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Tau Beta Pi Chapter Project Report

Texas Alpha Chapter Fall 2012 to Spring 2013

Executive Summary

The Texas Alpha Chapter at the University of Texas at Austin initiated 82 new Tau Beta Pi members into our chapter during the 2012-2013 academic year. These members have shown integrity and excellence in engineering through the completion of fourteen requirements before initiation. Some of those requirements include attending five social events and one fireside, and completing ten hours of community service. This chapter report contains a summary of all 100 events sponsored by our chapter that help our candidates satisfy their requirements. Our diligent, semester long initiation process is designed to insure that our candidates are honorable engineers and not just high-GPA students. The social events provide opportunities for our candidates to get to know each other and to meet the TBP actives that have been through the same process. Firesides involve meeting with a professor outside an academic setting to talk about future goals, careers, and the professor’s experiences in a more personal manner. Furthermore, our most committed, stressed, and important requirement is the fulfillment of ten hours of community service. Although ten hours does not seem like a lot, it can become a challenge as our candidates learn to balance TBP and their engineering school load during the eight-week initiation process. The goal of the community service is to motivate our candidates to help the community we all live in, whether it is helping to feed and talk to homeless people, giving books to prisoners, or helping fourth-graders with mathematics. All of our candidates are broken into teams, which are of a different theme each semester. Each team is responsible for creating or finding a service event at least three hours long to be utilized in the ten hour requirement. The teams help create a more unique sense of community where candidates get to know one another, actives, and officers more closely. The goal of these team service events is to showcase the numerous one-time volunteering events in the area. We hope that in this manner we can encourage our members to continue volunteering throughout the rest of their lives. As evidenced from the events put together during the fall and spring semesters, our chapter can already see improvements in our service requirement. In total, Texas Alpha candidates were supposed to complete 820 hours of community service hours, instead they completed more than 1,050 hours towards the improvement of the Austin community. This continues to be a good sign that some of our candidates will continue to volunteer. A huge target for the Texas Alpha chapter is education through the K-12 initiative. Texas Alpha is always trying to increase the number of K-12 service events we undertake, such as tutoring at elementary schools or motivating young children to study engineering and science. Every year, Texas Alpha organizes science and math oriented interactive events with Explore UT, Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day, and Engineering Day at the Museum. These events are designed to increase the enrollment of young students into great universities and engineering programs. During these events, Texas Alpha has built a trebuchet, a machine used in medieval times, to launch water balloons at the kids. Through this, we are able to teach history by explaining the medieval uses of the trebuchet, physics by showing how a lever and a counterweight can fling an object in the air, and how much fun it can be to learn about both! Texas Alpha also likes to keep traditions, just like the University of Texas at Austin does. This year we continued to host the Texas Alpha Alumni Tailgate and participate in E-Week, a week-long competition between all the engineering organizations in various fun events. The Alumni Tailgate, which occurred this year during the Texas vs. Baylor football game, is not just an opportunity to have a fun time before watching the game, but also to bring current Texas Alpha members and alumni together. By playing some field games like ladder golf and cornhole, and eating great barbeque, everyone gets to interact with one another, and share stories and advice. E-Week is the Cockrell School of Engineering’s annual competition between engineering organizations. During this grueling competition, engineers from all fields compete for glory by displaying their prowess in many fun competitive events, ranging from obstacle courses to building LEGO racecars, in hopes of winning the coveted E-Week trophy. This year, for the second time in a row, TBP beat all the competition and claimed first place. E-Week helps students from different engineering majors to get a chance to know each other in a fun, leisurely setting all throughout the week on the Engineering campus. It also increases on-campus awareness about TBP when she show up to events, and helps provide exciting events that make our candidates want to get involved.

As another year passes by, Texas Alpha strives to promote integrity and excellence in engineering by continuing to have a strict and rigorous initiation process. At the same time, we also try to increase active involvement by giving incentives to continue to participate in TBP events even after initiation. This previous academic year we awarded two $500 scholarships to deserving TBP actives. Scholarship applicants submitted their “TBP resumes” outlining their involvement and service within TBP as well as a couple of short essays. During this past year, TBP officers laid the groundwork for establishing a $25,000 endowed scholarship for TBP. Over the next five years, Texas Alpha will raise the money to guarantee scholarship funds are available for future semesters. Initiatives like this one will hopefully increase the number of candidates initiated and increase the number of actives who remain involved. As Texas Alpha moves closer to its 100th year anniversary in 2016, Texas Alpha will continue to improve and initiate great candidates with the goal of presenting an outstanding bid for the 2016 Tau Beta Pi National Convention.

Table of Contents and Event Timeline Project Number Event Date of Occurrence

Chapter/Social Events 1 Info Session 1 9/10/12 2 Info Session 2 9/11/12 3 Info Session 3 9/12/12 4 Info Session 4 9/13/12 5 Actives Meeting 1 9/13/12 6 Info Session 5 9/17/12 7 Candidate Meeting 1 9/20/12 8 Juicy Tart Social 9/23/12 9 DNV Night at the Union 9/25/12

10 Posse East Trivia Nights 9/26/12, 10/3/12, 10/10/12, 10/17/12,

10/24/12, 10/31/12, 11/7/12, 11/14/12 11 Candidate Meeting 2 9/27/12 12 Game Night Social 9/27/12 13 Sig Block Party 9/28/12 14 Bent Polishing Party 10/4/12 15 Mini-Golf Social 10/5/12 16 Candidate Meeting 3 10/11/12 17 Laser Tag 10/11/12 18 TBP Annual Alumni Tailgate 10/20/12 19 Candidate Meeting 4 10/25/12 20 Movie Night Social 10/25/12 21 Actives Meeting 3 11/1/12 22 UT Women’s Volleyball 11/2/12 23 Bent Polishing Party #2 11/4/12 24 Candidate Meeting 5 11/8/12 25 TBP Information Session 1 1/28/13 26 TBP Information Session 2 1/29/13 27 TBP Information Session 3 1/30/13 28 TBP Information Session 4 1/31/13 29 Actives Meeting 1 1/31/13 30 TBP Information Session 5 2/4/13

31 Posse East Trivia Nights

2/6/13, 2/13/13, 2/20/13, 2/27/13, 3/6/2013, 3/13/13, 3/20/13, 3/27/13,

4/3/13, 4/10/13, 4/17/13 32 Candidate Meeting 1 02/07/13 33 Game Night 2/7/13 34 Starbucks Social 2/10/13 35 Candidate Meeting 2 2/14/13 36 Karaoke Night 2/14/13 37 Signature Block Signing Party 2/15/13 38 Actives Meeting 2 2/28/13 39 Chipotle Social 3/1/13 40 Bent Polishing Party #1 3/3/13 41 Candidate Meeting 3 3/7/13 42 Blazertag 3/7/13 43 Lunch at Mi Madres 3/24/13

44 Candidate Meeting 4 3/28/13 45 Movie Night 3/28/13 46 Actives Meeting 3 4/4/13 47 Froyo Social 4/5/13 48 Camping Trip 4/5/13-4/6/13 49 Bent Polishing Party #2 4/7/13 50 Candidate Meeting 5 4/11/13 51 Actives Meeting 4 5/6/13

Community/Liberal Culture

52 Shoal Creek Cleanup 9/22/12 53 Wildflower Center 10/6/12

54 National Public Lands & "Be the Change" Day Public Event (Pease Park Cleanup) 10/6/12

55 Capital Area Food Bank: Donation Sorting 10/13/12 56 Team Beastie Boys Service Project: I Spy Pie 10/20/12 57 Lady Bird Lake Clean up with Capitol Cruise 10/20/12 58 Team NSync Service Event – Austin Pets Alive! 10/27/12

59 Team Guns ‘n Roses Service Event at Austin Pets Alive! 10/28/12

60 Team Spice Girls - Barton Creek Cleanup 10/28/12 61 Austin Zoo Volunteer Event 11/3/12 62 Austin Pets Alive 11/4/12 63 Komen Race for the Cure 11/4/12 64 Feed My People 11/5/12 65 Lady Bird Lake Cleanup 2/9/13 66 Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve 2/16/13 67 Engineering Day at the Museum 2/17/13

68 Team Zeus Service Project: Landowner’s Workshop 3/2/13

69 Team Ares and Artemis Service Project: Pease Park/Shoal Creek Cleanup 3/23/13

70 College Forward 3/23/13

71 Team Kronos Service Event – Texas Ramp Project 3/23/13

72 Team Dionysus Service Project: Concho Community Gardens 3/24/13

73 Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center 3/31/13 74 Feed My People 4/2/13 75 Capitol 10K Race 4/6/13 76 Feed My People 4/11/13

University/College Events 77 Dodgeball 9/20/12 78 Burger Burns 10/1/12, 10/15/12, 11/5/12, 12/3/12 79 IM Volleyball 10/9/12-11/6/12 80 IM Dodgeball 10/26/12 81 Longhorn Halloween 10/28/12 82 Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day 2/23/13 83 Explore UT 3/2/13

Education/Professional Development 84 Engineering Futures: Analytical Problem Solving 10/7/12

85 Fireside: Prof. Poehl 10/9/12 86 Fireside: Dr. Metcalfe 10/12/12 87 Fireside: Dr. Tunnell 10/18/12 88 Fireside: Dr. Markey 10/23/12 89 Fireside: Dr. Klein 10/29/12 90 Fireside: Ms. Susan Snyder 11/2/12 91 Fireside: Dr. Kiehne 11/6/12 92 Dr. Landis Fireside 2/19/13 93 Hot Seat 2/21/13 94 Dr. Mihic Fireside 2/25/13 95 Dr. Kockelman Fireside 2/27/13 96 Professor Poehl Fireside 3/5/13 97 Professor Scott Fireside 3/20/13 98 Presentation Session 3/21/13 99 Dr. Suggs Fireside 3/29/13

100 Dr. Kirisits Fireside 4/3/13

New Member Timeline

Number of electees at start of Fall term 42 Number of initiates at Fall Initiation 39 Date of Fall Initiation November 16, 2012 Number of electees at start of Spring term 44 Number of initiates at Spring Initiation 43 Date of Spring Initiation April 19, 2013

Chapter/Social Events

The Tau Beta Pi Association Chapter Project Report

Chapter: TX-A Project number: 1

New: Recurring: X

Project name: Info Session 1 Date(s) of Project: 9/10/2012 Project area: Chapter/Social Events Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 15 Electees: 20 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 0.5 Participating: 1 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: Every semester TBP holds info sessions for candidates to learn about the society and its officers. . II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: Info session attendance is our first requirement for initiation. III. Organization & Administration: This event is only hosted by TBP. IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: None V. Special Problems: None VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: Event was successful with high attendance, a quality presentation, and plenty of candidate questions. Candidates: Peter Short, Jon Retter , Sao-Jin Sher, Adrian Barry, Jennifer Lin, Joshua Montanez, James Kendrick, Youssef Elkady, Scott Baker, Aaron Braden, Robert Tolle, Nathan Kwan, Y Nhu Vo, Nick Meriwether, Jesse Alaniz, Larizza Galindo, Michael Johannesen, Miles Parker, Megan Short, Christina Madruga Actives: Anthony Thio, Bryce R Caughron, Caroline Hunt, Christian Gomez, David Babin, Evan Tiffany, Golay Nie, Juan Trejo, Kevin J Dooley, Kevin Miller, Miriam Walker, Patrick Ly, Sushen Patel, Taylor Birk, Maria Sylte


Chapter: TX-A Project number: 2 New: Recurring: X

Project name: Info Session 2

Date(s) of Project: 9/11/2012 Project area: Chapter/Social Events Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 15 Electees: 5 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 0.5 Participating: 1 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: Every semester TBP holds info sessions for candidates to learn about the society and its officers. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: Info session attendance is our first requirement for initiation. III. Organization & Administration: This event is only hosted by TBP. IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: None V. Special Problems: None VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: Event was successful with moderate attendance, a quality presentation, plenty of impromptu Gangnam dancing. Candidates: James Sutton, Alex Werner, Krista Seaman, Meagan Wilkes, Victoria Chang Actives: Anthony Thio, Bryce R Caughron, Caroline Hunt, Christian Gomez, David Babin, Evan Tiffany, Golay Nie, Juan Trejo, Kevin J Dooley, Kevin Miller, Miriam Walker, Patrick Ly, Sushen Patel, Taylor Birk, Maria Sylte



Project name: Info Session 3 Date(s) of Project: 9/12/2012

Project area: Chapter/Social Events Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 15 Electees: 7 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 0.5 Participating: 1 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: Every semester TBP holds info sessions for candidates to learn about the society and its officers. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: Info session attendance is our first requirement for initiation. III. Organization & Administration: This event is only hosted by TBP. IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: None V. Special Problems: None VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: Event was successful with moderate attendance, a quality presentation, plenty of impromptu Gangnam dancing. Candidates: Andrew Mawrey, Ryan Edues, Yawen Ren, Dhandy Njo, Aimen Allovache, Nathan Riojas, Nathan Rubin Actives: Anthony Thio, Bryce R Caughron, Caroline Hunt, Christian Gomez, David Babin, Evan Tiffany, Golay Nie, Juan Trejo, Kevin J Dooley, Kevin Miller, Miriam Walker, Patrick Ly, Sushen Patel, Taylor Birk, Maria Sylte



Project name: Info Session 4 Date(s) of Project: 9/13/2012 Project area: Chapter/Social Events Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 15 Electees: 5

(List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 0.5 Participating: 1 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: Every semester TBP holds info sessions for candidates to learn about the society and its officers. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: Info session attendance is our first requirement for initiation. III. Organization & Administration: This event is only hosted by TBP. IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: None V. Special Problems: None VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: Event was moderately successful due to moderate attendance, moderate presentation, and a decreasing amount of cookies for candidates. Candidates: Jamie Poley, Wesley Beckner, Do Soon Kim, Javier Huamani, Caitlin Spofford Actives: Anthony Thio, Bryce R Caughron, Caroline Hunt, Christian Gomez, David Babin, Evan Tiffany, Golay Nie, Juan Trejo, Kevin J Dooley, Kevin Miller, Miriam Walker, Patrick Ly, Sushen Patel, Taylor Birk, Maria Sylte



Project name: Actives Meeting 1 Date(s) of Project: 9/13/2012 Project area: Chapter/Social Events Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 51 Electees: 0 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 2 Participating: 1

DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: We met for our first actives meeting of the semester to discuss opportunities to get involved with TBP, upcoming activities for the semester, and to network with other members of the society. We had a speaker from Applied Research Labs come and speak about the research opportunities available in the Austin-based research lab. There was also free dinner given to each attendee from P Terry’s, a local burger joint. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: The primary purpose of this meeting was to keep initiated members of TBP active in the organization. In meeting a few times a semester, members are fully aware of all activities that TBP is organizing. This also allows members to network with representatives from the industry and advanced research facilities. III. Organization & Administration: This event was not organized with any other student organizations. The president of Tau Beta Pi spoke for about half of the meeting, and a representative from Applied Research Laboratories spoke for the other half. IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: Applied Research Laboratories could not pay for our food, so Tau Beta Pi spent about $300 on food for our members. All 15 officers helped organize and run the meeting. V. Special Problems: There were no special problems with this event. VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: This meeting ran relatively smoothly, and we had no trouble administering food or fitting everyone in the room. Our speaker from Applied Research Laboratories came about 30 minutes after the meeting started, but the president had so much material to cover that it was not a problem. Candidates: None Actives:

Alex Aramula, Janhavi Das, Christopher Mayer, Zachary Wilhoit, NIcholas Lin, Sean Knight, Robert Jacobs, Tim Smith, David Galvin, Evan Ogden, Morgen Sullivan, Nicole Rockey, Simeon Bochev, Cody Wayne Pope, Becky Su, Adam Keilters, David Strickland, Ryann Rupp, Tim Dyess, Geoff Wehmayer, Quentin Smith, Helen Kuo, Jeremy Chang, Miriam Walker, Laura Vida, Thomas Burchett, Matthew Cushman, Michelle Bruman, Sushmitha Chakka, Katie Born, Wing Tuet, Zach Donaldson, Anthony Thio, Sidd Mittal, Rahul Jain, Eric Ou, Teni Sulaiman, Steven Vuong, Daniel Huang, Jonathan Smith, Juan Trejo, Maria Sylte, Kevin Dooley, David Babin, Kevin Miller, Patrick Ly, Evan Tiffany, Chris Gomez, Golay Nie, Caroline Hunt, Sushen Patel



Project name: Info Session 5 Date(s) of Project: 9/17/2012 Project area: Chapter/Social Events Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 15 Electees: 14 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 0.5 Participating: 1 DESCRIPTION:

I. General Description: Every semester TBP holds info sessions for candidates to learn about the society and its officers. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: Info session attendance is our first requirement for initiation. III. Organization & Administration: This event is only hosted by TBP. IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: None V. Special Problems: None VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: Event was very successful from boosted attendance, expanded discussion on requirements, and discussion on social events occurring throughout the candidate process. Candidates: Susheda A. Nayak, Daniel J. Tjhin, Andre J. Chandra, Kevin C. Smith, Munsefar Khaleque, Kristen Bateman, Scott Rowe, Albert Phan, Blaine Prescott, Brian Barrou, Vincent Tevan, Louis Liao, Mark Tomansovic, Bridget Owens Actives: Anthony Thio, Bryce R Caughron, Caroline Hunt, Christian Gomez, David Babin, Evan Tiffany, Golay Nie, Juan Trejo, Kevin J Dooley, Kevin Miller, Miriam Walker, Patrick Ly, Sushen Patel, Taylor Birk, Maria Sylte



Project name: Candidate Meeting 1 Date(s) of Project: 9/20/2012 Project area: Chapter/Social Events Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 26 Electees: 42 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 1.5 Participating: 1 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: The first candidate meeting allows all candidates to meet each other, officers to announce upcoming events, and allows the society to listen to a corporate speaker.

