Announcements
04/30/2008
The Tau Beta Pi Initiation Ceremony
is coming up this Saturday, starting at 9:30AM! There will be a banquet after the proceedings
at Macaroni Grill in Seal Beach.
There are at least two social events being planned by TBP Initiates. We will keep you posted
on last minute events such as a bowling night and a movie night.
04/28/2008
There was a reasonable turnout for CSULB E-Day
and Kaleidoscope. Way to go TBP. Matt was a good choice for contact person. The
Tau Beta Pi Initiation Ceremony
is coming up this Saturday! There will be a banquet after the proceedings at Macaroni Grill in Seal Beach.
David Thomas will lend his expertise to a
TBP Personal Bent Polish Seminar. David has ground his own lenses for his telescope.
There are at least two social events being planned by TBP Initiates. We will keep you posted
on last minute events such as a bowling night and a movie night.
04/23/2008
The assignments for CSULB E-Day and Kaleidoscope
on Sat., April 26th from 9am - 5pm have been emailed. This is a mandatory event for all
eligibles seeking entry into Tau Beta Pi and for all Tau Beta Pi CA Theta elected
officers. Eligibles will receive 20 points for participation in this event.
Eligibles with a valid excuse must email me
prior to the event. The College of Engineering specifically requested Tau Beta Pi
involvement in this event. They will need as many as we can muster. 3 early birds
will be needed by Mike Berg at 8:30am to set up signs directing guests from parking to
the event areas. Matt Florida will be our coordinator on this project located at The
College of Engineering Welcome table in he VEC Quad area. The College of Engineering will
be asking Matt for volunteers as needed. A minimum of 10 people will be needed starting at
9am. An additional 3 people minimum will be needed for various functions. Check your
emails and Beachboard for more information.
04/18/2008
There will be two additional Big Bent Polish
events next week: Wed. April 23 from 12PM - 12:50PM and Thu. April 24 from
12PM - 1PM. Briza will need to leave the Wed. event by 12:50PM at the latest.
The SWE Beach Bonfire event is
coming up! Keep the date open, Tuesday, April 22, 6:30PM to 10:00PM.
TBP Initiate Paul McKenzie has organized a guest
speaker event. This is a great way to get points on your points sheet while
attending what sounds like a very interesting meeting.
Just a reminder: CSULB E-Day and Kaleidoscope
will be held on Sat., April 26th from 9am - 5pm. This is a mandatory event for all
eligibles seeking entry into Tau Beta Pi and for all Tau Beta Pi CA Theta elected
officers. Eligibles will receive 20 points for participation in this event.
Eligibles with a valid excuse must email me
prior to the event. See the events page for more details on the new point schedule
for this event.
04/14/2008
There will be two additional Big Bent Polish
events next week: Wed. April 23 from 12PM - 12:50PM and Thu. April 24 from
12PM - 1PM. Briza will need to leave the Wed. event by 12:50PM at the latest.
AESB Officer elections are coming up. Here is the link to the
AESB Officer Nomination form.
Just a reminder: CSULB E-Day and Kaleidoscope
will be held on Sat., April 26th from 9am - 5pm. This is a mandatory event for all
eligibles seeking entry into Tau Beta Pi and for all Tau Beta Pi CA Theta elected
officers. Eligibles will receive 20 points for participation in this event.
Eligibles with a valid excuse must email me
prior to the event. See the events page for more details on the new point schedule
for this event.
04/07/2008
CSULB E-Day and Kaleidoscope will be held on Sat
April 26th from 9am - 5pm. This is a mandatory event for all eligibles seeking
entry into Tau Beta Pi and for all Tau Beta Pi CA Theta elected officers. Eligibles
will receive 20 points for participation in this event. Eligibles with a valid
excuse must email me prior to the event.
See the events page for more details.
03/31/2008
MESA Regional Finals for middle school on Sat
April 5th. Meeting on Friday, April 4 at 1 pm in the MESA lab. Pay $50.00
per student
The carpool to the Tau Beta Pi District
16 Conference is still in need of a driver.
03/24/2008
Tau Beta Pi members are encouraged to join in on our group
order of Tau Beta Pi stoles and
honor cords for graduation ceremonies so that
we can get a discount. More information on individual orders can be found at the
TBP National Website.
Update: The AIAA Airplane contest was a success. The contest winners will be posted when
email problems allow the webmaster to contac AIAA for the official winners. In the
meantime, congratulations to Chris Kien (who needs directions to the AIAA office to pick up
the prize) for the winning flight!
03/24/2008
A number of Tau Beta Pi eligibles and members were noticed while providing
volunteer help at The College of Engineering Open House on March 22. Way to
go!
The Tau Beta Pi District 16 Convention
on April 5 carpool needs more participants. This event is good for eligibles to
meet with Tau Beta Pi members.
