Tau Beta Pi

About Tau Beta Pi

Here you can learn some interesting information about TBP. For those trying to become members, the information found on this page may be of importance to you.

Preamble

"The Tau Beta Pi Association was founded at Lehigh University in 1885 by Edward Higginson Williams, Jr., 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."

Fun Facts

The colors of the Association are seal brown and white. The official quarterly magazine is THE BENT of Tau Beta Pi. The name of the Association, its badge, and the title of its magazine are registered in the United States Patent Office.

1908 Old Yell

"Ammeter, Indicator, Wye Level Wye. Slide Rule, Dynamo, Tau Beta Pi!"

Modernized 1978 version Yell

"Calculate, Innovate, Try Try Try. Integrity, Honesty, Tau Beta Pi!"

Eligibility Code

Check out the Tau Beta Pi Eligibility Code.

Engineer's Code of Ethics

Check out the Code of Ethics for engineers

California Theta Chapter