II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: Candidate meeting attendance is a primary requirement for initiations, promotes social interaction between candidates, officers, and active members, advertises upcoming TBP events, and promotes career development by having a corporate speaker. III. Organization & Administration: This event is only hosted by TBP. IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: Costs include $400 for food and 2 hours of personal preparation for each officer and their assigned duties. V. Special Problems: Food handling and quality VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: Event was very successful from candidate attendance, officer leadership and execution, and quality of speaker and presentation. Candidates enjoyed attending and were very proactive in TBP commitment. Candidates: Caitlin Spofford, Aaron Braden, Scott Rowe, Ryan Eaves, Dhandy Njo, Jennifer lin, Youssef Elkady, Peter Short, Adrian Barry, Y Vo, Rydell Walthall, Javier Huamani, Megan Short, Louis Liao, Krishna Venkataraman, Mark Tomasovic, Kevin Smith, Meagan Wilkes, Avni Shah, Blaine Prescott, Nathan Kwan, Yawen Ren, Vincent Teran, Nathan Rubin, Robert Tolle, Scott Baker, Austin Comer, Victoria Cheng, Do Soon Kim, Aimon Allouache, Jonathan Retter, Soa-Jin Sher, Brian Barron, Jamie Poley, Nick Meriwether, Kristen Bateman, Solomon Chang, Wesley Beckner, Krista Seaman, Joshua Montanez, Susheela Nayak, Alex Werner Actives: Anthony Thio, Bryce R Caughron, Caroline Hunt, Christian Gomez, David Babin, Evan Tiffany, Golay Nie, Juan Trejo, Kevin J Dooley, Kevin Miller, Miriam Walker, Patrick Ly, Sushen Patel, Taylor Birk, Maria Sylte, Cody Pope, Michelle Bruman, David Galvin, Ning Tuet, Robert Jacobs, Ernest Puckett, Quentin Smith, Colin Capello, Zach Donaldson, Nicole Rockey, Matt Cushman

The Tau Beta Pi Association

Chapter Project Report

Chapter: TX-A Project number: 8 New: X Recurring:

Project name: Juicy Tart Social Date(s) of Project: 9/23/2012 Project area: Chapter/Social Events Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 5 Electees: 19 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 0.5 Participating: 1 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: Candidates and actives enjoyed conversation at Juicy Tart. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: TBP brought candidates together to allow them to get to know each other outside of their assigned teams. The event counted towards the social point candidates must receive.

III. Organization & Administration: This event was conducted by TBP alone. IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: Up to $4.00 depending on whether the person bought anything to eat or drink. V. Special Problems: None VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: The event went great. The candidates got to know each other while enjoying some yogurt. There was a great turnout and the food was delicious. Candidates: Austin Comer, Aaron Braden, Do Som Kim, Yawen Ren, Krista Seaman, Meagan Wilkes, Aimen Allouache, Caitlin Spofford, Blain Prescott, Adrian Barry, Brian Barron, Nathan Rubin, Krishna Venkataraman, Jamie Poley, Scott Rowe, Dhandy Njo, Jon Retter, Victoria Cheng, Jennifer Lin. Actives: Christian Gomez, Anthony Thio, Jonathan Snider, Cody Wayne Pope, Maria Sylte



Project name: DNV Night at the Union Date(s) of Project: 9/25/12 Project area: Chapter/Social Events Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 5 Electees: 3 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 1 Participating: 2 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: DNV (Den Norske Veritas) held a social event at our campus bowling alley with free pizza, bowling and pool. This was a networking night for Tau Beta Pi members, as well as members of other organizations, to socialize with representatives of the company before Engineering Expo. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: This event helped Tau Beta Pi promote its members and help them network with industry representatives. Attendees also had the opportunity to network with each other and with members of other organizations, promoting fellowship in engineering.

III. Organization & Administration: This event was organized and administered by representatives from DNV. The Tau Beta Pi leaders were contacted by the company and asked to bring its members to the event. IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: There were no costs or personnel requirements for this event. V. Special Problems: We experienced no special problems with this event. Unfortunately, the event was scheduled on the same night as a Senior Reception and a Women In Engineering Networking Night, so we experienced a lower turnout than expected. VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: This event ran very smoothly, and everyone who attended the event enjoyed meeting and competing against people from different organizations. The company representatives were very eager to meet us, and they ran the event very smoothly. Candidates: Nick Meriwether, Krista Seaman, Scott Baker Actives: Cody Wayne Pope, Maria Sylte, Sushen Patel, Golay Nie, Mikey Phan



Project name: Posse East Trivia Nights Date(s) of Project: 9/26/12, 10/3/12, 10/10/12, 10/17/12, 10/24/12, 10/31/12, 11/7/12, 11/14/12 Project area: Chapter/Social Events Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 10 Electees: 26 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 0.1 Participating: 2.25 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: Participate in the Posse East Pub Trivia quiz every week. Eight rounds, 10 questions each. Each round is a different genre of questions. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: Trivia encourages team thinking while having fun. It’s a good two hours to relax and see how much random stuff you know. Trivia is an excellent time for candidates to interact with other candidates as well as the actives. Each trivia quiz earns one social point for an active or candidate. III. Organization & Administration:

No other organization or administration was involved. IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: None. V. Special Problems: None. VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: Overall, our placement was up and down as the weeks went by. Our team averaged about 12th place out of 15 teams. Placement didn’t really matter though, because too much fun was had to care where we placed. Candidates: Caitlin Spofford, Scott Rowe, Ryan Eaves, Peter Short, Javier Huamani, Megan Short, Mark Tomasovic, Kevin Smith, Nathan Kwan, Nathan Rubin, Robert Tolle, Scott Baker, Austin Comer, Victoria Cheng, Do Soon Kim, Aimon Allouache, Jonathan Retter, Soa-Jin Sher, Brian Barron, Jamie Poley, Nick Meriwether, Kristen Bateman, Solomon Chang, Wesley Beckner, Joshua Montanez, Alex Werner Actives: David Babin, Taylor Birk, Bryce Caughron, Zach Donaldson, Kevin Dooley, Rahul Jain, Kevin Miller, Cody Pope, Maria Sylte, Miriam Walker



Project name: Candidate Meeting 2 Date(s) of Project: 9/27/2012 Project area: Chapter/Social Events Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 26 Electees: 39 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 1.5 Participating: 1 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: The second candidate meeting allows officers to announce upcoming events, officers to distribute bents and signature blocks, candidate to pay dues, and a corporate speaker to discuss their company with the society. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: Candidate meeting attendance is a primary requirement for initiation. The meeting promotes social interaction between candidates, officers, and active members, advertises upcoming TBP events, and promotes career development by having a corporate speaker. The second candidate meeting requires candidate team assignment, candidate dues payment, bent distribution, and signature block distribution which supplements national requirements and Texas-Alpha requirements. III. Organization & Administration: This event is only hosted by TBP.

IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: Costs include $400 for food and 2 hours of personal preparation for each officer and their assigned duties. V. Special Problems: Food handling and quality VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: Event was very successful from candidate attendance, officer leadership and task execution, and quality of speaker and presentation. Candidates enjoyed the speaker, the presentation, expressed interest in upcoming TBP events. Candidates: Caitlin Spofford, Aaron Braden, Scott Rowe, Ryan Eaves, Dhandy Njo, Jennifer lin, Youssef Elkady, Peter Short, Adrian Barry, Y Vo, Rydell Walthall, Megan Short, Louis Liao, Krishna Venkataraman, Mark Tomasovic, Kevin Smith, Meagan Wilkes, Avni Shah, Blaine Prescott, Nathan Kwan, Yawen Ren, Vincent Teran, Nathan Rubin, Robert Tolle, Scott Baker, Austin Comer, Victoria Cheng, Do Soon Kim, Aimon Allouache, Jonathan Retter, Soa-Jin Sher, Brian Barron, Nick Meriwether, Kristen Bateman, Solomon Chang, Krista Seaman, Joshua Montanez, Susheela Nayak, Alex Werner Actives: Anthony Thio, Bryce R Caughron, Caroline Hunt, Christian Gomez, David Babin, Evan Tiffany, Golay Nie, Juan Trejo, Kevin J Dooley, Kevin Miller, Miriam Walker, Patrick Ly, Sushen Patel, Taylor Birk, Maria Sylte, Matthew Cushman, Nicole Rockey, Steven Kanik, Zach Donaldson, Michelle Bruman, Ashty Karim, Robert Jacobs, Cody Pope, Time Smith, Geoff Wehmeyer, Eric Ou




Project name: Game Night Social Date(s) of Project: 9/27/2012 Project area: Chapter/Social Events Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 8 Electees: 6 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 0.5 Participating: 1.5 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: TBP actives and candidates got together to play board games. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: TBP brought candidates and actives together to play board games to grow professional networks and friendships. The event counted towards the social point candidates must receive. III. Organization & Administration: This event was conducted by Tau Beta Pi alone. IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: None V. Special Problems: None

VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: The event was fun. The candidates got to get to know each other and some of the officers. Candidates: Jennifer Lin, Krista Seaman, Youssef Elkady, Vincent Teran, Alex Werner, Louis Liao Actives: Christian Gomez, Anthony Thio, Bryce Caughron, Cody Wayne Pope, Golay Nie, Sushen Patel, Kevin Dooley, Kevin Miller




Project name: Sig Block Party Date(s) of Project: 9/28/12 Project area: Chapter/Social Events Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 14 Electees: 32 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 0.25 Participating: 1 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: Candidates and members of Tau Beta PI got together at Posse East to get started on signature blocks. The meeting lasted 2 hours and candidates and memebers came and went during this time. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: Candidates are required to complete their signature blocks. The blocks themselves serve as icebreakers and allow candidates to familiarize themselves with electees of the current semester and members of TBP. The social event gives members and electees the opportunity to grow friendships and build professional networks. III. Organization & Administration: Tau Beta Pi did not work in conjunction with another organization for this event. IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: TBP sponsored chips and queso for the event. This totaled about $15. V. Special Problems: None VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results:

The Sig Block Party was great. There was a huge turnout and many candidates competed more than half of their blocks. Everyone had a great time trying to answer trivia-type questions as well as general ice-breaker questions. Candidates: Ryan Eaves, Soa-Jin Sher, Krishna Venkataraman, Jonathan Retter, Jaime Poley, Scott Rowe, Aaron Braden, Kristen Bateman, Nathan Kwan, Scott Baker, Nick Meriwether, Joshua Montanez, Do Soon Kim, Yawen Ren, Krista Seaman, Meagan Wilkes, Adrian Barry, Susheela Nayak, Dhandy Njo, Victoria Cheng, Youssef Elkady, Avni Shah, Alex Werner, Jennifer Lin, Megan Short, Vincent Teran, Blain Prescott, Soloman Chang, Aimon Allouache, Brain Barron, Robert Tolle, Y Vo Actives: Christian Gomez, Anthony Thio, Sushen Patel, Juan Trejo, Bryce Caughron, Cody Wayne Pope, Kevin Miller, Miriam Walker, Patrick Ly, Golay Nie, Evan Tiffany, Caroline Hunt, Kevin Dooley, David Galvin



Project name: Bent Polishing Party Date(s) of Project: 10/4/12 Project area: Chapter/Social Events Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 10 Electees: 14 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 0.25 Participating: 1.5 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: Candidates of Tau Beta PI got together to polish and file their bents. Officers and actives attended to give advice to the candidates. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: Candidates are required to file and polish a bent. The social event also gives members the opportunity to grow friendships and build professional networks. III. Organization & Administration: Tau Beta Pi did not work in conjunction with another organization for this event. IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: None V. Special Problems: None VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: The bent polishing party was fun. Many candidates got started filing their bents and got useful feedback from actives. Candidates:

Do Soon Kim, Nick Meriwether, Blain Prescott, Robert Tolle, Joshua Mantanez, Yamen Ren, Krista Seaman, Meagan Wilkes, Adrian Barry, Victoria Cheng, Susheela Nayak, Austin Comer, Jennifer Lin, Youssef Elkady Actives: David Babin, Maria Sylte, Taylor Birk, Bryce Caughron, Kevin Miller, Golay Nie, Cody Pope, Anthony Thio, Juan Trejo, Miriam Walker.



Project name: Mini-Golf Social Date(s) of Project: 10/5/12 Project area: Chapter/Social Events Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 5 Electees: 5 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 0.25 Participating: 1 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: Members and candidates of TBP played mini-golf at Peter Pan Mini-Golf. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: Candidates must attend social events. Social events help build friendships and grow professional networks. III. Organization & Administration: TBP did not work in conjunction with another organization. IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: $5.00 per person for 8 holes. V. Special Problems: None VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: This was a fun social event. We enjoyed ourselves while mingling with one another. Candidates: Nathan Rubin, Alex Werner, Jennifer Lin, Caitlin Spofford, Kristen Bateman Actives: Kevin Dooley, Anthony Thio, Christian Gomez, Golay Nie, Maria Sylte



Project name: Candidate Meeting 3 Date(s) of Project: 10/11/2012 Project area: Chapter/Social Events Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 24 Electees: 37 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 1.5 Participating: 1 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: The third candidate meeting allows officers to announce upcoming events, candidate teams to present their team service projects, and a corporate representative to present about company with the society. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: Candidate meeting attendance is a primary requirement for initiation. The meeting promotes social interaction between candidates, officers, and active members, advertises upcoming TBP events, and promotes career development by having a corporate speaker. The third candidate meeting requires candidate teams to present on their selected service project which improves candidate presentation communication skills. Team service projects are a requirement for Texas-Alpha initiation. III. Organization & Administration: This event is only hosted by TBP. IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: Costs include $400 for food and 2 hours of personal preparation for each officer and their assigned duties. V. Special Problems: Food handling and quality VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: Event was very successful from candidate attendance, officer leadership and task execution, and quality of speaker and presentation. Candidates enjoyed the speaker, the presentation, and dressed up to show team continuity. Candidates: Caitlin Spofford, Aaron Braden, Scott Rowe, Ryan Eaves, Dhandy Njo, Jennifer lin, Peter Short, Adrian Barry, Y Vo, Rydell Walthall, Javier Huamani, Louis Liao, Krishna Venkataraman, Mark Tomasovic, Kevin Smith, Meagan Wilkes, Avni

Shah, Blaine Prescott, Nathan Kwan, Yawen Ren, Vincent Teran, Nathan Rubin, Robert Tolle, Austin Comer, Victoria Cheng, Do Soon Kim, Aimon Allouache, Jonathan Retter, Soa-Jin Sher, Brian Barron, Jamie Poley, Nick Meriwether, Kristen Bateman, Solomon Chang, Wesley Beckner, Krista Seaman, Joshua Montanez, Susheela Nayak Actives: Anthony Thio, Bryce R Caughron, Caroline Hunt, Christian Gomez, David Babin, Evan Tiffany, Golay Nie, Juan Trejo, Kevin J Dooley, Kevin Miller, Miriam Walker, Patrick Ly, Sushen Patel, Taylor Birk, Maria Sylte, Matthew Cushman, Nicole Rockey, Steven Kanik, Zach Donaldson, Michelle Bruman, Ashty Karim, Robert Jacobs, Cody Pope, Time Smith



Project name: Laser Tag Date(s) of Project: 10/11/12 Project area: Chapter/Social Events Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 3 Electees: 5 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 0.5 Participating: 1 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: Actives and Candidates played laser tag at Blazer Tag. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: Social events help TBP members and candidates build friendships and grow professional networks. Candidates are required to attend a certain number of social events. III. Organization & Administration: Tau Beta Pi did not work in conjunction with another organization. IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: $8.50 per person for a game. V. Special Problems: None VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: Actives and candidates had a lot of fun playing laser tag. In the future, it is recommended to get to the laser tag early to avoid a wait. Candidates: Adrian Barry, Susheela Nayak, Meagan Wilkes, Javier Huamani Actives: Cody Wayne Pope, Golay Nie, Christian Gomez



Project name: TBP Annual Alumni Tailgate Date(s) of Project: 10/20/2012 Project area: Chapter/Social Event Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 20 Electees: 2 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 10 Participating: 5 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: The alumni tailgate was held before the Baylor football game. Alumni and actives were invited to attend. There was free food for members. There were also games and music. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: The tailgate is a way to give back to member and alumni. It’s a great way to bring alumni back to campus. Actives can form connection with alumni. The tailgate also helps us build a positive reputation on campus, and encourage people to join. Also, the tailgate encourages alumni to donate to TBP. III. Organization & Administration: Tau Beta Pi only. IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: Tau Beta Pi spent $335 for catering plus about $200 of other food and drink from Sam’s Club and HEB. Free for members. V. Special Problems: None. VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: The tailgate was a lot of fun. The actives, candidates, and alumni all enjoyed themselves. We hope to keep this tradition alive. It’s a great way for actives to have some fun and connect with alumni. Candidates: Wesley Beckner, Victoria Cheng Actives: Taylor Birk, Morgen Sullivan, Chris Gomez, Nathan Sheehan, Cody Pope, Juan Trejo, Maria Sylte David Babin, Golay Nie, Evan Tiffany, Quentin Smith, Kevin Miller, Geoff Wehmeyer, Bryce Caughron, Sushen Patel, Kevin Dooley, Miriam Walker, Chris Mayer, John Baird, Nicole Rockey



Project name: Candidate Meeting 4 Date(s) of Project: 10/25/2012 Project area: Chapter/Social Events Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 27 Electees: 38 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 1.5 Participating: 1 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: The fourth candidate meeting allows officers to announce upcoming events, candidates take the Constitution Quiz, and a corporate representative to present about company with the society. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: Candidate meeting attendance and completing the constitution quiz are primary requirements for initiation. The meeting promotes social interaction between candidates, officers, and active members, advertises upcoming TBP events, and promotes career development by having a corporate speaker. III. Organization & Administration: This event is only hosted by TBP. IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: Costs include $400 for food and 2 hours of personal preparation for each officer and their assigned duties. V. Special Problems: Food handling and quality VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: Event was very successful from candidate attendance, officer leadership and task execution, and quality of speaker and presentation. Candidates enjoyed the speaker, the presentation, and did well on the quiz. Candidates: Caitlin Spofford, Aaron Braden, Scott Rowe, Ryan Eaves, Jennifer Lin, Yousef Elkady, Peter Short, Adrian Barry, Y Vo, Javier Huamani, Megan Short, Louis Liao, Krishna Venkataraman, Mark Tomasovic, Kevin Smith, Meagan Wilkes, Blaine Prescott, Nathan Kwan, Yawen Ren, Vincent Teran, Nathan Rubin, Robert Tolle, Scott Baker, Jonathan Retter, Soa-Jin Sher, Brian Barron, Jamie Poley, Nick Meriwether, Kristen Batemen, Solomon Chang, Wesley Beckner, Krista Seaman, Joshua Montanez, Susheela Nayak, Alex Werner, Austin Comer, Victoria Cheng, Aimon Allouache Actives: Anthony Thio, Bryce Caughron, Caroline Hunt, Christian Gomez, David Babin, Evan Tiffany, Golay Nie, Juan Trejo, Kevin Dooley, Kevin Miller, Miriam Walker, Patrick Ly, Sushen Patel, Taylor Birk, Maria Sylte, Matthew Cushman, Nicole

