Texas A&M Officers President: Jose Davila Vice President: Amy Rawls Treasurer: Parker Laville Corresponding Secretary: Ngan Le Recording Secretary: Marcela Hernandez Candidate Chair: Emily Sestak Corporate Chair: Yan Tong Outreach Chair: Ryan Sikora

Texas A&M Advisors Lead Advisor: Dr. Ray James Advisor:Dr. Harry Hogan Advisor: Dr. Mark Holtzapple Advisor: Dr. Michael McShane

“The object of this organization shall be to mark […] those who have conferred honor upon their Alma Mater by distinguished scholarship and exemplary character as undergraduates in engineering”

History Phi Beta Kappa – Oldest collegiate honor society – Established in 1776 – Membership restricted to the liberal arts Tau Beta Pi – Second oldest collegiate honor society – Established in 1885, Bethlehem PA – Exclusively for engineers

Founder Edward H. Williams, Jr.

History 244 Collegiate Chapters; 18 Alumni chapters Over 560,000 members initiated Texas A&M Chapter established 1948 Mission: Integrity and Excellence in Engineering

A Bent is Featured at Every Major Engineering School University of Michigan-Dearborn Zachry Engineering Center

You’re in good company 47 Rhodes Scholars 14 Governors, 4 US Senators 12 Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients 8 Time Magazine people of the year – Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon.com Over 80 Texas A&M Engineering Professors

Nobel Laureates 20 Nobel Laureates Shockley, Bardeen, and Brattain, inventors of the transistor

Nobel Laureates Jack Kilby, inventor of the integrated circuit Paul Lauterbur, inventor of MRI

Apollo Astronauts Buzz Aldrin

Benefits of Membership Prestige – Widely recognized by industry and academia Scholarship & Fellowship opportunities – $2K scholarship, $10K fellowship – TBP loan funds Networking – TBP Job Board & Member lookup – Spans all engineering disciplines

National Convention

Texas A&M Qatar Chapter First International Chapter First Initiation held in April 2011

Eligibility Juniors (U3) – Must be in the top eighth of their class – Requires 2, 300-level engineering classes (MEEN 3XX) Seniors (U4) – Must be in the top fifth of their class – Requires 4, 300-level classes (MEEN 3XX)

Requirements Complete Catalog Card Submit Electronic Resume (to Candidate Chair) Attend the Picnic* Attend 1 Candidate Interview Attend at least 1 Bent Polishing Attend 3 out of 4 types of events (Social, Service, Corporate, Fundraising) Polish Personal Bent Pass Candidate Exam Attend Induction Ceremony

Requirements Once a member, only 2 events per semester are required to be considered an active member Must be “active” to receive graduation stole

Semester Picnic Come meet current members and learn more about TBP while you eat! Burgers and snacks will be served Sunday, Sep 20 th at 1pm

Initiation Banquet Held before the Induction Ceremony Must attend to become member Sunday, November 29th

Questions? tbp.tamu.edu tbp.org