The AIAA Airplane contest was a success. The contest winners will be posted when
email problems allow the webmaster to contac AIAA for the official winners. In the
meantime, congratulations to Chris for the winning flight!
03/17/2008
The Engineering Study Initiative (Homework Club) has been inactivated. Eligibles
should choose another project, such as the College of Engineering Open House (see
below). The Tau Beta Pi District 16 Convention
on April 5 carpool is still being formed.
The College of Engineering Open House on March 22 still needs volunteers. See
the events page and
COE Open House page for more information.
TBP eligibles should consider this event as a project. Please note that there is
an Open House Events Planning meeting on Friday, March 14th at 11AM in ECS-304 for
those interested in helping to plan the events. Lily Gossage welcomes those interested
to just drop by.
The Big Bent Polish is scheduled for Wednesday, March 19, from 12PM-1PM and Thursday,
March 20, from 12PM-1PM. TBP Eligibles should plan to attend one of the sessions. A
Big Bent Polish session is mandatory for eligibles.
03/12/2008
The College of Engineering is requesting volunteers for The College of Engineering
Open House on March 22. See
the events page and
COE Open House page for more information.
TBP eligibles should consider this event as a project. Please note that there is
an Open House Events Planning meeting on Friday, March 14th at 11AM in ECS-304 for
those interested in helping to plan the events. Lily Gossage welcomes those interested
to just drop by.
The Big Bent Polish is scheduled for Wednesday, March 19, from 12PM-1PM and Thursday,
March 20, from 12PM-1PM. TBP Eligibles should plan to attend one of the sessions. A
Big Bent Polish session is mandatory for eligibles.
03/5/2008
The Tau Beta Pi District 16 Convention is set for April 5 at Caltech. Interested
Tau Beta Pi members, check
the events page for more details. We
are currently asking if TBP eligibles are also invited. There is an Engineering
Futures session scheduled after the convention.
The College of Engineering is requesting volunteers for The College of Engineering
Open House on March 22. See
the events page for more information.
03/1/2008
The AIAA: Airplane Fly-Off project has been updated. Interested students should
check the events page for the latest
details. Recruit students to construct an airplane entirely out of an 8.5 X 11
inch piece of paper using only 1'' tape and 1 paperclip; the paper cannot be
cut/altered during construction. Students will construct the
airplane at the time of competition. Every student competing gets 3 chances to
fly his/her plane. Winners will be judged based on accuracy of reaching on/near
target, and duration of flight (take the best score of the 3
fly-offs). Activity will occur during the AIAA general meeting on Wed., March 12
between 12:15 and 2 pm at the VEC Quad. There will be 3 winners, and monetary
prizes/gift certificates will be given from our AIAA Fund, i.e. [1st ($75),
2nd ($50), and 3rd ($25)]. This is an open project. It is open to students of ALL
majors. Tell your CSULB student friends. Updated information on the IEEE
Teacher-In-Service Program is available on
the events page.
Tau Beta Pi is dedicated to promoting ALL of the engineering organizations in the
CSULB College of Engineering. Check out the
CSULB Engineering Clubs section on the
Events page. Latest additions are the
Engineering, Science, and Technology Job Fair.
Click on the CSULB Engineering link on the left of this page.
02/28/2008
MESA project is full. Eligibles seeking a project must select a different
project. A new orientation session for MESA has been added on
Friday, February 29, 2008 at 3-5PM.
New projects for eligibles and new participants have been added to the Events
page. AIAA: Airplane Fly-Off. Recruit students to construct an airplane
entirely out of an 8.5 X 11 inch piece of paper using only 1'' tape and 1 paperclip;
the paper cannot be cut/altered during construction. Students will construct the
airplane at the time of competition (approximately 15-30 min). Every student
competing gets 3 chances to fly his/her plane. Winners will be judged based on
accuracy of reaching on/near target, and duration of flight (take
the best score of the 3 fly-offs). Activity will last approximately
1-1.5 hours during AIAA general meeting on Wed., March 12 between 12:15 and 2 pm
at the VEC Quad. There will be 3 winners, and monetary prizes/gift certificates
will be given from our AIAA Fund, i.e. [1st ($75), 2nd ($50), and 3rd ($25)].
This is an open project. It is not limited to TBP eligibles. Tell your CSULB
Engineering and other student friends.
02/22/2008
IEEE Teacher-In-Service Program brings TBP and other engineering students to grade
school teachers to prepare the teachers to present Math and Egineering concepts to
young students. This project differs from the Engineering HW Club project in the
target audience and level of content. Both are ideal for those who enjoy helping
others understand those difficult concepts that once were a challenge to assimilate.
IEEE Club Job Fair Seminar (2/27/2008 at 5pm in VEC-112 and the Engineering, Science,
and Technology Job Fair (2/28/2008 at the Student Union.
