2. 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

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

4. “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”

5. 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

6. Founder Edward H. Williams, Jr.

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

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

9. 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

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

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

12. Apollo 11 69 Astronauts Buzz Aldrin

13. 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

14. National Convention

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

16. 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)

17. 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

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

19. 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

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

21. Questions? tbp.tamu.edu tbp.org