (February 28 1901 – August 19 1994 was an American Scientist, Peace activist, Author and educator. The Nobel Prize (Nobelpriset (Nobelprisen is a Swedish prize established in the 1895 will of Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel; it was first awarded in Peace, Literature Space Shuttle Challenger ( NASA Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-099 was NASA's second Space Shuttle orbiter to be put into service Space Shuttle Columbia ( NASA Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-102) was the first spaceworthy Space shuttle in NASA 's In their honor, a fellowship has been given out five times (1986, 1987, 1997, 1998, 2004). These astronauts and their chapters are:

References

  1. ^ a b c Tau Beta Pi General Facts, Tau Beta Pi National Web Page, Retrieved on 2007-10-28
  2. ^ "The Constitution of The Tau Beta Pi Association," Preamble. Virgil Ivan Grissom, more widely known as Gus Grissom, ( 3 April 1926 – 27 January 1967) was one of the original NASA Edward Higgins White II (LtCol, USAF ( November 14, 1930  &ndash January 27, 1967) was a United States Air Force officer and Roger Bruce Chaffee ( February 15, 1935 – January 27, 1967) was a U Ellison Shoji Onizuka ( June 24, 1946 - January 28, 1986) was a Japanese-American Astronaut from Kealakekua, Judith Arlene Resnik ( April 5, 1949 – January 28, 1986) was an American Engineer and a NASA Astronaut Francis Richard "Dick" Scobee ( May 19, 1939 - January 28, 1986) was an American Astronaut who was killed commanding Richard Douglas "Rick" Husband ( July 12, 1957 – February 1, 2003) was an Astronaut and the Space shuttle commander
  3. ^ Tau Beta Pi Information Book History. Tau Beta Pi. Retrieved on 2007-02-28. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule

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