02/15/2008
The date for the initiation ceremony for Tau Beta Pi eligibles who have earned enough points
and are seeking membership is now set for May 3, 2008, at CSULB, room and times TBA.
Initiation banquet details TBA.
02/10/2008
The MESA project only has a few open slots left. Those who are interested in the MESA
project should sign up while you still have a chance.
02/06/2008
Events, possible Projects & social events are online and ready for you to pick.
01/26/2008
Orientation Meetings are scheduled in the second week of the semester, for dates
please see under events. Lists of students who might be eligible are displayed on our homepage
and in our showcase in VEC building, next to the elevators.
See you at the orientation meeting!
01/03/2008
Happy New Year everyone. The officers of Tau Beta Pi hope you all enjoyed your time off
and are ready to begin the next semester. We will post the new eligibility list soon.
Please visit this page frequently for updates.
9/15/2006
New initiates can pick up your bents at engineering futures on 9/23. Make sure you
bring $5 if you want one to call your own. Make sure you also print out the
Check Off Sheet (pdf) and bring it to the events on the list to get it signed.
9/1/06:
There will be two TBP Orientation meetings held next week. One will be on Wednesday
September 6th at 12:00pm (noon), and the other will be on Thursday September 7th at
7:00pm. The location is still to be determined but should be posted soon. If you are
interested in joining, please bring $5 in order to receive a personal Brass Bent which
must be polished as part of the
requirements for joining.
The orientation meeting will cover all of the procedures for new candidates who are
interested in joining the Tau Beta Pi honor society. Come hungry because there will
be pizza provided on a first come, first serve basis.
5/2/06:
The time has come for all you initiates. The day for which all your hard work pays off, the
Tau Beta Pi Spring 2006 Initiation Ceremony! The ceremony will be this Saturday, May 6 at
3pm. We shall meet in the VEC quad (in front of the TBP bent). For more details about Initiation,
visit the events page.
To those initiates that were not able to make it to the bent polish on April 19, you
must meet at the big bent in front of VEC at 1pm to polish it.
The celebration banquet will be held at El Torito on PCH (close to campus) after the
ceremony from 6pm-9:30pm. If you wish to bring guests, please notify Jason ASAP to reserve
seating and bring $25/guest.
We will also be holding officer elections during the initiation ceremony. So think about it.
This is an opportunity for you to take leadership in TBP and make it even better!
4/20/06:
We are looking for volunteers to help out in the planning and to participate in the upcoming
Kaleidoscope event at CSULB on Saturday, April 29. This will count for 30 points and we
are still in need of about five people.
If you are interested in helping out with Kaleidoscope, contact your fellow electee Gary
Lipczynski for more information. He's in charge of planning. You can e-mail him at
glipczynski@yahoo.com.
4/16/06:
The second Engineering Futures seminar will be held on Saturday, April 22 from 10AM-2PM in
HHS1-200 (same room as first EF session). A detailed EF page has been created.
Check out the events page or click on the following link to read up on the April 22 event:
Engineering Futures webpage
4/16/06:
The BIG BENT polish is this Wednesday, April 19 from 11AM-1PM at the TBP Bent in front of
the VEC quad. This is a mandatory event for Spring 2006 initiates.
The individual bents will be distributed to initiates during the Big Bent polish.
Graduation stoles and cords will also be passed out to graduating seniors.
Check out the Events page
for more information about the bent polish, item distribution, and prices.
3/25/06:
A map and contact number has been added to the Tau Beta Pi Social page. TBP will be meeting at
Huntington State Beach: on PCH, between Magnolia and Brookhurst
(South of Magnolia / North of Brookhurst).
3/21/06:
A detailed Engineering Futures page has been created. Check out the events page or
click on the following link to read up on the March 24 event:
Engineering Futures webpage
Another big Tau Beta Pi event is coming up this Saturday, March 25th! It's the Tau
Beta Pi Social at Huntington State Beach. All TBP members and initiates are invited
to join us for some games, food, and even homework if you really want to bring it. Check
out the Tau Beta
Pi Social page for more information. It'll be a blast!
3/17/06:
Engineering Futures is coming to CSULB! All CSULB engineers are encouraged to come, not just
Tau Beta Pi members. Engineering Futures will be held on Friday, March 24 from 10AM-2PM in
HHS1-200. Check the Events page for more information.
3/3/06:
The entire website has been updated. Feel free to look around. The "How to join TBP"
page is still subject to revisions until your check off sheet requirements are finalized.
Please check this announcements section for any update on your requirements.
Check out the
photo gallery to catch a glimpse of what last semester's electees did.
If you find any broken links, please report them to the webmaster.
3/2/06:
Click the following link to see the
Spring 2006 Eligibility List
Contact us at: tbpcaq@gmail.com