Rockey, Steven Kanik, Zach Donaldson, Michelle Bruman, Ashty Karim, Robert Jacobs, Cody Pope, Tim Smith, Teni Sulaiman, Tim Dyss, Brian Wilson



Project name: Movie Night Social Date(s) of Project: 10/25/12 Project area: Chapter/Social Events Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 1 Electees: 10 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 0.25 Participating: 2 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: Members and candidates of TBP went to watch The Dark Night Rises hosted in the South Lawn by the Student Event Center Film Committee. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: Candidates are required to attend 5 social events. Social events help build friendships and grow professional networks III. Organization & Administration: TBP did not work in conjunction with another organization. IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: Free V. Special Problems: None VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: The movie was really fun to see. IT was conveniently located on campus and free. Everyone had a good time and got to know each other a little better. Candidates: Meagan Wilkes, Javier Huamani, Louis Liao, Ryan Eaves, Krishna Venkataraman, Jonathan Retter, Jamie Poley, Scott Rowe, Megan Short, Y Vo Actives: Anthony Thio



Project name: Actives Meeting #3 Date(s) of Project: 11/1/2011 Project area: Chapter/Social Events Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 40 Electees: 0 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 2 Participating: 1 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: We held our third general actives meeting on November 1st in a large meeting room to give our actives an update about upcoming events held by Tau Beta Pi, promote networking among actives, and to listen to a guest speaker. We had the president of a local start-up company, FlowBelow, come speak to us about the challenges and benefits of starting a business. We also served a barbeque dinner to all attendees. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: The main purpose of this event was to keep our already-initiated members involved in Tau Beta Pi. The presentation from our guest speaker was aimed to help our members improve themselves professionally and also network with useful contacts. The food we provided, as well as the general atmosphere of the meeting, helped provide the sense of fellowship in engineering that TBP aims to uphold. III. Organization & Administration: This meeting was not organized with any other organizations. The meeting was administered by our chapter president and by our guest speaker from FlowBelow. IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: We spent $350 on buying barbeque for our meeting. There were no extraneous personnel requirements. V. Special Problems: There were no big special problems with this event. Our guest speaker came 5 minutes before the meeting started because traffic caused him to be delayed, and we also had our food come in relatively late (about 3 minutes before the meeting started). VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: This meeting went really well and I think all of the actives were really interested in our guest speaker’s tips about entrepreneurship. We spent a little more than we usually do on food and I think it paid off in the amount of people that came to the meeting. Everything on the agenda ran well and we finished the meeting on time. Candidates: None. Actives: Maria Sylte, Kevin Dooley, Miriam Walker, David Babin, Kevin Miller, Evan Tiffany, Patrick Ly, Chris Gomez, Caroline Hunt, Bryce Caughron, Sushen Patel, Golay Nie, Taylor Birk, Anthony Thio, Juan Trejo, Teniola Sulaiman, Matthew

Cushman, Zach Donaldson, Kathryn Born, Ernest Puckett, Robert Jacobs, Nicole Rockey, Steven Kanik, Ryann Rupp, Trien Phan, David Galvin, James Kubricht, Christopher Mayer, Janhavi Das, Alex Arambula, Thomas Burchett, Michelle Bruman, Angel Zubieta, Tim Smith, Adam Keilers, Eric Ou, Wing Tuet, Colin Capello, Jonathan Smith, Ricardo De La Pena




Project name: UT Women’s Volleyball Date(s) of Project: 11/02/2012 Project area: Chapter/Social Events Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 2 Electees: 10 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 0.5 Participating: 1 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: Members and candidates got together to cheer on the UT women’s volleyball team play against Kansas State. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: Candidates are required to attend 5 social events. Social events help build friendships and grow professional networks. III. Organization & Administration: This event was conducted by Tau Beta Pi alone. IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: There were no costs associated with this event. V. Special Problems: None VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: This went really well. We had a great turnout and we had a great time cheering on the team. This was a great way to get members more active in TBP and allow them to meet the semester’s candidates. Candidates: Y Vo, Yawen Ren, Caitlin Spofford, Ryan Eaves, Nathan Kwan, Blaine Prescott, Soa-Jin Sher, Aimon Allouache, Vincent Teran, Javier Huamani Actives: Christian Gomez, Anthony Thio



Project name: Bent Polishing Party #2 Date(s) of Project: 11/4/12 Project area: Chapter/Social Events Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 3 Electees: 9 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 0.25 Participating: 4 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: Candidates of Tau Beta Pi got together to polish and file their bents. Officers attended to offer advice to the candidates on how to make their bents look better. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: Candidates are required to file and polish a bent. The social event also gives members the opportunity to grow friendships and build professional networks. III. Organization & Administration: Tau Beta Pi did not work in conjunction with another organization for this event. IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: None V. Special Problems: None VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: The bent polishing party was just like the previous one, it was fun and the social point was an added incentive for the candidates to put in some much needed hours polishing their bents. Candidates: Youssef Elkady, Aaron Braden, Ryan Eaves, Louis Liao, Nathan Rubin, Yawen Ren, Victoria Cheng, Aimon Allouache, Wesley Beckner Actives: Maria Sylte, Kevin Dooley, Bryce Caughron


Chapter: TX-A Project number: 24 New:

Recurring: X Project name: Candidate Meeting 5 Date(s) of Project: 11/8/2012 Project area: Chapter/Social Events Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 26 Electees: 38 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 1.5 Participating: 1 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: The fifth candidate meeting allows officers to announce upcoming events, candidates to show off their business formal dress attire, and a corporate representative to present about company with the society. Candidate bents were graded on progress. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: Candidate meeting attendance and dressing up in business formal are primary requirements for initiation. The meeting promotes social interaction between candidates, officers, and active members, advertises upcoming TBP events, and promotes career development by having a corporate speaker. The best graded bents were shown as an example to others to help candidates progress with their bents. III. Organization & Administration: This event is only hosted by TBP. IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: Costs include $400 for food and 2 hours of personal preparation for each officer and their assigned duties. V. Special Problems: Food handling and quality VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: Event was very successful from candidate attendance, officer leadership and task execution, and quality of speaker and presentation. Candidates enjoyed the speaker, the presentation, and complimented each other on their professional attire. Candidates: Caitlin Spofford, Aaron Braden, Ryan Eaves, Jennifer Lin, Yousef Elkady, Peter Short, Adrian Barry, Y Vo, Javier Huamani, Megan Short, Louis Liao, Krishna Venkataraman, Mark Tomasovic, Kevin Smith, Meagan Wilkes, Blaine Prescott, Nathan Kwan, Yawen Ren, Vincent Teran, Nathan Rubin, Robert Tolle, Scott Baker, Jonathan Retter, Soa-Jin Sher, Brian Barron, Jamie Poley, Nick Meriwether, Kristen Batemen, Solomon Chang, Wesley Beckner, Krista Seaman, Joshua Montanez, Susheela Nayak, Alex Werner, Austin Comer, Victoria Cheng, Aimon Allouache, Do Soon Kim Actives: Anthony Thio, Bryce Caughron, Caroline Hunt, Christian Gomez, David Babin, Evan Tiffany, Golay Nie, Juan Trejo, Kevin Dooley, Kevin Miller, Miriam Walker, Patrick Ly, Sushen Patel, Taylor Birk, Maria Sylte, Matthew Cushman, Steven Kanik, Zach Donaldson, Michelle Bruman, Ashty Karim, Mikey Phan, Cody Pope, Tim Smith, Teni Sulaiman, Tim Dyss, Brian Wilson



Project name: TBP Information Session 1

Date(s) of Project: 1/28/13 Project area: Chapter/Social Events Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 15 Electees: 8 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 2 Participating: 1 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: At the information session, students are invited to come enjoy cookies, meet officers, learn about TBP, and ask any questions of the organization. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: The purpose of the event is to publicize available opportunities for eligible students to increase TBP Texas Alpha membership and organization awareness on campus and in the engineering community. III. Organization & Administration: This event was not organized in conjunction with another group. IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: Officers purchased cookies for attendees. V. Special Problems: None VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: The information session was successful. The important thing to continue in the future is early setup and ensuring all the sign-in sheets and handouts are printed well in advance. Candidates: Siavash Zangeneh Kamali, Sean Moore, Omar Clinton, Jamison Soybel, Jeremy Carlson, Shubhodeep Muckherji, Vaibhav Chattree, Anuj Kudva Actives: Kevin Dooley, Miriam Walker, David Babin, Do Soon Kim, John Baird, Scott Rowe, Sushen Patel, Bryce Caughron, Victoria Cheng, Brian Barron, Soa-Jin Sher, Aimon Allouache, Taylor Birk, Maria Sylte, Anthony Thio



Project name: TBP Information Session 2 Date(s) of Project: 01/29/13

Project area: Chapter/Social Events Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 15 Electees: 7 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 2 Participating: 1 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: At the information session, students are invited to come enjoy cookies, meet officers, learn about TBP , and ask any questions of the organization. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: The purpose of the event is to publicize available opportunities for eligible students to increase TBP Texas Alpha membership and organization awareness on campus and in the engineering community. III. Organization & Administration: This event was not organized in conjunction with another group. IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: Officers purchased cookies for attendees. V. Special Problems: None VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: The information session was successful. The important thing to continue in the future is early setup and ensuring all the sign-in sheets and handouts are printed well in advance. Candidates: David Gonzalez, Ethan Earl, Smith Legget, Devin O’Kelly, Cheng Li, Alexander Soderlund, Kerry Berman Actives: Kevin Dooley, Miriam Walker, David Babin, Do Soon Kim, John Baird, Scott Rowe, Sushen Patel, Bryce Caughron, Victoria Cheng, Brian Barron, Soa-Jin Sher, Aimon Allouache, Taylor Birk, Maria Sylte, Anthony Thio



Project name: TBP Information Session 3 Date(s) of Project: 01/30/13 Project area: Chapter/Social Events Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 15 Electees: 8

(List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 2 Participating: 1 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: At the information session, students are invited to come enjoy cookies, meet officers, learn about TBP, and ask any questions of the organization. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: The purpose of the event is to publicize available opportunities for eligible students to increase TBP Texas Alpha membership and organization awareness on campus and in the engineering community. III. Organization & Administration: This event was not organized in conjunction with another group. IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: Officers purchased cookies for attendees. V. Special Problems: None VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: The information session was successful. The important thing to continue in the future is early setup and ensuring all the sign-in sheets and handouts are printed well in advance. Candidates: Heather Bolton, Jake Lam, Ryan Tazumi, Yu Huang, Jenna Foale, Nathan Houk, Elizabeth Orth, Maytee Chantharayukhont Actives: Kevin Dooley, Miriam Walker, David Babin, Do Soon Kim, John Baird, Scott Rowe, Sushen Patel, Bryce Caughron, Victoria Cheng, Brian Barron, Soa-Jin Sher, Aimon Allouache, Taylor Birk, Maria Sylte, Anthony Thio



Project name: TBP Information Session 4 Date(s) of Project: 01/31/13 Project area: Chapter/Social Events Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 15 Electees: 24 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 2 Participating: 1

DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: At the information session, students are invited to come enjoy cookies, meet officers, learn about TBP , and ask any questions of the organization. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: The purpose of the event is to publicize available opportunities for eligible students to increase TBP Texas Alpha membership and organization awareness on campus and in the engineering community. III. Organization & Administration: This event was not organized in conjunction with another group. IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: Officers purchased cookies for attendees. V. Special Problems: None VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: The information session was successful. The important thing to continue in the future is early setup and ensuring all the sign-in sheets and handouts are printed well in advance. Candidates: Nikhil Garg, Andrew Bieterman, Natalie Boone, Wendy Siu, Wesley Clothier, Joy Tjhi, Sarah Cameron, Miao Qi, Abdul Althebaity, Darius Bunandar, Eric Pryzant, Matthew Kryder, Albert Phan, Austin Baker, Diane Lee, George Neal, Jeremy Poast, Julie Fogarty, Larizza Galindo, Mark Holland, Matthew Pribadi, Saurabh Limaye, Wendy Siu, Zachary Dotson Actives: Kevin Dooley, Miriam Walker, David Babin, Do Soon Kim, John Baird, Scott Rowe, Sushen Patel, Bryce Caughron, Victoria Cheng, Brian Barron, Soa-Jin Sher, Aimon Allouache, Taylor Birk, Maria Sylte, Anthony Thio



Project name: Actives Meeting 1 Date(s) of Project: 1/31/13 Project area: Chapter/Social Events Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 39 Electees: 0 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 0.5 Participating: 1 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description:

The first actives meeting of the semester included announcing new officers, discussing committees, and upcoming events. The meeting concluded with representatives from Air Liquide discussing their company and future internship and job opportunities. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: The meeting increased active participation and member networking. The company representation improved member professional development. The meeting improved the overall success of the society by highlighting future events and possibilities for active member involvement in the society. III. Organization & Administration: This event was exclusively hosted by Tau Beta Pi, Texas Alpha. IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: Food for the meeting cost $300. All fifteen officers participated in the meeting. V. Special Problems: Special problems included food quality and available seating for actives members. VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: Overall the meeting was a great success. We had a great turnout of actives members. Actives signed up for committees and showed interest in future Tau Beta Pi events. The presentation from Air Liquide was informative and professional. Candidates: None Actives: Tim Dyess, Kevin Miller, Ashty Karim, Golay Nie, Trien Phan, Cody Pope, Chris Gomez, Angel Zubieta, Nicole Rockey, Krishna Venkatarernan, Jamie Poley, Brian Wilson, Jon Retter, Krista Seamen, Meagan Wilkes, Rahul Jain, Yawen Ren, Krista Batemen, Nathan Kwan, David Roohy, Nick Meriwether, Matt Cushman, Rickey Hodinh, Javier Huamani, Kevin Dooley, Maria Sylte, John Baird, Do Soon Kim, Miriam Walker, David Babin, Scott Rowe, Sushen Patel, Bryce Caughron, Victoria Cheng, Brian Barron, Aimon Allouache, Soa-Jin Sher, Anthony Thio, Taylor Birk




Project name: TBP Information Session 5 Date(s) of Project: 02/04/13 Project area: Chapter/Social Events Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 15 Electees: 10 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 2 Participating: 1 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: At the information session, students are invited to come enjoy cookies, meet officers, learn about TBP , and ask any questions of the organization.

II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: The purpose of the event is to publicize available opportunities for eligible students to increase TBP Texas Alpha membership and organization awareness on campus and in the engineering community. III. Organization & Administration: This event was not organized in conjunction with another group. IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: Officers purchased cookies for attendees. V. Special Problems: None VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: The information session was successful. The important thing to continue in the future is early setup and ensuring all the sign-in sheets and handouts are printed well in advance. Candidates: Matt Reiter, Dylan Rup, Joshua Bantseev, Nishant Jayant, Thadeus Fleming, Raegan Lucio, Parker Wray, Sean Young, Ryan Harmon, Parth Mangrolia Actives: Kevin Dooley, Miriam Walker, David Babin, Do Soon Kim, John Baird, Scott Rowe, Sushen Patel, Bryce Caughron, Victoria Cheng, Brian Barron, Soa-Jin Sher, Aimon Allouache, Taylor Birk, Maria Sylte, Anthony Thio



Project name: Posse East Trivia Nights Date(s) of Project: 2/6/2013, 2/13/2013, 2/20/2013, 2/27/2013, 3/6/2013, 3/13/2013, 3/20/2013, 3/27/2013, 4/3/2013, 4/10/2013, 4/17/2013 Project area: Chapter/Social Events Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 33 Electees: 41 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 0.1 Participating: 2.5 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: Participate in the Posse East Pub Trivia quiz every week. Eight rounds, 10 questions each. Each round is a different genre of questions. This recurring event brings actives and candidates together and made them more interested in Tau Beta Pi and more active in the chapter.

II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: Trivia encourages team thinking while having fun. It’s a good two and a half hours to relax and see how much random stuff you know. Trivia is an excellent time for candidates to interact with other candidates as well as the actives. Each trivia quiz earns one social point for an active or candidate. III. Organization & Administration: No other organization or administration was involved. IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: None. V. Special Problems: None. VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: Overall, our placement was up has been substantially higher compared with the last couple semesters. Our team averaged about 5th place out of 16 teams. We even managed to place in the top 3 teams a couple times. Trivia nights have become one of the most popular TBP activities, and this semester saw a major spike in attendance by both active members and candidates. Candidates: Albert Phan, Darius Bunandar, Jake Lam, Ethan Earl, Shubhodeep Mukherji, Cheng Li, Jenna Foale, David Gonzalez, Nishant Jayant, Matthew Pribadi, Alexander Soderlund, George Neal, Smith Leggett, Mark Holland, Larizza Galindo, Parth Mangrolia, Sean Young, Siavash Zangeneh Kamali, Jeremy Carlson, Omar Clinton, Dylan Rup, Thadeus Fleming, Miao Qi, Saurabh Limaye, Jeremy Poast, Julie Fogarty, Zachary Dotson, Vaibhav Chattree, Matthew Kryder, Austin Baker, Jamison Soybel, Elizabeth Orth, Nathan Houk, Ryan Harmon, Natalie Boone, Ryan Tazumi, Wendy Siu, Diane Lee, Maytee Chantharayukhonthorn, Sean Moore, Wesley Clothier Actives: David Babin, Taylor Birk, Bryce Caughron, Kevin Dooley, Rahul Jain, Kevin Miller, Cody Pope, Maria Sylte, Brian Barron, Jon Retter, Jamie Poley, Javier Huamani, Angel Zubieta, Soa-Jin Sher, Robert Jacobs, Nathan Kwan, Aimon Allouache, Trien Phan, Brian Wilson, David Roohy, Ashty Karim, Do Soon Kim, Nicole Rockey, Nick Meriwether, Victoria Cheng, John Baird, Wesley Beckner, Jennifer Lin, Kaitlin Dunn, Lindsey Rey, Blaine Prescott, Ryan Rupp, Susheela Nayak.



Project name: Candidate Meeting 1 Date(s) of Project: 02/07/13 Project area: Chapter/Social Events Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 26 Electees: 45 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: Participating: 1 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: At the first candidate meeting, we informed candidates and actives about upcoming social, service, fireside, and professional development events and opportunities. We also explained upcoming candidate requirements. BASF attended the meeting and gave a presentation on safety, career development, and current opportunities at BASF. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: The purpose of the meeting is to keep actives and candidates informed of TBP events and foster relationships among members. It is also designed to broaden member and candidate experience and knowledge of an engineering company. III. Organization & Administration: This event was organized by TBP with BASF in attendance.

IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: TBP purchased food for attending actives and candidates. V. Special Problems: None VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: The first candidate meeting went very well. In the future, we will need to reserve a larger room, so that teams may spread out a little more. Candidates: Albert Phan, Alexander Soderlund, Austin Baker, Cheng Li, Darius Bunandar, David Gonzalez, Diane Lee, Dylan Rup, Elizabeth Orth, Ethan Earl, George Neal, Jake Lam, Jamison Soybel, Jenna Foale, Jeremy Carlson, Jeremy Poast, Julie Fogarty, Larizza Galindo, Mark Holland, Matthew Kryder, Matthew Pribadi, Matthew Reiter, Maytee Chantharayukhonthorn, Miao Qi, Natalie Boone, Nathan Houk, Nishant Jayant, Omar Clinton, Parker Wray, Parth Mangrolia, Raegan Lucio, Ryan Tazumi, Ryan Harmon, Saurabh Limaye, Sean Moore, Sean Young, Shubhodeep Mukherji, Siavash Zangeneh Kamali, Smith Leggett, Thadeus Fleming, Vaibhav Chattree, Wendy Siu, Wesley Clothier, Zachary Dotson, Eric Pryzant Actives: Kevin Dooley, Miriam Walker, Do Soon Kim, John Baird, Scott Rowe, Sushen Patel, Bryce Caughron, Victoria Cheng, Brian Barron, Soa-Jin Sher, Aimon Allouache, Taylor Birk, Anthony Thio, Mitchell Wong, Nicole Rockey, Wing Tuet, Jon Retter, Simeon Bochev, Brian Wilson, Robert Tolle, Nick Merriwether, Colin Capello, Taylor Jellison, Golay Nie, Robert Jacobs, Ricardo de la Pena



Project name: Game Night Date(s) of Project: 2/7/13 Project area: Chapter/Social Events Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 7 Electees: 22 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 1 Participating: 1 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: Members split into groups to play games of their choice, which included Apples to Apples, Werewolves, Hungry Hungry Hippos, and Connect 4. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: Event encouraged new candidates to mingle and get to know fellow candidates and officers in a fun, informal setting. Corporate representatives also stayed after the meeting to participate in the event, allowing candidates to casually network with them as well. III. Organization & Administration: Social coordinator publicized the event to candidates through email and in person and coordinated with other officers to ensure there were enough appropriate games for candidates to choose from. Social coordinators and other officers helped to facilitate games. IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: No cost, as games were either already in the TBP office or loaned by TBP officers.

V. Special Problems: The officers realized that there were too many people and too many games going on at once for everyone to be in the same room, so one game group was moved to another room next door. VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: The event was very successful. There was high participation from candidates, who all seemed to enjoy themselves. Some learned new games, while others revisited old childhood favorites. The event was very easy to set up and coordinate and to clean up after, and was also easy to publicize as it was held immediately after the first candidate meeting in the same room. Candidates: Diane Lee, Ethan Earl, David Gonzalez, Thadeus Fleming, Mark Holland, Austin Baker, Nishant Jayant, Matt Pribadi, Jamison Soybel, Saurabh Limaye, Vaibhav Chattree, Wesley Clothier, Cheng Li, Miao Qi, Jeremy Poast, Omar Clinton, Matt Reiter, Matt Kryder, Sean Moore, Elizabeth Orth, Nathan Houk Actives: Simeon Bochev, Bryce Caughron, Soa-Jin Sher, Aimon Allouache, Taylor Birk, Sushen Patel, Kevin Dooley



Project name: Starbucks Social Date(s) of Project: 2/10/13 Project area: Chapter/Social Events Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 2 Electees: 6 Average number of hours per person Organizing: 1 Participating:1 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: We went to starbucks together to socialize and get to know each other a bit better. We mainly talked about our classes, things we had in common, and interesting things about each other’s majors. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: Candidates were given the chance to get to know each other better, and to get to know the officers a bit better. III. Organization & Administration: Not organized in conjunction with another group IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: None. V. Special Problems: There was not very much seating at Starbucks.

VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: Went very well, a very easy way for candidates to get to know each other and earn a social point! Candidates: Maytee Chantharayukhonthorn, Jeremy Poast, David Gonzalez, Wendy Siu, Sean Moore, Shubhodeep Mukherji Actives: Aimon Allouache, Soa-Jin Sher



Project name: Candidate Meeting 2 Date(s) of Project: 02/14/13 Project area: Chapter/Social Events Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 29 Electees: 44 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 2 Participating: 1 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: At the second candidate meeting, we informed candidates and actives about upcoming social, service, fireside, and professional development events and opportunities. We also explained upcoming candidate requirements. Ascend Performance Materials attended the meeting and gave a presentation on safety, career development, and current opportunities at Ascend Performance Materials. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: The purpose of the meeting is to keep actives and candidates informed of TBP events and foster relationships among members. It is also designed to broaden member and candidate experience and knowledge of an engineering company. III. Organization & Administration: This event was organized by TBP with Ascend Performance Materials in attendance. IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: TBP purchased food for attending actives and candidates. V. Special Problems: None

VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: The second candidate meeting went very well. In the future, we will need to reserve a larger room, so that teams may spread out a little more. Candidates: Albert Phan, Alexander Soderlund, Austin Baker, Cheng Li, Darius Bunandar, David Gonzalez, Diane Lee, Dylan Rup, Elizabeth Orth, Ethan Earl, George Neal, Jake Lam, Jamison Soybel, Jenna Foale, Jeremy Carlson, Jeremy Poast, Larizza Galindo, Mark Holland, Matthew Kryder, Matthew Pribadi, Matthew Reiter, Maytee Chantharayukhonthorn, Miao Qi, Natalie Boone, Nathan Houk, Nishant Jayant, Omar Clinton, Parker Wray, Parth Mangrolia, Ryan Tazumi, Ryan Harmon, Sarah Cameron, Saurabh Limaye, Sean Moore, Sean Young, Shubhodeep Mukherji, Siavash Zangeneh Kamali, Smith Leggett, Thadeus Fleming, Vaibhav Chattree, Wensy Siu, Wesley Clothier, Zachary Dotson Actives: Miriam Walker, Do Soon Kim, John Baird, Sushen Patel, Bryce Caughron, Victoria Cheng, Brian Barron, Aimon Allouache, Taylor Birk, Anthony Thio, Kevin Miller, Maria Sylte, Blaine Prescott, Caroline Hunt, Nathan Kwan, Caitlin Spofford, Jon Retter, Aaron Braden, Youssef Elkady, Kristen Bateman, Helen Kuo, Jamie Poley, Evan Ogden, Krishna Venkataraman, Nick Merriwether, Cody Pope, Brian Wilson, Mikey Phan, Golay Nie



Project name: Karaoke Night Date(s) of Project: 2/14/13 Project area: Chapter/Social Events Number of persons who participated in this project (List of names is included below) Members: 4 Electees: 3 Average number of hours per person Organizing: 1 Participating:1 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: We went to Juicy Tart to sing karaoke together. Some of the songs we sang included “I Believe in a Thing Called Love”, “Bohemian Rhapsody”, and “Strawberry Fields Forever”. In general, the candidates and actives had a great time and we were even joined by some people who were at Juicy Tart and heard our singing and wanted to join. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: Candidates and Actives were able to socialize and de-stress by singing together with friends. III. Organization & Administration: Not organized in conjunction with another group IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: None. V. Special Problems: It was on Valentine’s Day, and a lot of the candidates had plans already. VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: It was a lot of fun, both candidates and actives had a good time (I think!)

Candidates: Jeremy Poast, Elizabeth Orth, Nathan Houk Actives: Trien Pham, Cody Pope, Brian Wilson, Anthony Thio, Aimon Allouache



Project name: Signature Block Signing Party Date(s) of Project: 2/15/13 Project area: Chapter/Social Events Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 8 Electees: 38 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 1 Participating: 1.5 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: Candidates were invited to come out to a restaurant, Posse East, where they could find most of the officers and ask for their signatures. Chips, queso, and salsa were provided for everyone, and candidates had the opportunity to collect most of the signatures they needed. One of the advisors also made a brief appearance, allowing some candidates to start collecting advisor signatures as well. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: Candidates were given the opportunity to mingle with other candidates, actives, and officers, as well as one of the advisors, allowing all members of TBP to get to know each other better. This event was also an efficient way for candidates to collect most of the signatures they needed for another TBP requirement, the signature block. III. Organization & Administration: Not organized in conjunction with another group. No reservations were necessary for the restaurant – we simply showed up and claimed tables. IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: Minimal cost for the chips, queso, and salsa. V. Special Problems: None to really speak of – it got really crowded, but only because of the high participation, and that only further encouraged candidates to talk to one another. VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: The event was a great way to candidates to work on both their social and signature block requirements. Candidates: Thadeus Fleming, Wesley Clothier, Ethan Earl, Ryan Tazumi, Jenna Foale, Zack Dotson, Natalie Boone, Diane Lee, Dylan Rup, Sarah Cameron, Jamison Soybel, Smith Leggett, Matthew Pribadi, Julie Fogarty, Jeremy Carlson,

Mark Holland, Deep Mukherji, George Neal, Maytee Chantharayunkhonthorn, Siavash Zanganeh Kamali, Darius Bunandar, Saurabh Limaye, David Gonzalez, Vaibhav Chattree, Jeremy Poast, Nathan Houk, Parth Mangrolia, Elizabeth Orth, Wendy Siu, Omar Clinton, Matt Kryder, Sean Young, Cheng Li, Miao Qi, Larizza Galindo, Ryan Harmon, Matt Reiter Actives: Cody Pope, Kevin Miller, Kristen Bateman, Simeon Bochev, David Roohy, Ashty Karim, Nathan Kwan



Project name: Actives Meeting 2 Date(s) of Project: 2/28/13 Project area: Chapter/Social Events Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 50 Electees: 0 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 0.5 Participating: 1 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: The second actives meeting of the semester included announcing E-week events, scholarship opportunities, committee updates, and upcoming events. The meeting concluded with a single representative from Quorum Business Solutions who discussed their company culture, work, and job openings for internships and full-time hires. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: The meeting increased active participation and member networking. The company representation improved member professional development. The meeting improved the overall success of the society by highlighting upcoming events and scholarship opportunities through Tau Beta Pi. III. Organization & Administration: This event was exclusively hosted by Tau Beta Pi, Texas Alpha. IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: Food for the meeting cost $300. All fifteen officers participated in the meeting. V. Special Problems: Special problems included food quality and starting the meeting on time. VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: Overall the meeting was a great success. We had a great turnout of actives members. Actives asked questions about the scholarship format. The presentation from Quorum Business Solutions was informative and professional.

Candidates: None Actives: Alexander Arumbula, David Babin, John Baird, Kirsten Bateman, Taylor Birk, Chris Brennan, Thomas Burchett, Bryce Caughron, Solomon Chang, Matt Cushman, Emily Fung, David Galvin, Christian Gomez, Rickey Hodinh, Huashu Huang, Robert Jacobs, Steven Kanik, Andrew Keating, Nathan Kwan, Rick Liao, Patrick Ly, Nick Meriwether, Kevin Miller, Susheela Nayak, Golay Nie, Evan Ogden, Cody Pope, Blaine Prescott, Lindsey Rey, Nicole Rockey, Rebekah Scheuerle, Kirsta Seaman, Nathaniel Sheehan, Soa-Jin Sher, Tim Smith, Johnathon Smith, Austin Swindle, Maria Sylte, Vincent Teran, Wing Tuet, Meagan Wilkes, Angel Zubieta, Kevin Dooley, Miriam Walker, Sushen Patel, Scott Rowe, Brian Barron, Victoria Cheng, Aimon Allouache, Anthony Thio



Project name: Chipotle Social Date(s) of Project: 3/1/13 Project area: Chapter/Social Events Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 3 Electees: 5 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 1 Participating: 1 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: We went to Chipotle and enjoyed a nice meal together. Afterward, we sat around talking and hanging out for around an hour. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: Candidates were given the chance to get to know each other better, and to get to know the officers a bit better III. Organization & Administration: Not organized in conjunction with another group IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: None. V. Special Problems: None. VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: Event was a success! Candidates had a good time and were able to wind down after a long week. Candidates: Jeremy Poast, Saurabh Limaye, Matt Reiter, Nishant Jayant, Smith Leggett Actives: Nathan Kwan



Project name: Bent Polishing Party #1 Date(s) of Project: 3/3/13 Project area: Chapter/Social Events Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 3 Electees: 16 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 0.5 Participating: 2 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: An event to entice candidates to congregate and work on filing/polishing as a group. Most candidates had not yet started, so this event provided a good reason to begin working on one of their requirements. Filing/polishing as a group encourages interaction between candidates and promotes bonding. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: This event has a two-fold purpose to the objectives of TBP: social event and bent polishing. Candidates need at least 5 social points as well as polishing a rough cast Tau Beta Pi bent. This event “kills two birds with one stone” and allows candidates them to earn a social point while working on their bent. III. Organization & Administration: Organization: Tau Beta Pi, Texas Alpha chapter IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: None. V. Special Problems: None. VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: This was a successful social event. Over one-third of the candidates showed up to participate and had a good time polishing their bents while receiving some advice from a few actives. Candidates: Matthew Pribadi, Nishant Jayant, George Neal, Alex Soderlund, Albert Phan, Ethan Earl, Mark Holland, Larizza Galindo, Matthew Reiter, Sarah Cameron, Saurabh Limaye, Zachary Dotson, Jamison Soybel, Nathan Houk, Ryan Tazumi, Diane Lee Actives: Bryce Caughron, Cody Pope, David Roohy



Project name: Candidate Meeting 3 Date(s) of Project: 3/07/13 Project area: Chapter/Social Events Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 24 Electees: 43 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 2 Participating: 1 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: At the third candidate meeting, we informed candidates and actives about upcoming social, service, fireside, and professional development events and opportunities. Teams also gave short presentations regarding their intended service projects. Kinder Morgan attended the meeting and gave a presentation on safety, career development, and current opportunities at Kinder Morgan. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: The purpose of the meeting is to keep actives and candidates informed of TBP events and foster relationships among members. It is also designed to broaden member and candidate experience and knowledge of an engineering company. III. Organization & Administration: This event was organized by TBP with Kinder Morgan in attendance. IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: TBP purchased food for attending actives and candidates. V. Special Problems: None VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: The third candidate meeting went well and transitioned easily between team service project presentations. Candidates: Albert Phan, Jake Lam, Ethan Earl, Shubhodeep Mukherji, Cheng Li, Jenna Foale, David Gonzalez, Nishant Jayant, Matthew Pribadi, Alexander Soderlund, George Neal, Smith Leggett, Mark Holland, Larizza Galindo, Parth Mangrolia, Matthew Reiter, Sean Young, Siavash Zangeneh Kamali, Jeremy Carlson, Omar Clinton, Sarah Cameron, Dylan Rup, Thadeus Fleming, Miao Qi, Saurabh Limaye, Jeremy Poast, Julie Fogarty, Zachary Dotson, Vaibhav Chattree, Parker Wray, Matthew Kryder, Austin Baker, Jamison Soybel, Elizabeth Orth, Nathan Houk, Ryan Harmon, Natalie Boone, Ryan Tazumi, Wendy Siu, Diane Lee, Maytee Chantharayikhonthorn, Sean Moore, Wesley Clothier Actives: Kevin Dooley, Miriam Walker, Do Soon Kim, John Baird, Scott Rowe, Sushen Patel, Bryce Caughron, Victoria Cheng, Brian Barron, Soa-Jin Sher, Aimon Allouache, Taylor Birk, Anthony Thio, Kristen Bateman, Solomon Chang, Kaitlin Dunn, Rickey Hodinh, Robert Jacobs, Rahul Jain, Nick Merriwether, Kevin Miller, Golay Nie, John Retter, David Roohy



Project name: Blazertag Date(s) of Project: 3/7/13 Project area: Chapter/Social Events Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 2 Electees: 2 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 1 Participating: 2 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: Members went to Blazertag in South Austin to take advantage of their student deal (buy 1 game, get the second free with a student ID on Thursdays) after a TBP candidate meeting. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: The event gave candidates and officers an opportunity to get to know each other better in a fun setting. III. Organization & Administration: Not organized in conjunction with another group – we just showed up at Blazertag and used their pre-established student saver deal. IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: Because of the small group size, TBP paid for the games, which came to about $9/person for two games, equaling a total of approximately $36. V. Special Problems: RSVPs were required to make sure that there were enough drivers, only to find that almost everyone who signed up to go bailed at the last minute. This resulted in some scrambling to make sure there was at least one driver, and to double check who was still going. This being right before spring break, it was a toss-up between people having a lot of time to do stuff and people being swamped with last minute pre-spring break work, and while most people ended up falling into the latter category, there were still a few people in the first category who came out and had fun. VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: The event was a lot of fun for the people who went, but it was hard to get a lot of people to commit to going. Candidates: Omar Clinton, Jeremy Poast Actives: Soa-Jin Sher, John Baird




Project name: Lunch at Mi Madres Date(s) of Project: 3/24/13 Project area: Chapter/Social Events Number of persons who participated in this project 8 Members: 1 Electees: 7 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person 1 Organizing: 0 Participating: 1 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: Had lunch together at Mi Madres; talked about careers, majors, spring break, vacations, etc. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: Get to know each other a little bit better III. Organization & Administration: N/A IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: Personal cost of meal (varied between $2-10) V. Special Problems: None VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: We had fun and enjoyed good food Candidates: Smith Legget, Siavash Jayant, Matt Reider, Nathan Houke, Shubhodeep Mukherji, Parth Mangrolia, Mark Holland Actives: David Babin



