Who We Are, What We Do ???

Tau Beta Pi was founded at Lehigh University in 1885 by Dr. Edward Higginson Williams, Jr., “to mark in a fitting manner those who have conferred honor upon their Alma Mater by distinguished scholarship and exemplary character as undergraduates in engineering, or by their attainments as alumni in the field of engineering, and to foster a spirit of liberal culture in engineering colleges”. Currently, Tau Beta Pi National is composed of 237 active Chapters and has initiated 530,778 members around the country.

The Florida Gamma chapter of Tau Beta Pi at University of South Florida serves the USF community through the provision of important engineering resources.

Benefits of Joining

1. ACADEMIC DISTINCTION

Being part of Tau Beta Pi places you in the top 1/5 of engineering seniors and top 1/8 of engineering juniors at University of South Florida. This honor is recognized across the country in both academic and professional institutions.

2. COMMUNITY OF EXCELLENCE

Tau Beta Pi is privileged to have a distinguished community of scholars from multiple engineering disciplines. We focus our community by putting members in touch with high-profile members of the industry who are interested in intelligent students with a technical background. It is a great way to meet and network with high-caliber and high-profile people.

3. FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

Tau Beta Pi offers many merit-based awards for members including graduate fellowship and undergradutate scholarship to encourage technical excellence in engineering.

4. COMPLETING THE ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE

Tau Beta Pi at USF hosts many social, corporate, and service events exclusively for our members. These events are intended to add value to a USF engineer’s experience unlike any other organization on campus. Members have the opportunity not only to network with other outstanding engineers from various fields, but also to impart their knowledge and experience onto engineering underclassmen.

How can you join us this semester?

In order to be eligible for Tau Beta Pi, your GPA must be among the top 1/8th of all juniors or top 1/5th of all seniors or graduate students. If you qualify you will receive a letter and/or e-mail.

For more information about joining TBP, contact us at TBPFLG@gmail.com

Information for current TBP candidate members

Here, you’ll find the required information regarding your candidature related to initiation to the organization. Download the Initiate Information Packet for more information.

Download the Initiate Information Packet

If you are a Graduate student, Alumnus, or Eminent Engineer candidate you will have to fill out the form linked below and return it to the President or Vice President

Download the Report of Eligibility for Graduate Students, Alumnus, and Eminent Engineers

Below is a link to the Project Report Template. Use this template to fill out all event reports. Please email all reports to an officer and title the document in with this format “YYYYMMDD Name of event.doc”. An example file name would be “20100218SubaTrip.doc”.

Download the Event Report Template

ORIENTATION PACK

Download the orientation powerpoint here

Download the Tau Beta Pi Information Book here