the TAU BETA PI experience at penn

WELCOME to the official website of Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society, Pennsylvania Delta Chapter at the University of Pennsylvania, established April 11, 1921.

latest news... (9/14/08)

• Welcome back from Summer Break!

• We are currently in the process of contacting eligible undergraduates to being the process of initiation for the Fall 2008 Semester.

• Initiation of new members this semester will be held on December 7th.

• For a full listing of Fall initiation events, please visit our Events Page.

• Several members from our chapter will be attending Tau Beta Pi's 103rd National Convention on October 23-25, 2008, at the Hyatt Regency in Sacramento, California.
  This will be an opportunity for our elected board to better understand the clockwork of our national organization so that they can best run the chapter. It will also be a great opportunity socialize amongst ourselves and with other representatives from other schools across the country.

our story...

Tau Beta Pi is the premier national engineering honor society in the country (est. 1885), and one of the most nationally recognized societies. Tau Beta Pi is committed to scholarship, personal character, and service to the profession, community and university. Every semester, we invite the top fifth of BSE seniors and the top eighth of BSE juniors in Penn Engineering.

our footprints...

The past three semesters have witnessed a surge in chapter activity. For the present, the Pennsylvania Delta chapter focuses on three goals: (1) enhancement of engineering education, (2) service to local community, and (3) social and alumni networking. We have assisted in local soup kitchens coordinated by the University City Hospitality Coalition (3720 Chestnut St.) and St. Francis Inn (2441 Kensington Ave). We have hosted bagel breakfasts with our faculty advisors, like Dr. Mintz (CSE) and Dr. Pope (MSE). We have organized the ever-popular Quizzo during E-Week for the past two years. We have hosted last minute midterm preparation workshops for undergraduates taking PHYS 150 and PHYS 151. And you know what? We want to do more!!

our pitch...

Tau Beta Pi offers both the leadership opportunity and creative freedom to project your vision of "integrity and excellence in engineering" onto the campus role of our chapter. Both in its superior academic standards and its thorough evaluation of good character, our organization seeks out the very student leaders capable of leading our chapter now and in the future.

Remember, the "Tau Beta Pi Experience" at Penn can be as grand as you imagine it to be.