Project name: Candidate Meeting 4 Date(s) of Project: 03/28/13 Project area: Chapter/Social Events Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 24 Electees: 40 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 2 Participating: 1 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: At the fourth candidate meeting, we informed candidates and actives about upcoming social, service, fireside, and professional development events and opportunities. Candidates also completed the TBP Constitution Quiz at the meeting as part of the initiation requirements. Jacobs Engineering attended the meeting and gave a presentation on safety, career development, and current opportunities at Jacobs Engineering. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: The purpose of the meeting is to keep actives and candidates informed of TBP events and foster relationships among members. It is also designed to broaden member and candidate experience and knowledge of an engineering company. III. Organization & Administration: This event was organized by TBP with Jacobs Engineering in attendance. IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: TBP purchased food for attending actives and candidates. V. Special Problems: None VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: The fourth candidate meeting went well, but next time we should allow more time for candidates to take the Constitution Quiz. Candidates: Albert Phan, Jake Lam, Ethan Earl, Shubhodeep Mukherji, Cheng Li, Jenna Foale, David Gonzalez, Nishant Jayant, Matthew Pribadi, Alexander Soderlund, George Neal, Smith Leggett, Mark Holland, Larizza Galindo, Parth Mangrolia, Matthew Reiter, Sean Young, Siavash Zangeneh Kamali, Jeremy Carlson, Omar Clinton, Dylan Rup, Thadeus Fleming, Miao Qi, Saurabh Limaye, Jeremy Poast, Zachary Dotson, Vaibhav Chattree, Parker Wray, Matthew Kryder, Austin Baker, Jamison Soybel, Elizabeth Orth, Nathan Houk, Ryan Harmon, Natalie Boone, Ryan Tazumi, Wendy Siu, Diane Lee, Maytee Chantharayikhonthorn, Wesley Clothier Actives: Kevin Dooley, Miriam Walker, Do Soon Kim, David Babin, Scott Rowe, Sushen Patel, Bryce Caughron, Victoria Cheng, Brian Barron, Soa-Jin Sher, Aimon Allouache, Taylor Birk, Anthony Thio, Maria Sylte, Cody Pope, Solomon Chang, Rickey Hodinh, Robert Jacobs, Rahul Jain, Nick Merriwether, Kevin Miller, Golay Nie, John Retter, David Roohy




Project name: Movie Night Date(s) of Project: 3/28/13 Project area: Chapter/Social Events Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 5 Electees: 9 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 1 Participating: 2.5 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: Members stayed after a candidate meeting to watch a movie streamed via Netflix on the projection system in the classroom used for the meeting. The movie was chosen by popular vote, and popcorn was provided. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: The event gave candidates and officers an opportunity to get to know each other better in a fun setting. III. Organization & Administration: One of the officers already had a Netflix account, and the room was available after the meeting. No other organization was required. IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: A few dollars were spent on microwaveable popcorn; the Netflix account was personal and already paid for. V. Special Problems: It took some time to gather the people who were staying specifically for the movie, and then to decide the specific movie, and there were a few delays during the movie due to a lagging Internet connection, but otherwise there were no major problems to report. VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: The event was easy to organize and since the candidates were the ones who chose the movie, they enjoyed it a lot. Because it is a movie, it was not required to stay the entire duration of the movie, although the majority of the participants did. Candidates: Austin Baker, Jeremy Carlson, Jake Lam, Wesley Clothier, Miao Qi, Ryan Harmon, Alex Soderlund, George Neal, Matt Kryder Actives: Soa-Jin Sher, Aimon Allouache, Robert Jacobs, Christian Gomez, Nathan Kwan



Project name: Actives Meeting 3 Date(s) of Project: 4/4/13 Project area: Chapter/Social Events Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 51 Electees: 0 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 0.5 Participating: 1 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: The third actives meeting of the semester included announcing committee updates and upcoming events. The meeting concluded with a single representative from BP America who discussed BP’s company culture and his work experience with the company. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: The meeting increased active participation and member networking. The company representation improved member professional development. The meeting improved the overall success of the society by highlighting upcoming events and celebrated the coming c lose the semester. III. Organization & Administration: This event was exclusively hosted by Tau Beta Pi, Texas Alpha. IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: Food for the meeting cost $400. All fifteen officers participated in the meeting. V. Special Problems: Special problems included food quality and starting the meeting on time. VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: Overall the meeting was a success. We had a great turnout of actives members. Actives asked plenty of questions to the BP representative who kept his presentation light and informal. Candidates: None Actives: David Babin, John Baird, Kirsten Bateman, Taylor Birk, Simeon Bochev, Thomas Burchett, Bryce Caughron, Bryan Cropper, Ricardo De La Pena, Kaitlin Dunn, David Galvin, Huashu Huang, Caroline Hunt, Daniel Jagodzinski, Rahul Jain, Steven Kanik, Ashty Karim, Andrew Keating, James Kubricht, Dhananjay Kumar, Jennifer Lin, Alexandra Long, Nick Meriwether, Kevin Miller, Susheela Nayak, Eric Ou, Trien Phan, Cody Pope, Blaine Prescott, Jon Retter, Lindsey Rey, Nicole Rockey, David Roohy, Rebekah Scheuerle, Soa-Jin Sher, Johnathon Smith, David Strickland, Austin Swindle, Maria Sylte, Wing Tuet, Blake Watters, Brian Wilson, Kevin Dooley, Miriam Walker, Sushen Patel, Scott Rowe, Brian Barron, Victoria Cheng, Aimon Allouache, Anthony Thio, Do Soon Kim


Chapter: TX-A Project number: 47

New: X Recurring:

Project name: Froyo Social Date(s) of Project: 4/5/13 Project area: Chapter/Social Events Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 1 Electees: 6 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 1 Participating: 1 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: Members met at a frozen yogurt and candy shop just off campus and chatted over Friday afternoon snacks. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: The event gave candidates and officers an opportunity to get to know each other better in a fun setting. III. Organization & Administration: No organization was required – members simply showed up and sat at a table claimed by the first arrivals. IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: People were free to buy frozen yogurt and/or candy or neither, and everyone spent their own money. V. Special Problems: There wasn’t a lot of room, so this worked for the number of people that attended, but would not have fit many more people. VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: The event was easy to organize and a nice way to celebrate it being Friday. Candidates were free to spend as much or as little as they chose, and this was a good social for a smaller group of people. Candidates: Dylan Rup, Thadeus Fleming, Sean Young, Jake Lam, Cheng Li, Austin Baker Actives: Soa-Jin Sher



Project name: Camping Trip

Date(s) of Project: April 5th-6th, 2013 Project area: Chapter/Social Events Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 11 Electees: 6 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 3 Participating: 1 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: Due to the successful camping trip last year, the chapter chose to do another trip this year. We went to Pace Bend State Park, about 45 minutes south-east of Austin. Our camp-site was close to the water and we had a great view of the lake. Groups of campers went rafting, hiking, swimming, and fishing. We also brought a croquet set and various balls to throw around. For dinner, campers made hot dogs and had smores for dessert. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: This social event allowed our members to break out of their comfort zone and spend a night with fellow Tau Beta Pi members. In doing so, this helped promote the feeling of fellowship between members and helped initiates get more familiar with the organization. III. Organization & Administration: This event was not organized in conjunction with any other organization. IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: Every camper was asked to pay $5, which covered the fee to get into the park, as well as the food expenses. V. Special Problems: There were no special problems with this event. VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: The campout went very well, over-all. Everyone really enjoyed the camping location, food choices, and options for activities at the camp-out itself. The weather was perfect, and we had no hiccups with the event. Candidates: Mattew Pribadi, Ryan Tazumi, Jenna Foale, Vaibhav Chattree, Saurabh Limaye, Wendy Siu Actives: Maria Sylte, Rahul Jain, Sushen Patel, Cody Wayne Pope, Simeon Bochev, Kevin Miller, Jennifer Lin, Soa-Jin Sher, Aadil Sarfani, John Baird, Bryce Caughron



Project name: Bent Polishing Party #2 Date(s) of Project: 4/7/13 Project area: Chapter/Social Events Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 1 Electees: 14 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: ~0 Participating: 2 DESCRIPTION:

I. General Description: We gave the candidates the opportunity to work on their bents in this social event. We all went to Aimon’s apartment and hung out there for a couple of hours while working on bents. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: Helped the candidates to complete their bent, and also gave them an opportunity to earn a social point. III. Organization & Administration: Not organized in conjunction with another group. IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: None V. Special Problems: None. VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: Great event and very successful Candidates: Larizza Galindo, Jeremy Poast, Vaibhav Chattree, Natalie Boone, Ryan Harmon, Wendy Siu, Jenna Foale, Jeremy Carlson, Jake Lam, Darius Bunandar, Jamison Soybel, Mark Holland, Matt Reiter, Nathan Houk Actives: Aimon Allouache



Project name: Candidate Meeting 5 Date(s) of Project: 04/11/13 Project area: Chapter/Social Events Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 29 Electees: 43 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 2 Participating: 1 DESCRIPTION:

I. General Description: At the fifth candidate meeting, we informed candidates and actives about upcoming social, service, fireside, and professional development events and opportunities. Candidates also dressed up to spread campus awareness of TBP and finished all requirements prior to the meeting. BHP Billiton attended the meeting and gave a presentation on safety, career development, and current opportunities at BHP Billiton. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: The purpose of the meeting is to keep actives and candidates informed of TBP events and foster relationships among members. It is also designed to broaden member and candidate experience and knowledge of an engineering company. III. Organization & Administration: This event was organized by TBP with BHP Billiton in attendance. IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: TBP purchased food for attending actives and candidates. V. Special Problems: None VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: The fifth candidate meeting went well. Make certain that guest presenters are aware of time limitations. Candidates: Albert Phan, Alexander Soderlund, Austin Baker, Cheng Li, Darius Bunandar, David Gonzalez, Diane Lee, Dylan Rup, Elizabeth Orth, Ethan Earl, George Neal, Jake Lam, Jamison Soybel, Jenna Foale, Jeremy Carlson, Jeremy Poast, Julie Fogarty, Larizza Galindo, Mark Holland, Matthew Kryder, Matthew Pribadi, Matthew Reiter, Maytee Chantharayukhonthorn, Miao Qi, Natalie Boone, Nathan Houk, Nishant Jayant, Omar Clinton, Parker Wray, Parth Mangrolia, Ryan Tazumi, Ryan Harmon, Saurabh Limaye, Sean Moore, Sean Young, Shubhodeep Mukherji, Siavash Zangeneh Kamali, Smith Leggett, Thadeus Fleming, Vaibhav Chattree, Wensy Siu, Wesley Clothier, Zachary Dotson Actives: Kevin Dooley, Miriam Walker, Do Soon Kim, David Babin, Scott Rowe, Sushen Patel, Bryce Caughron, Victoria Cheng, Brian Barron, Soa-Jin Sher, Aimon Allouache, Taylor Birk, Anthony Thio, Maria Sylte, Rickey Hodinh, Ashty Karim, Nicole Rockey, Cody Wayne Pope, Kevin Miller, Tim Dyess, Ryan Rupp, Solomon Chang, Wing Tuet, Simeon Bochev, Lindsey Rey, Mikey Phan, Kaitlin Dunn, Rahul Jain, Nathan Knerr



Project name: Actives Meeting 4 Date(s) of Project: 05/06/13 Project area: Chapter/Social Events Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 68 Electees: 0 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 2 Participating: 1 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: At the fourth actives meeting, we informed actives about available committee positions available for the fall. We also discussed end of semester items and organizational wrap ups.

II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: The purpose of the meeting is to keep actives informed of TBP events and foster relationships among members. The purpose of the meeting is also to encourage continued active involvement in subsequent semesters. III. Organization & Administration: This event was not organized with any other organization. IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: TBP purchased food for attending actives. V. Special Problems: None VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: The fourth actives meeting went well. Ensure in future semesters that there are enough t-shirts for the newly initiated actives. Actives: Kevin Dooley, Miriam Walker, Do Soon Kim, David Babin, Scott Rowe, Sushen Patel, Bryce Caughron, Victoria Cheng, Brian Barron, Soa-Jin Sher, Aimon Allouache, Taylor Birk, Anthony Thio, Maria Sylte, Matt Kryder, Huashu Huang, Elizabeth Orth, Matthew Pribadi, Ryan Tazumi, Vaibhav Chattree, Caroline Hunt, Jeremy Poast, Julie Fogarty, Ashty Karim, Tim Smith, Jeremy Carlson, Robert Jacobs, Cody Wayne Pope, Jamison Soybel, Nathan Kwan, Nicole Rockey, Siavash Zangeneh, Wing Tuet, Blaine Prescott, Colin Capello, Rebekah Scheuerle, Lindsey Rey, Shubhodeep Mukherji, Jon Retter, Ryan Harmon, Daniel Jagodzinski, Jenna Foale, David Gonzalez, Wendy Siu, Jennifer Lin, Kristen Bateman, Louis Liao, Evan Ogden, Kevin Miller, Sean Young, Zachary Dotson, Dylan Rup, Thomas Burchett, Jake Lam, Miao Qi, Brian Wilson, Angel Zubieta, Dan Nguyen, Nathan Knerr, Ryan Rupp, Eric Ou, Kaitlin Dunn, Ethan Earl, Nathan Houk, Simeon Bochev, Sushen Patel, Diane Lee, Thadeus Fleming

Community/Liberal Culture



Project name: Shoal Creek Cleanup Date(s) of Project: 9/22/2012 Project area: Community/Liberal Culture Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 1 Electees: 12 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 2 Participating: 3 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: This is one of many service projects we will do throughout the semester. We used trash bags and gloves from Keep Austin Beautiful and walked down the Trail/Creek bed area while picking up trash. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: The candidates got to know each other better while doing service work. The willingness to do service work such as this displays the excellence of character that TBP wants in its members. III. Organization & Administration: Keep Austin Beautiful donated supplies (trash bags and gloves)

IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: None, other than the gas a few us used to drive the group to the work site. V. Special Problems: None VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: This event was a blast. The candidates had fun, and everyone picked up a lot of trash. We got exercise and got to enjoy a fantastic morning outside. Candidates: Krishna Venkataraman, Youssef Elkady, Brian Barron, Louis Liao, Scott Baker, Alex Werner, Jennifer Lin, Jamie Poley, Do Soon Kim, Austin Comer, Avni Shah, Jon Retter Actives: Evan Tiffany



Project name: Wildflower Center Date(s) of Project: 10/6/2012 Project area: Community/Liberal Culture Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 2 Electees: 6 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 2 Participating: 3 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: We carpooled to the Ladybird Lake Wildflower Center and helped weed potted plants. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: Fulfill service requirements. III. Organization & Administration: Ladybird Lake Wildflower Center IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: None, other than the gas a few us used to drive the group to the work site.

V. Special Problems: None VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: This was a fun event. We spent the time outside weeding in beautiful weather, and the candidates got to know each other better. Candidates: Krishna Venkataraman, Peter Short, Jon Retter, Yawen Ren, Soa-Jin Sher, Joshua Montanez Actives: Evan Tiffany, Sushen Patel



Project name: National Public Lands & "Be the Change" Day Public Event (Pease Park Cleanup) Date(s) of Project: 10/6/2012 Project area: Community/Liberal Culture Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 1 Electees: 11 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 1 Participating: 3 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: We came out to Pease Park to help the Pease Park Conservancy clean and maintain the park. This included spreading mulch and removing ragweed from the park. Also there was work to care for the local trees in the park as well. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: This event was a community service event for candidates to give back to the community and fulfill their service hours required to be initiated into TBP. III. Organization & Administration: This event was organized with the Pease Park Conservancy, a local group dedicated to preserving the condition of Pease Park.

IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: None. V. Special Problems: None. VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: Candidates had a great time bonding with each other through the service project and the Pease Park Conversancy was grateful and impressed by the shear amount of work accomplished by the candidates. Candidates: Caitlin Spofford, Aaron Braden, Jennifer Lin, Youssef Elkady, Adrian Barry, Rydell Walthall, Louis Liao, Nathan Kwan, Victoria Cheng, Soloman Chang, and Susheela Nayak Actives: Patrick Ly



Project name: Capital Area Food Bank: Donation Sorting Date(s) of Project: 10/13/2012 Project area: Community/Liberal Culture Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 1 Electees: 10 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 1 Participating: 3 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: We came to the local Capital Area Food Bank to help this non-profit organization sort their food donations. This included quality inspection and basic categorical sorting of the donations. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: This event was a community service event for candidates to give back to the community and fulfill their service hours required to be initiated into TBP. III. Organization & Administration: This event was organized with the Capital Area Food Bank, a non-profit, hunger-relief charity in Central Texas. IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: None. V. Special Problems:

None. VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: Candidates had a great time bonding with each other through the service project and we were able to sort through several thousand pounds of donations. Candidates: Aaron Braden, Adrian Barry, Y Vo, Yawen Ren, Vincent Teran, Aimon Allouache, Jamie Poley, Soloman Chang, Wesley Beckner, and Alex Werner Actives: Patrick Ly



Project name: Team Beastie Boys Service Project: I Spy Pie Date(s) of Project: 10/20/12 Project area: Community/Liberal Culture Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 2 Electees: 8 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 1 Participating: 4 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: Assist the group Creative Action as they host various arts and crafts activities for children while a pie-tasting competition between five local bakeries took place simultaneously. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: Team service projects serve two main purposes: giving back to the community and team bonding. Community service is one of the requirements of the candidate process because giving back enriches the community and the soul. Engaging in community service as a team enables the team to get to know each other outside of an academic environment, lowering walls and allowing friendships to be made. III. Organization & Administration: Organization: Creative Action. Administration: Central Market. IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: None. V. Special Problems: None.

VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: This was a highly successful service project. The kids at the event had a blast getting their faces painted or making chef’s hats out of paper bags. The pies tasted amazing. The candidates also had a lot of fun and got to know each other better. Candidates: Jonathan Retter, Jamie Poley, Brian Barron, Soa-Jin Sher, Kristen Bateman, Nick Meriwether, Megan Short, Krista Seaman Actives: Bryce Caughron, Kevin Miller



Project name: Lady Bird Lake Clean up with Capitol Cruise Date(s) of Project: 10/20/2012 Project area: Community/Liberal Culture Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 1 Electees: 10 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 1 Participating: 2 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: The event was held at Lady Bird Lake. Capital Cruise, a rental kayak place, in junction with Keep Austin Beautiful let volunteers use their rental kayaks to help clean up the shoreline of Lady Bird Lake. It primarily meant picking up litter and trash from the waters and also recycling bottles and cans in the lake as well. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: This event was a community service event for candidates to give back to the community and fulfill their service hours required to be initiated into TBP. III. Organization & Administration: This event was organized with the Capital Cruise and Keep Austin Beautiful. Capital Cruise provided the kayaks and cleaning supplies while Keep Austin Beautiful sponsored the event. IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: None. V. Special Problems: None. VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results:

Candidates had a great time bonding with each other through the service project and we were able to pick up about 6 full trash bag full of trash. Candidates: Aaron Braden, Scott Rowe, Ryan Eaves, Kevin Smith, Blaine Prescott, Yawen Ren, Victoria Cheng, Wesley Beckner, and Krista Seaman Actives: Patrick Ly



Project name: Team NSync Service Event – Austin Pets Alive Date(s) of Project: 10/27/2012 Project area: Community/Liberal Culture Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 2 Electees: 10 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 0.5 Participating: 3 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: Candidates and actives helped Austin Pets Alive take care of their animals by walking dogs, givings treats and toys to dogs, and caring for the cats. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: The service event is a way for TBP to help the community. In this case, we helped take care of the abandoned animals of Austin. Austin pets Alive is a non-profit organization that runs on volunteer help, so our hours to help walk their 200 dogs saved their employees a lot of time and gave the animals a better quality of life. The event counted towards the service point candidates must receive. III. Organization & Administration: This event was conducted by TBP alone. IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: None V. Special Problems: None VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: The event went well. Dog people walked dogs, and cat people walked cats. We were appreciative of the variety of things to do, and the employees at Austin Pets Alive were very helpful. There was plenty of hand sanitizer to keep us and the animals germ-free. The weather was perfectly cool and comfortable.

Candidates: Austin Comer, Victoria Cheng, Do Soon Kim, Aimon Allouche, Caitlin Spofford, Ryan Eaves, Soa-Jin Sher, Nick Merriwether, Blaine Prescott, Susheela Nayak Actives: Taylor Birk, Christian Gomez



Project name: Team Guns ‘n Roses Service Event at Austin Pets Alive! Date(s) of Project: 10/28/2012 Project area: Community/Liberal Culture Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 2 Electees: 8 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 1 Participating: 3 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: We all met up at the ETC and drove to Austin Pets Alive! together. Once we got there, we had some short instructions from one of the employees, and then we got to walking dogs! We were only allowed to walk the dogs that were old or mild tempered, and they were marked as such. Each of us would walk a dog for 15-20 minutes or play with it in one of the many fenced off areas they had, then put it back in its pen and find another. It was also a bonding experience for some of the candidates because they would talk while walking dogs or when there were no more dogs to walk. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: APA constantly needs volunteers to help them with the large volume of abused pets or other pets in need, and TBP helped provide that service to the Austin community. The event also helped the Guns ‘n Roses team as well as the other candidates who volunteered bond and get to know each other, which is important for the chapter as a whole. III. Organization & Administration: Not organized in conjunction with another group. IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: No cost. Car-pooled in 2 cars. V. Special Problems: It is a rule at APA not to let the dogs get within 10 feet of each other while walking them, and we apparently violated that rule a couples times. One of the employees there was sort of mad about that in general. Then an incident occurred where some other woman’s dog was not on a leash and had a scuffle with one of our volunteer’s dogs, and we were told that our assistance was not needed any longer that day. VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results:

Overall, the event was really fun. Most of the dogs were very lovable and the candidates really enjoyed playing with them and walking them. It was a relaxing event and very rewarding to help these dogs and show them some love, especially the old or abused ones. It was also good to experience the rules firsthand so that next time any of our volunteers goes there, we do not get scolded. Candidates: Nathan Kwan, Yawen Ren, Vincent Teran, Scott Baker, Robert Tolle, Nathan Rubin, Kristen Bateman, Meagan Wilkes Actives: Maria Sylte, Sushen Patel

Maria and Nathan playing with their dogs (these ones lived together)

Scott taking his dog to run free in the yard.



Project name: Team Spice Girls - Barton Creek Cleanup Date(s) of Project: 10/28/2012 Project area: Community/Liberal Culture Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 4 Electees: 10 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 1 Participating: 4 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: We drove to the Barton Creek greenbelt where we used supplies (from Keep Austin Beautiful) to pick up trash in the area for 4 hours. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: Fulfill team service project requirement and service hours requirement. III. Organization & Administration: Keep Austin Beautiful IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: None, other than the gas a few us used to drive the group to the work site.

V. Special Problems: None VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: This was a very successful event. We got to spend a beautiful morning outside while giving back to the community and appreciating the sights Austin has to offer. Candidates: Mark Tomasovic, Kevin Smith, Krishna Venkataraman, Joshua Montanez, Meagan Wilkes, Jennifer Lin, Blaine Prescott, Do Soon Kim, Austin Comer, Nathan Rubin Actives: Evan Tiffany, Anthony Thio, Robert Jacobs, Becky Su



Project name: Austin Zoo Volunteer Event Date(s) of Project: 11/03/12 Project area: Community/Liberal Culture Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 1 Electees: 16 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 2 Participating: 4 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: The event was held at Austin Zoo, which is the local Austin zoo that is a private, non-profit zoo rescuing animal sanctuary. After a brief tour of the zoo, volunteers helped out the zoo by doing tasks that zookeeper would have to do. This included doing the laundry for the blankets, washing food plates, feeding animals, cleaning living spaces and landscaping areas of the zoo. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: This event was a community service event for candidates to give back to the community and fulfill their service hours required to be initiated into TBP. III. Organization & Administration: This event was organized with the Austin Zoo. IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements:

None. V. Special Problems: None. VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: Candidates had a great time bonding with each other through the service project and we were able to complete various tasks for the zookeepers Candidates: Scott Rowe, Ryan Eaves, Y Vo, Javier Huamani, Mark Tomasovic, Kevin Smith, Blaine Prescott, Nathan Kwan, Vincent Teran, Robert Tolle, Victoria Cheng, Aimon Allouache, Brian Barron, Nick Meriwether, Krista Seaman, Alex Werner Actives: Patrick Ly



Project name: Austin Pets Alive Date(s) of Project: 11/04/12 Project area: Community/Liberal Culture Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 2 Electees: 7 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 1 Participating: 3 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: The main purpose of volunteering at Austin Pets Alive is to interact with dogs and cats by walking, petting, and playing with them. This kind of human exposure helps animals relax, release stress and increases their chances of adoption. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: We helped spread the name of TBP through other Austin organizations and helped abandoned animals in the process. III. Organization & Administration: Not organized in conjunction with another group. IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: Driving. V. Special Problems: None.

VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: The candidates had a lot of fun walking the dogs and playing with cats. We also had the opportunity to socialize and get to know each other. Overall it was a memorable service event. Candidates: Wesley Beckner, Solomon Chang, Joshua Montanez, Susheela Nayak, Krista Seaman, Alex Werner, Meagan Wilkes. Actives: Caroline Hunt, Juan Trejo.



Project name: Komen Race for the Cure Date(s) of Project: 11/4/12 Project area: Community/Liberal Culture Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 1 Electees: 9 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 2 Participating: 3 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: We helped with cleanup after Komen Race for the Cure II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: Complete service hour requirements, serve the community. III. Organization & Administration: Komen Race for the Cure

IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: None. V. Special Problems: None. VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: The cleanup event staff at the race wasn’t very organized, so our group of volunteers along with the rest of the volunteers at Komen spent a lot of time asking for jobs to do. It wasn’t the most fun event, but we still got to help with a good cause, and the candidates got to know each other better. Everyone got the service hours they needed. Candidates: Peter Short, Kristen Bateman, Scott Baker, Rydell Walthall, Mark Tomasovic, Scott Rowe, Y Vo, Robert Tolle, Youssef Elkady Actives: Evan Tiffany



Project name: Feed My People Date(s) of Project: 11/5/12 Project area: Community/Liberal Culture Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 1 Electees: 2 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 1 Participating: 1 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: On a Tuesday morning from 4-7am, a group of candidates and an officer went to a service event called “Feed My People”, where we made and served breakfast to the homeless community in downtown Austin. Some of the tasks we were asked to do included setting out chairs, putting up tables, organizing packages of food, cutting pastries, and serving food. The event is organized by a church in Austin, and they feed the homeless twice a week. We organized this event as a last resort for candidates who needed their last service hours in order to be initiated. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP:

This event helps promote good character in members of Tau Beta Pi. The event is really mind-opening and humbling, helping candidates see how lucky they are for what they have, and giving them a larger sense of liberal culture and how the world around them works. III. Organization & Administration: This event was organized and administered by the Austin Methodist Church. We signed up as a response to them asking for extra volunteers for the event. IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: There were no extra costs or personnel requirements for this event. V. Special Problems: There were no special problems with this event. As difficult as it was to meet at school at 4 in the morning, everybody who signed up for the event came to the event on time. VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: Everybody who attended the event really enjoyed it, and felt like the service event was really worthwhile. We had the opportunity to interact with homeless people, which was mind-opening and humbling. The work we were asked to do was varied, and nobody had any complaints about any part of the event. Although it was difficult to wake up so early, the event was definitely worthwhile and we will most likely do something similar to this in the future. Candidates: Nathan Rubin, Wesley Beckner Actives: Maria Sylte



Project name: Lady Bird Lake Cleanup Date(s) of Project: 02/09/13 Project area: Community/Liberal Culture Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 2 Electees: 9 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 1 Participating: 2 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: Through Keep Austin Beautiful (KAB), the Expedition School hosted a cleanup of Lady Bird Lake in the Camacho Center area. We had the option of cleaning via paddle board or kayak, and the Expedition School explained techniques for paddle boarding and kayaking. A prize, provided by KAB, was awarded for the most unique item found during the cleanup. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: The candidates had an opportunity to give back to the community and take care of the environment while exploring Austin and partaking in a fun outdoor activity.

III. Organization & Administration: Organized through Keep Austin Beautiful and the Expedition School IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: None. V. Special Problems: The only concern was weather (cold and threatening to rain), but it held up during our time at the event. VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: The Expedition School members were great hosts. This event, especially finding “unique objects”, was a great way to break the ice for the candidates. It also was a good opportunity for the candidates to be immersed in the Austin culture of participating in outdoor activities. Candidates: Darius Bunandar, Cheng Li, Jamison Soybel, Zachary Dotson, Ethan Earl, Nathan A Houk, Wendy Siu, Jeremy Poast, Sean Young Actives: Victoria Cheng and Brian Barron



Project name: Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve Date(s) of Project: 02/16/13 Project area: Community/Liberal Culture Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 2 Electees: 9 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 0 Participating: 3.5 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: The Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve event was designed to engage volunteers in wilderness preservation activities. Volunteers were sent out in two separate groups to aid in preserving the wildlife in an otherwise urban area of Austin. Our main goal was to destroy the invading species of trees that were encroaching on the song birds nesting areas. We accomplished this by cutting down the invasive species and poisoning the leftover stumps. Volunteers were given the chance to crawl through dense forest and view the splendid scenery of Austin outdoors. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: As an organization that crowns service and giving back to the community, TBP leant a helping hand to protect the endangered species that exist in our very own backyards. Through our service and attitudes we represented the organization as engineers who care about something bigger than ourselves. III. Organization & Administration:

Organized through the Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve by Mitch Robinson IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: No expenditures. Personnel asked to bring water bottles. V. Special Problems: No major problems. The only thing we didn't account for was ointment for minor cuts from the bushes, but that was provided by the preserve. VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: The candidates all really enjoyed the event. They praised the chance to get outside and do some manual labor as opposed to their normal routines of studying inside. The management of the preserve seemed to really like us and asked us to come back soon. Candidates: Larizza Galindo, Natalie Boone, Dylan Rup, Matt Reiter, Alex Soderlund, Ryan Harmon, Thadeus Fleming, Elizabeth Orth, Jamison Soybel Actives: Brian Barron, John Baird



Project name: Engineering Day at the Museum Date(s) of Project: 02/17/13 Project area: Community/Liberal Culture Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 4 Electees: 11 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 2 Participating: 3 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: Engineering Day at the Museum is part of a E-Week (a week-long competition between the engineering organizations). We made catapults (sling-shots) out of dowels, rubber bands, and dixie cups. We assisted the children in making them, then allowed to play with it using marshmallows to fire at targets. Sometimes, the parents would become engaged in the activity. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: The members and candidates interacted with children to explain engineering concepts while doing a fun hands-on activity (making catapults). It was also a way to get the word out about TBP. III. Organization & Administration: Organized through the Student Engineering Council IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: Purchasing supplies ($3) V. Special Problems:

The Austin Marathon occurs on the same day. This resulted in a lot of road blocks. Also, it was important to have enough materials (ex. dowels) available. VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: The children loved the activity. It was a great way for candidates to interact with each other as well as learning to convey engineering concepts in an easy-to-understand manner. The candidates also loved working with the children. Candidates: Darius Bunandar, Julie Fogarty, Albert Phan, Parker Wray, Smith Leggett, George Neal, Maytee Chantharayukhonthorn, Ethan Earl, Larizza Galindo, Wesley Clothier, Shubhodeep Mukherji Actives: Victoria Cheng, Brian Barron, Rickey Hodinh, Cody Pope



Project name: Team Zeus Service Project: Landowner’s Workshop Date(s) of Project: 3/2/13 Project area: Community/Liberal Culture Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 1 Electees: 7 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 1 Participating: 3 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: Assist the TreeFolks organization plant pine tree saplings in various landowner’s property to replace some of the lost trees after the fire in Bastrop, TX. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: Team service projects serve two main purposes: giving back to the community and team bonding. Community service is one of the requirements of the candidate process because giving back enriches the community and the soul. Engaging in community service as a team enables the team to get to know each other outside of an academic environment, lowering walls and allowing friendships to be made. III. Organization & Administration: Organization: TreeFolks. Administration: TreeFolks. IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: None. V. Special Problems: None.

VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: This was a highly successful service project. The candidates had fun learning the proper technique of planting tree saplings. Planting trees became progressively easier through repetition. We planted roughly 150 tree saplings between the eight of us. Candidates: Jenna Foale, David Gonzalez, Matthew Pribadi, Nishant Jayant, George Neal, Alex Soderlund, Miao Qi Actives: Bryce Caughron



Project name: Team Ares and Artemis Service Project: Pease Park/Shoal Creek Cleanup Date(s) of Project: 3/23/13 Project area: Community/Liberal Culture Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 4 Electees: 15 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 1 Participating: 3 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: Both teams Ares and Artemis planned a cleanup of Pease Park, Shoal Creek, and the general Greenbelt area on the same day. This park is an Austin treasure and is used by many for biking, hiking, and other recreational activities. The main purpose of our service this day was to remove large areas of young trees and overgrowth that was considered non-native to the area and therefore detrimental. The removal of these weeds and overgrowth also makes the park more aesthetically pleasing for joggers and bikers. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: Our members and candidates helped to clean up and preserve an Austin landmark and common tourist attraction as well as a local recreational hotspot. This serves the community by keeping Austin beautiful without the use of tax dollars. III. Organization & Administration: Organized through a regular Pease Park/Shoal Creek cleanup group. IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: No cost, driving was about 10 minutes. V. Special Problems: None. VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: The candidates enjoyed being able to be outside and helping the environment. The cleanup took a lot of hard labor in the hot sun, but water was provided as well as free t-shirts. Afterwards it was staggering to see how much undesirable and dead plant mass we had removed, so we all felt that it was a rewarding experience.

Candidates: Nishant Jayant, George Neal, Jeremy Carlson, Omar Clinton, Dylan Rup, Thadeus Fleming, Miao Qi, Saurabh Limaye, Jeremy Poast, Julie Fogarty, Zachary Dotson, Vaibhav Chattree, Parker Wray, Wendy Siu, Diane Lee Actives: Sushen Patel, Robert Jacobs, Aimon Allouache, John Baird



Project name: College Forward Date(s) of Project: 3/23/13 Project area: Community/Liberal Culture Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 2 Electees: 5 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 0.5 Participating: 2 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: The service event allowed juniors from a local high school come and visit with our actives and candidates about engineering and UT in general. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: The service event aligns with Tau Beta Pi’s objective to assist in K-12 development. The event allowed our experienced scholars to discuss the work ethic needed to succeed at UT and the rewards for choosing engineering as a major. III. Organization & Administration: This event was hosted by the non-profit organization College Forward where Tau Beta Pi was able to attend. IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: There was zero cost pertaining to this event. There was no strict personnel requirement for this event and the capacity was not capped at any particular limit of participants. V. Special Problems: There were no special problems with this event. VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: Overall event was a great success. We had a dozen or so students very interested in engineering and asked plenty of questions about the curriculum and current events in engineering. Candidates: Saurabh Limaye, Matt Reiter, Albert Phan, Jenna Foale, and Julie Fogarty

Actives: David Babin and Kevin Dooley



Project name: Team Kronos Service Event – Texas Ramp Project Date(s) of Project: 3/23/13 Project area: Community/Liberal Culture Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 1 Electees: 10 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 1 Participating: 4 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: Candidates helped build a ramp at the home of a disabled person in conjunction with the people of Texas Ramp Project. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: Every candidate must complete 10 service hours. TBP enjoys giving back to the community of Austin. III. Organization & Administration: Taylor Birk organized the time and car rides. Matt Kryder coordinated with the people of Texas Ramp Project to register and get details like location and time. IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: The price was free for members, besides any gas that was spent driving to the location. V. Special Problems: None. VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: This was a great service event. I highly recommend doing this again. It was nice to see a product at the end of our time there and know that we helped make life easier for one person in our community. The people of Texas Ramp Project were very friendly and hands-on with the ramp. Candidates: Jamison Soybel, Ryan Harmon, Nathan Huok, Matthew Kryder, Austin Baker, Mark Holland, Natalie Boone, Elizabeth Orth, Matthew Reiter, David Gonzalez Actives:

Taylor Birk


Chapter: TX-A Project number: 72 New: X Recurring: No

Project name: Team Dionysus Service Project: Concho Community Gardens Date(s) of Project: 3/24/13 Project area: Community/Liberal Culture Number of persons who participated in this project 15 Members: 2 Electees: 13 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person 3.5 Organizing: 0.5 Participating: 3 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: Weeded the Concho Community Gardens II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: Give back to the community and help keep Austin beautiful! III. Organization & Administration: Campus Environment Committee at UT IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: $0.00/driving V. Special Problems: None VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: Successful weeding of the community garden Candidates: Larizza Galindo, Mark Holland, Matt Reider, Smith Leggett, Parth Mangrolia, Sean Young, Siavash Zangeneh, Nathan Houk, Sarah Cameron, Natalie Boone, Wendy Siu, Cheng Li, Shubhodeep Mukherji, Wesley Clothier, Actives: David Babin, Maria Sylte



Project name: Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Date(s) of Project: 03/31/2013 Project area: Community/Liberal Culture Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 2 Electees: 10 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 1 Participating: 3 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, though off campus, is owned by the University of Texas. The UT Tree Nursery works there, and the task for the day was to help move young trees and clean out equipment. These trees will eventually be used to reforest Bastrop, which was devastated by fire. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: The members and candidates helped out at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center to give back to the community and to care for the environment. III. Organization & Administration: Organized through the UT Tree Nursery IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: driving 20 minutes one way V. Special Problems: It looked like it might rain, and this is an outdoors service event. VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: The candidates enjoyed being able to be outside and helping the environment. The event was slightly tedious but enjoyable nonetheless. We did much more than the UT Tree Nursery had anticipated us doing. Candidates: George Neal, Maytee Chantharayukhonthorn, Sean Moore, Wendy Siu, Miao Qi, Saurabh Limaye, Ryan Harmon, Ryan Tazumi, Siavash Zangeneh, Jamison Soybel Actives: Victoria Cheng, Kevin Dooley



Project name: Feed My People Date(s) of Project: 04/02/2013 Project area: Community/Liberal Culture Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 1 Electees: 7 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 1 Participating: 2 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: Feed My People is a program supported by volunteers. The volunteers serve breakfast to those need as well as provide bathing supplies for use. The volunteers served coffee, juice, milk, and a warm breakfast. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: The candidates had an opportunity to give back to the community by helping those in need. III. Organization & Administration: Organized through Feed My People IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: None. V. Special Problems: The only concern was making sure all participants were awake to attend. VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: Though the participants did not enjoy waking up so early, they really enjoyed the experience of giving back the community. Unlike with clean-ups, the volunteers got to see the happiness of the people they were serving. Candidates: Cheng Li, Jake Lam, Zack Dotson, Elizabeth Orth, Nishant Jayat, Austin Baker, Diane Lee Actives: Victoria Cheng



Project name: Capitol 10K Race Date(s) of Project: 04/06/2013 5-9 PM Project area: Community/Liberal Culture Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 1 Electees: 12 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 0 Participating: 4.0 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: The Capitol 10K run is the largest 10K in the state of Texas. Thousands of runners come from all across Texas and other states as well to participate in this large event. The volunteer group that TBP had was tasked in two different areas. One group was using golf carts to distribute advertizing signs and information banners across the finish line area near auditorium shores. The second group was tasked with bracing more advertizing signs, moved port-o-potties, and helped build chain-link fence guides for the different finish line areas. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: As an organization that crowns service and giving back to the community, TBP leant a helping hand to organize and set up the finish line of one of the biggest races in Texas.. Through our service and attitudes we represented the organization as engineers who care about something bigger than ourselves. The race volunteer organizers were very grateful for our help. III. Organization & Administration: Organized through the Captiol 10K volunteering group (Particularly Robert) IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: No expenditures. V. Special Problems: No major problems. VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: Overall, the candidates really seemed to enjoy themselves and when asked how the event was they all were enthusiastic about what they had accomplished. The candidates especially enjoyed riding around in the golf carts. This event was a success and we were asked to help out at the next race event as well. Candidates: Omar Clinton, Parth Mangrolia, Diane Lee, Miao Qi, Jake Lam, Matthew Kryder, Austin Baker, Ryan Harmon, Dylan Rup, Wesley Clothier, Siavash Zangeneh Kamali, Vaibhav Chattree Actives: Brian Barron



Project name: Feed My People Date(s) of Project: 04/11/2013 Project area: Community/Liberal Culture Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 1 Electees: 4 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 1 Participating: 2 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: Feed My People is a program supported by volunteers. The volunteers serve breakfast to those in need as well as provide bathing supplies for use. The volunteers served coffee, juice, milk, and a warm breakfast. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: The candidates had an opportunity to give back to the community by helping those in need. III. Organization & Administration: Organized through Feed My People IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: None. V. Special Problems: The only concern was making sure all participants were awake to attend. VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: Though the participants did not enjoy waking up so early, they really enjoyed the experience of giving back the community. Unlike with clean-ups, the volunteers got to see the happiness of the people they were serving. Candidates: Zack Dotson, Nishant Jayat, Matthew Pribadi, Jeremy Carlson Actives: Victoria Cheng

University/College Events



Project name: Dodgeball Date(s) of Project: 9/20/2012 Project area: University/College Events Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 5 Electees: 8 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 0.5 Participating: 1 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: Members and candidates of Tau Beta Pi played several fun rounds of dodgeball with ASME members at Anna Hiss Gym. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: Social events help TBP members and candidates build friendships and grow professional networks. Candidates are required to attend a certain number of social events. III. Organization & Administration: Tau Beta Pi organized the event, and ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) members were invited to participate. IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: None, dodgeball rental through the University was free and so was the room reservation. V. Special Problems: None VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: This event was a lot of fun. Next time I recommend music. Everyone was able to let out a little angst from the rough school week and have a good time playing dodgeball. Candidates: Adrian Barry, Youssef Elkady, Krishna Venkataraman, Scott Baker, Alex Werner, Joshua Montanez, Robert Tolle, Nick Meriwether Actives: Christian Gomez, Cody Wayne Pope, Bryce Caughron, Nicole Rocky, Taylor Birk, Maria Sylte


Chapter: TX-A Project number: 78 New:

Recurring: X Project name: Burger Burns Date(s) of Project: 10/01/2012, 10/15/2012, 11/05/2012, 12/03/2012 Project area: University/College Events Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 22 Electees: 22 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 3 Participating: 2 DESCRIPTION:

I. General Description: To raise funds for our chapter operations, we decided to hold a “burger burn” on several Mondays throughout the semester. Each burger burn involved commitment from 9am in the morning (when we started set-up), until the tear-down at 2pm. We grilled and sold hamburgers, veggie burgers, and hot dogs for a small profit. Drinks and chips were also available for sale. We split up the work into 1-hour shifts, and volunteers from TBP helped with grilling, serving, and operating our cash box.

II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: The burger burns help promote socialization and networking among our TBP members, while also promoting our image on campus and giving us extra funds we can use. Working side-by-side with other TBP members promotes the sense of brotherhood we strive to achieve in Tau Beta Pi.

III. Organization & Administration: This event was not organized in conjunction with any other groups. We had at least 2 officers at the tent overseeing our activities at all times.

IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: We had an average of about 8 helpers at the burger burn at any given time. All help was volunteer-based, so there were no costs involved with finding people to help us. We spent about $300 buying food and drinks for the event, but gained a net profit much higher than our initial investment.

V. Special Problems: There were no special problems with the burger burns. We had some trouble the first time we had this event with starting the grills and finding enough propane for each grill, but after gaining some experience the burger burns ran much smoother.

VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: The burger burns were extremely successful in both earning money for Tau Beta Pi and also improving our image on campus. We made a profit of about $400 at every burger burn, which we in turn used at the end of the semester for our after-initiation banquet. Volunteers felt like the work was very relaxing and rewarding, and although the burger burns were a lot of work to organize and coordinate, the large amount of work on one day payed off very well in the long run. Candidates: Caitlin Spofford, Aaron Braden, Jennifer Lin, Yousseff Elkady, Peter Short, Adrian Barry, Javier Huamani, Krishna Venkartaraman, Robert Tolle, Austin Comer, Victoria Cheng, Do Soon Kim, Aimon Allouache, Soa-Jin Sher, Brian Barron, Jamie Poley, Nick Meriwether, Kristen Bateman, Wesley Beckner, Krista Seaman, Josha Montanez, Alex Werner Actives: Maria Sylte, Kevin Dooley, Kevin Miller, Miriam Walker, David Babin, Juan Trejo, Bryce Caughron, Caroline Hunt, Anthony Thio, Christian Gomez, Patrick Ly, Evan Tiffany, Golay Nie, Sushen Patel, Taylor Birk, Cody Wayne Pope, Nicole Rockey, David Galvin, Michelle Bruman, Quentin Smith, Robert Jacobs, Matthew Cushman



Project name: IM Volleyball Date(s) of Project: 10/09/2012-11/06/2012

Project area: University/College Events Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 6 Electees: 12 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 0.5 Participating: 4 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: Members and candidates were united in playing against other intramural volleyball teams in a friendly competition. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: Candidates are required to attend 5 social events. Social events help build friendships and grow professional networks. III. Organization & Administration: TBP worked in conjunction with Pi Tau Sigma, the Mechanical Engineering Honor Society. IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: All costs to register were split between TBP and PTS. V. Special Problems: None VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: This went really well. There were plenty of guys at every game though very few girls came out. This was a great way to get members more active in TBP and allow them to meet the semester’s candidates. Candidates: Peter Short, Wesley Beckner, Kevin Smith, Mark Tomasovic, Louis Liao, Krista Seaman, Do Soon Kim, Megan Short, Y Vo, Jennifer Lin, Victoria Cheng, Krishna Venkataraman Actives: Christian Gomez, Bryce Caughron, Maria Sylte, Alexandra Arambula, Susan Canover, Sean Knight



Project name: IM Dodgeball Date(s) of Project: 10/26/12 Project area: University/College Events Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 2 Electees: 11

(List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 0.5 Participating: 1 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: Members and candidates were united in playing against other intramural dodgeball teams in a friendly competition. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: Candidates are required to attend 5 social events. Social events help build friendships and grow professional networks. III. Organization & Administration: TBP did not work in conjunction with another organization. IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: All costs to register were covered by TBP. V. Special Problems: None VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: This went really well. There were plenty of guys and a good amount of girls at the event. It was a fun event though we lost. Candidates: Scott Rowe, Louis Liao, Blaine Prescott, Nathan Kwan, Mark Tomasovic, Jamie Poley, Kristen Bateman, Brian Barron, Javier Huamani, Soa-Jin Sher, Y Vo Actives: Maria Sylte, Christian Gomez



Project name: Longhorn Halloween Date(s) of Project: 10/28/12 Project area: University/College Events Number of persons who participated in this project Members: Electees: (List of names is included below.) 2 9 Average number of hours per person Organizing: Participating:

4 3 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: Tau Beta Pi hosted a booth at Longhorn Halloween, a university event for K-12 students. With the booth, TBP volunteers helped show young students how to create a small catapult using rubber bands and wooden rods. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: The purpose of this event is to give back to the community, inspire young students to take an interest in engineering, and gain campus awareness as an organization. III. Organization & Administration: Longhorn Halloween was organized by the University of Texas’ Office of the President, with which we registered our TBP booth. IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: This event requires pre-planning and pre-registration. Longhorn Halloween administrators gave us candy to distribute, but we had to purchase our own materials for making the catapults. V. Special Problems: The children are of varying age so it would be a good idea to have some catapults pre-built or at different stages of completeness so everyone can participate. VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: This is a really fun event, and the children loved making their catapults. It is a great way for TBP to connect with younger students and make a positive impact on K-12 individuals. Make sure to sign up for the booth early as there are a limited number of spots. Candidates: Peter Short, Louis Liao, Megan Short, Javier Huamani, Rydell Walthall, Y Vo, Adrian Barry, Caitlin Spofford, Joshua Montanez Actives: Golay Nie, Miriam Walker



Project name: Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day Date(s) of Project: 02/23/13 Project area: University/College Events Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 9 Electees: 11 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 2 Participating: 5 DESCRIPTION:

I. General Description: Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day is hosted by the Women in Engineering Program. All the engineering organizations have a booth to display an activity or demonstration for the children. Tau Beta Pi, Texas Alpha had a trebuchet which launched water balloons. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: The candidates had an opportunity to get girls excited about engineering at an early age. This event was a way to show how interesting and applicable engineering really is. III. Organization & Administration: Organized through Tricia Berry of the Women in Engineering Program IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: Balloons - $5 V. Special Problems: The only minor problem was that we had more volunteers than needed, and we initially had difficulty setting up the trebuchet. VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: Overall, Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day is a wonderful event, because it gives the students a chance to show how interesting engineering is and the vastness of its application. The candidates had a fun time interacting with the kids. Our demonstration was very popular with the kids. Candidates: Jeremy Poast, Sean Moore, David Gonzalez, Jenna Foale, Matt Pribadi, Ryan Tazumi, Vaibhav Chattree, Maytee Chantharayukhonthorn, Matt Kryder, Diane Lee, Thadeus Fleming Actives: Victoria Cheng, Kevin Dooley, Kevin Miller, Maria Sylte, Rahul Jain, Nicole Rockey, Jon Retter, Christian Gomez, Cody Pope



Project name: Explore UT Date(s) of Project: 3/2/13 Project area: University/College Events Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 5 Electees: 8 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 0.5 Participating: 3 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description:

Explore UT is known as the largest open house in Texas. It is an event in which hundreds of younger students are shipped into UT and they get a taste for what life at college is like. Organizations set up booths at which students can learn about different activities associated with different majors. This is an extremely family friendly event at which TBP can get a lot of publicity II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: The TBP booth was called Medieval Engineering and we had a working trebuchet on exhibit. The trebuchet has been a part of TBP for a long time and is used to hurl water balloons at crowds of anxious children. Before we launched any balloons though, we made sure to explain the engineering principles behind the workings of a catapult system with a counter weight. III. Organization & Administration: This event was organized through the Cockrell School of Engineering Explore UT team lead Tricia Berry IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: The only cost needed for this project was water balloons which were under $5 for the entirety V. Special Problems: After a couple of initial runs, the arm of the catapult (made of wood) snapped in half. No one was injured due to our safety perimeter around the device. This required the service coordinator to devise a new plan. A new arm was constructed out of PVC pipe and a wiffle ball launcher. The new arm worked better than the old and the crowds were able to witness some make-shift real engineering at work. VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: The first part of the day was unsuccessful because we didn't have our exhibit up and running until about 2:00 PM. After the new arm was constructed everyone was having a blast. Parents and children alike were in awe of the balloon throwing contraption. TBP made a name for itself by solving a real world problem in a few hours. Candidates: Parker Wray, Sean Young, Darius Bunandar, Albert Phan, Mark Holland, Saurabh Limaye, Smith Leggett, Jenna Foale, Jeremy Carlson, Matthew Pribadi Actives: Brian Barron, Victoria Cheng, Cody Pope, Bryce Caughron, Jon Retter

Education/Professional Development



Project name: Engineering Futures: Analytical Problem Solving Date(s) of Project: 10/07/2012 Project area: Education/Professional Development Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 12 Electees: 4 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 1 Participating: 4 DESCRIPTION:

I. General Description: Our chapter decided to host an Engineering Futures Session for our members. On a Sunday, we had Katie Samuels come from Houston to give us a 4 hour session about Analytical Problem Solving. We learned the specific steps in the problem solving process, as well as learned new ways to brainstorm and narrow down ideas. Pizza and drinks were served to everyone who attended.

II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP:

The purpose of this event was to give our members a way to improve their “soft” skills while meeting other members in Tau Beta Pi. This professional development opportunity captures the spirit of excellence Tau Beta Pi tries to instill in each of its members. Our facilitator was trained by Tau Beta Pi, giving us a new avenue of networking and information in Tau Beta Pi.

III. Organization & Administration: This event was not organized with any other student organizations. The session was administered by an Engineering Futures facilitator, Katie Samuels.

IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: The only cost for this event was buying pizza for everyone in attendance. There were no extraordinary personnel requirements needed.

V. Special Problems: There were no special problems with this event.

VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: Our chapter was very impressed with the Engineering Futures Session. Reserving a room and getting everything prepared was very easy, and everyone who went to the session learned something new and had a lot of fun. In addition to the good learning opportunity, this event also provided a good way for members to meet each other. We were very pleased with the event and hope to schedule something similar next semester. Candidates: Aaron Braden, Vincent Teran, Susheela Nayak, Solomon Chang Actives: Miriam Walker, Kevin Dooley, Maria Sylte, Sushen Patel, Bryce Caughron, Patrick Ly, Evan Ogden, David Babin, Christian Gomez, Kevin Miller, Golay Nie, Evan Tiffany



Project name: Fireside: Prof. Poehl Date(s) of Project: 10/9/12 Project area: Education/Professional Development Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 1 Electees: 5 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 1 Participating: 3 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: We went to Prof. Poehl’s house, where he served us dinner and dessert. While we visited, we talked about Prof. Poehl’s family life and career path at BP and Amaco. Prof. Poehl’s wife also joined us and shared stories about their two sons. During dessert, Prof. Poehl asked the attendants of the fireside to share stories about their lives, so we could get to know each other better. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: In talking to Prof. Poehl, the candidates learned about Prof. Poehl’s very successful career path.

III. Organization & Administration: Not Organized in conjunction with another group. IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: None. V. Special Problems: Prof. Poehl lives far from campus, and the fireside ran a little late, so we arrived back at campus a bit late. VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: Prof. Poehl and his wife were very gracious hosts. He had a very interesting backstory and engaged the candidates. Candidates: Aaron Braden, Kevin Smith, Victoria Cheng, Soa-Jin Sher, Meagan Wilkes Actives: Kevin Miller



Project name: Fireside: Dr. Metcalfe Date(s) of Project: 10/12/12 Project area: Education/Professional Development Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 1 Electees: 9 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 1 Participating: 3 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: We met at Zen, an on campus website, where we ordered food, Dr. Metcalfe paid. Then we went to a room that I had reserved on campus where we ate and Dr. Metcalfe shared with us his career story. We also talked a lot about innovation and ways to start up a company from an idea. Dr. Metcalfe was very engaging with candidates and encouraged them to ask questions and share their thoughts about possible inventions and ideas. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: In talking to Dr. Metcalfe, the candidates learned about Dr. Metcalfe’s very successful career path. III. Organization & Administration: Not Organized in conjunction with another group.

IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: None. V. Special Problems: A room had to be rented on campus to meet in. VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: Dr. Metcalfe was a very interesting faculty member to talk to. He had a very interesting backstory, has extremely impressive accomplishments and engaged the candidates. Candidates: Scott Rowe, Yawen Ren, Jeniffer Lin, Krishna Venkataraman, Susheela Nayak, Vincent Teran, Jamie Poley, Aimon Allouache, Jon Retter Actives: Kevin Miller



Project name: Fireside: Dr. Tunnell Date(s) of Project: 10/18/12 Project area: Education/Professional Development Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 2 Electees: 4 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 1 Participating: 3 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: Dr. Tunnell, a professor in our Biomedical Engineering department, hosted this fireside at his home. Dr. Tunnell graciously provided us a meal and drinks and we talked back and forth learning both about his life, while the candidates shared some about their own lives. Afterwards, dessert was provided and we continued to talks as Dr. Tunnell shared with us some stories about his amazing research in the area of early cancer detection. Dr. Tunnell was very engaging with candidates and encouraged them to ask questions and share their own interests and life stories. Dr. Tunnell’s wife also joined us and shared some of her life story with us. Near the end of the fireside, Dr. Tunnell’s father in law and mother in law arrived and joined us briefly before we left. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: In talking to Dr. Tunnell, the candidates learned about Dr. Tunnel’s life as a young, successful professor that has made a name for himself in the Biomedical industry. III. Organization & Administration:

Not Organized in conjunction with another group. IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: None. V. Special Problems: We had originally planned for one of the candidates to drive us to Dr. Tunnell’s fireside. Unfortunately, the candidate was late so we had an active member of TBP, David Galvin, drive us to the fireside and the candidate driver met us at Dr. Tunnell’s house. VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: Dr. Tunnell was a very interesting faculty member to talk to. He had a very interesting backstory, has extremely impressive accomplishments and engaged the candidates. Candidates: Adrian Barry, Megan Short, Peter Short, Wesley Beckner Actives: Kevin Miller, David Galvin



Project name: Fireside: Dr. Markey Date(s) of Project: 10/23/12 Project area: Education/Professional Development Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 1 Electees: 4 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 1 Participating: 3 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: Dr. Markey, a professor in our Biomedical Engineering department, hosted this fireside at her home. Dr. Markey graciously provided us a delicious meal of chili and cornbread. Furthermore, she provided brownies and ice cream, always a delicious treat. Dr. Markey, her husband and her kids were all around during the fireside. During the fireside, we discussed everyone in attendance’s future plans, interests, and we talked in general about Engineering at UT. Dr. Markey shared some about her amazing research into numerical methods being used in new and exciting fields. Dr. Markey was an amazing host and very interesting to listen to. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: In talking to Dr. Markey, the candidates learned about Dr. Markey’s life and research as a young, successful professor, who has navigated through a new developing research area to find an awesome research topics to study. III. Organization & Administration: Not Organized in conjunction with another group. IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: None.

V. Special Problems: None. VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: Dr. Markey was a very interesting faculty member to talk to. She had a very interesting backstory, has extremely impressive accomplishments and engaged the candidates. Also, the food was excellent. Candidates: Alex Werner, Do Soon Kim, Kristen Bateman, Nick Meriwether Actives: Kevin Miller



Project name: Fireside: Dr. Klein Date(s) of Project: 10/29/12 Project area: Education/Professional Development Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 1 Electees: 9 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 1 Participating: 3 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: Dr. Klein, a professor in our Mechanical Engineering department, hosted this fireside at his condo near the river in Austin. Dr. Klein graciously provided us with pizza that he had delivered, which everyone enjoyed. He also provided refreshments. We started the night before eating, going out onto his condo’s porch and watched a beautiful sunset while discussing everything from the weather, to where people were from. After the sun set, we proceeded to walk inside and eat the pizza. Many of the candidates chose at this time to start asking questions of Dr. Klein about his very interesting background: he was raised on a farm in Missouri, grew up to be the first person in his family to go to college (and got his Doctorate, wow), became a prominent voice in the government’s nuclear policy, and finally returned to his position here at UT. He also encouraged students to talk about what they wanted to do after college. He highly advised all of us to consider Graduate school. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: In talking to Dr. Klein, the candidates met an extremely distinguished individual who has experience on the policy side of things in government, a relatively nontraditional role for an engineer. Participants learned a lot and I believe Dr. Klein inspired us all to pursue our dreams, whatever they may be. III. Organization & Administration: Not Organized in conjunction with another group.

IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: None. V. Special Problems: None. VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: Dr. Klein was an incredible host and has an awesome apartment. Participants learned and shared a lot. This was an extremely successful fireside. Candidates: Nathan Kwan, Josh Montanez, Solomon Chang, Brian Barron, Ryan Eaves, Scott Baker, Youssef Elkady, Austin Comer, Mark Tomasovic Actives: Kevin Miller



Project name: Fireside: Ms. Susan Snyder Date(s) of Project: 11/2/12 Project area: Education/Professional Development Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 1 Electees: 3 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 1 Participating: 3 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: Ms. Snyder, a member of TBP from her time as an undergraduate and a professor in UT’s McCombs School of Business, hosted this fireside at noon at the Kerbey Lane restaurant near campus. Ms. Snyder talked about her variety of experiences, including about her advisory roles to many Presidents of the US. After getting an undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering, Ms. Snyder went to law school and held several positions in law firms working with international business. She is also a member of Tau Beta Pi. Due to personal reasons, I, the recording secretary for TBP (Kevin Miller) was not able to attend this fireside (detailed below). Current TBP President, Maria Sylte went to the fireside for me to run the fireside in my absence. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: The purpose of this fireside is to introduce participants to a highly successful, young, former TBP member, and professional who has been very successful in her field. Ms. Snyder inspired participants with the stories of her success through hard work and determination. III. Organization & Administration: Not Organized in conjunction with another group. IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: None. V. Special Problems:

Due to an unexpected event, I (Kevin Miller) had to travel back to my hometown. Graciously, Maria Sylte filled in for me. We had no other troubles with the event. VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: The fireside was a roaring success. Ms. Snyder was a very interesting person to talk to, and was enthusiastic and engaged in hearing about our own lives and accomplishments. Her experiences were in a direction not typically followed by engineers, and it was interesting to hear her perspective about where engineers can go with their careers. All of the attendees thoroughly enjoyed the event and made a lasting connection with Ms. Snyder. Candidates: Krista Seaman, Nathan Rubin, Caitlin Spofford Actives: Maria Sylte



Project name: Fireside: Dr. Kiehne Date(s) of Project: 11/6/12 Project area: Education/Professional Development Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 3 Electees: 6 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person Organizing: 1 Participating: 3 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: Dr. Kiehne, a professor in our Mechanical Engineering department, hosted this fireside at his house in southeast Austin. He and his wife graciously provided a delicious meal of brisket, cornbread, macaroni and cheese casserole, salad, and fruit salad (all of which Ms. Kiehne home cooked, wow). We started the night at approximately 6:30 PM, traveling over to Dr. Kiehne’s in 3 cars. We arrived and entered into his house. We sat there and talked for a while about all sorts of topics. Then we proceeded to grab food while we continued the conversation. We talked a lot about Dr. Kiehne’s computational fluid dynamics class, senior design projects, and a little about the changes in the curriculum that are being proposed for Engineering at UT. We continued eating, as we then moved on to the delicious homemade desserts that Ms. Kiehne made for us. We also talked about the exciting lives that their children were living worldwide. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: In talking to Dr. Kiehne, the participants (who were nearly all Mechanical Engineering majors) learned about the exciting opportunities that lie ahead of all of us with such a versatile degree. Dr. Kiehne is a great role model for all of us and showed what great things we can accomplish with hard work and determination. III. Organization & Administration: Not Organized in conjunction with another group. IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: None. V. Special Problems: None.

VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: Dr. Kiehne and his wife were incredible hosts and we are very thankful that he invited us over to share in a delicious homemade meal and in great conversation. Candidates: Joshua Montanez, Robert Tolle, Blaine Prescott, Louis Liao, Javier Humani, Y Vo Actives: Kevin Miller, Juan Trejo, Christopher Mayer



Project name: Dr. Landis Fireside Date(s) of Project: 2/19/13 11:15am Project area: Education/Professional Development Number of persons who participated in this project Members: Electees: (List of names is included below.) 1 8 Average number of hours per person Organizing: Participating: Scott Rowe 1 1.5 Saurabh Limaye 1.5 Smith Leggett 1.5 Thadeus Fleming 1.5 Ryan Harmon 1.5 Alexander Soderlund 1.5 Albert Phan 1.5 Sean Young 1.5 Darius Bunandar _ 1.5 Total 1 13.5 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: Fireside meet and greet between faculty and students at JP Javas coffee shop. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: Purpose: Foster Tau Beta Pi’s interaction with faculty at the University of Texas Austin. Objective: Advance Tau Beta Pi’s academic mission and engender a love of Alma Mater amongst our members. III. Organization & Administration: This event was organized without administration support or support from the larger Tau Beta Pi leadership. IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements:

This event incurred no cost. Beyond Scott Rowe this event required no organizers. V. Special Problems: None. VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: Dr. Landis discussed issues relating to “life,” especially revelations related to home ownership and the education of children. On a more academic note, Dr. Landis discussed his progression through academia and his research (failure mechanics). The participants were involved in all aspects of conversation, especially Darius Bunandar. Candidates: Saurabh Limaye Smith Leggett Thadeus Fleming Ryan Harmon Alexander Soderlund Albert Phan Sean Young Darius Bunandar Actives: Scott Rowe



Project name: Hot Seat Date(s) of Project: 2/21/2013 Project area: Education/Professional Development Number of persons who participated in this project Members: 2 Electees: 10 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person 1 Organizing: 0 Participating: 1 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: Hot Seat puts one participant in a chair in front of the audience. The audience then asks them any sort of question for the next 5 minutes. This continues for an hour II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: This event is structured to put candidates in a situation where they must confront an audience. It is structured to gain confidence in front of crowds as well as think on your feet when answering questions. III. Organization & Administration: TBP IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: $0.00 V. Special Problems: None VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: Very positive feedback from participants Candidates: Parker Wray, Matt Reiter, Thadius Fleming, Elizabeth Orth, Sean Young, Wendy Siu, Ethan Earl, Matt Kryder, Parth Mangrolia, Siavash Zangench Kamali Actives: David Babin, Taylor Birk



Project name: Dr. Mihic Fireside Date(s) of Project: 2/25/13 5:00 pm Project area: Education/Professional Development Number of persons who participated in this project Members: Electees: (List of names is included below.) 1 7 Average number of hours per person Organizing: Participating: Scott Rowe 1 1.5 Wesley Clothier 1.5 Parker Wrey 1.5 David Gonzalez 1.5 Vaibhav Chattree 1.5 Jenna Foole 1.5 Ryan Tazumi 1.5 Jeremy Poast _ 1.5 Total 1 12 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: Fireside meet and greet between faculty and students at JP Javas coffee shop. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: Purpose: Foster Tau Beta Pi’s interaction with faculty at the University of Texas Austin. Objective: Advance Tau Beta Pi’s academic mission and engender a love of Alma Mater amongst our members. III. Organization & Administration: This event was organized without administration support or support from the larger Tau Beta Pi leadership. IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: This event incurred no cost. Beyond Scott Rowe this event required no organizers. V. Special Problems: None.

VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: Dr. Mihic (Neuroscience) discussed his research on addiction and narcotics. This provoked a lively debate amongst the students, especially with respect to society and drug enforcement. Dr. Mihic also described his life story and made it clear that he welcomes undergraduate researchers in his lab. Candidates: Wesley Clothier Parker Wrey David Gonzalez Vaibhav Chattree Jenna Foole Ryan Tazumi Jeremy Poast Actives: Scott Rowe



Project name: Dr. Kockelman Fireside Date(s) of Project: 2/27/2013 11:15am Project area: Education/Professional Development Number of persons who participated in this project Members: Electees: (List of names is included below.) 4 2 Average number of hours per person Organizing: Participating: Scott Rowe 1 1.5 Matt Reiter 1.5 Nicole Rockey 1.5 Omar Clinton 1.5 Kevin Miller 1.5 Kevin Dooley _ 1.5 Total 1 9 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: Fireside meet and greet between faculty and students at Ernest Cockrell Hall room 6.706. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: Purpose: Foster Tau Beta Pi’s interaction with faculty at the University of Texas Austin. Objective: Advance Tau Beta Pi’s academic mission and engender a love of Alma Mater amongst our members. III. Organization & Administration: This event was organized without support from the larger Tau Beta Pi leadership. This event was organized with support (catering, room reservation) from Dr. Kockelman’s assistant, Ms. Perrone. IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: This event incurred no cost. Beyond Scott Rowe this event required no organizers. V. Special Problems: None. VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: Dr. Kockelman (Transportation Engineering) discussed her research and career path. Her time in the peace corps, alongside an unconventional upbringing, were of special interest. Dr. Kockelmen offered some sage advice on work-life balance and the timing of childbirth in academia.

Candidates: Matt Reiter Omar Clinton Actives: Scott Rowe Kevin Miller Kevin dooley Nicole Rockey



Project name: Professor Poehl Fireside Date(s) of Project: 3/5/13 6:00pm Project area: Education/Professional Development Number of persons who participated in this project Members: Electees: (List of names is included below.) 2 11 Average number of hours per person Organizing: Participating: Scott Rowe 1 1.5 Diane lee 1.5 Mathew Pribadi 1.5 Julie Fogarty 1.5 Cheng Li 1.5 Miao Qi 1.5 Zack Dotson 1.5 Natalie Boone 1.5 Jake Lam 1.5 Parth Mangrolia 1.5 Matt Kryder 1.5 Nishant Jayant 1.5 Jessica Eskew _ 1.5 Total 1 19.5 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: Fireside meet and greet between faculty and students at Professor Poehl’s home. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: Purpose: Foster Tau Beta Pi’s interaction with faculty at the University of Texas Austin. Objective: Advance Tau Beta Pi’s academic mission and engender a love of Alma Mater amongst our members. III. Organization & Administration: This event was organized without support from the larger Tau Beta Pi leadership. This event was catered by Professor Poehl. IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: This event incurred no cost. Beyond Scott Rowe this event required no organizers. V. Special Problems: None. VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results:

Professor Poehl (Chemical Engineeering) discussed his career path, which took him to the upper echelons of BP-Amoco. He related a number of intriguing life stories and queried each student on their plans. Candidates: Diane lee Mathew Pribadi Julie Fogarty Cheng Li Miao Qi Zack Dotson Natalie Boone Jake Lam Parth Mangrolia Matt Kryder Nishant Jayant Actives: Scott Rowe Jessica Eskew



Project name: Professor Scott Fireside Date(s) of Project: 3/20/13, 6:00 pm Project area: Education/Professional Development Number of persons who participated in this project Members: Electees: (List of names is included below.) 1 8 Average number of hours per person Organizing: Participating: Scott Rowe 1 1 Maytee Chantharaukhonhorn 1 Sean Moore 1 Elizabeth Orth 1 Mark Holland 1 Jamison Soybel 1 George Neal 1 Siavash Zangeneh 1 King Baker _ 1 Total 1 9 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: Fireside meet and greet between faculty and students at Double Daves Pizzaria. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: Purpose: Foster Tau Beta Pi’s interaction with faculty at the University of Texas Austin. Objective: Advance Tau Beta Pi’s academic mission and engender a love of Alma Mater amongst our members. III. Organization & Administration: This event was organized without support from the larger Tau Beta Pi leadership. IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: This event incurred no cost. Beyond Scott Rowe this event required no organizers. V. Special Problems: None. VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results:

Professor Scott (Computer Science) discussed his career path, which started in the nuclear navy, ran through Stanford, and ended with a lectureship at the University of Texas. This was colored by a stint in private industry that Professor Scott disliked. A discussion of computation and quirks thereof followed. Candidates: Maytee Chantharaukhonhorn Sean Moore Elizabeth Orth Mark Holland Jamison Soybel George Neal Siavash Zangeneh King Baker Actives: Scott Rowe



Project name: Presentation Session Date(s) of Project: 3/21/13 Project area: Education/Professional Development Number of persons who participated in this project 8 Members: 3 Electees: 5 (List of names is included below.) Average number of hours per person 1 Organizing: 0 Participating: 1 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: In our engineering curriculum, we rarely get the opportunity to practice presenting to an audience. This project is designed to allow students an opportunity to strengthen this much needed soft-skill. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: Aid in the professional development of members. III. Organization & Administration: N/A IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: $0.00 V. Special Problems: None VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: Feedback was very positive; members seemed to gain a lot from this project. Candidates: Jenna Foale, George Neal, Jake Lam, Shubhodeep Mukherji, Natalie Boone Actives: David Babin, Brian Barron, Anthony Thio



Chapter: TX-A Project number: 99 New: Recurring:

Project name: Dr. Suggs Fireside Date(s) of Project: 3/29/13 11am Project area: Education/Professional Development Number of persons who participated in this project Members: Electees: (List of names is included below.) 1 5 Average number of hours per person Organizing: Participating: Scott Rowe 1 1.5 Jeremy Carlson 1.5 Larizza Galindo 1.5 Dylan Rup 1.5 Shubhodeep Mukherji 1.5 Diane Lee _ 1.5 Total 1 9 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: Fireside meet and greet between faculty and students at JP Javas coffeehouse. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: Purpose: Foster Tau Beta Pi’s interaction with faculty at the University of Texas Austin. Objective: Advance Tau Beta Pi’s academic mission and engender a love of Alma Mater amongst our members. III. Organization & Administration: This event was organized without support from the larger Tau Beta Pi leadership. IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: This event incurred no cost. Beyond Scott Rowe this event required no organizers. V. Special Problems: None. VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: Dr. Suggs (biomedical engineering) described her life path, included a stint consulting, and her creative entry into academia. She discussed her investigations of burn healing and her work with animals, including current standards of animal care in research. This encouraged a very lively debate on scientific ethics. Candidates: Jeremy Carlson

Larizza Galindo Dylan Rup Shubhodeep Mukherji Diane Lee Actives: Scott Rowe



Project name: Dr. Kirisits Fireside Date(s) of Project: 4/3/13 11am Project area: Education/Professional Development Number of persons who participated in this project Members: Electees: (List of names is included below.) 1 5 Average number of hours per person Organizing: Participating: Scott Rowe 1 1.5 Nathan Houk 1.5 Wendy Siu 1.5 Ethan Earl 1.5 Sarah Cameron 1.5 Diane Lee _ 1.5 Total 1 9 DESCRIPTION: I. General Description: Fireside meet and greet between faculty and students at the Steel Room, Ernest Cockrell Hall. II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBP: Purpose: Foster Tau Beta Pi’s interaction with faculty at the University of Texas Austin. Objective: Advance Tau Beta Pi’s academic mission and engender a love of Alma Mater amongst our members. III. Organization & Administration: This event was organized without support from the larger Tau Beta Pi leadership. This event was organized with help from Dr. Kirisits assistant, Ms. McCroddan (catering). IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements: This event incurred no cost. Beyond Scott Rowe this event required no organizers. V. Special Problems: None. VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results: Dr. Kirists (environmental/civil engineering) described her life path. Evidently, her graduate studies were nearly abandoned before an accidental breakthrough. She emphasized the role of stochasticity on lifepath. She also discussed work-life balance. Candidates:

Nathan Houk Wendy Siu Ethan Earl Sarah Cameron Diane Lee Actives: Scott Rowe

Thanks to all the actives and

candidates that made these past two semesters so fun.

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