General Body Meeting
September 14th, 2009
President
James Dickson
Recording Sec
Stephanie Pereira
Vice President
Nick Stroupe
Corresponding Sec
Bryan Rogers
Treasurer
Shannon Anderson Historian
Social Chair
Jennifer Taeuber
Samantha Smith
Team Building Activity
• Break into groups of 4 to 5
– No more than one person from each discipline
– Pick up materials from front table
• 1 piece of paper
• Pencils
• Crayons
Design Our T-shirt
• Design the Tau Beta Pi T-shirt for this year
• Designs do not have to be finalized, basic
ideas acceptable
• You have ten minutes to brainstorm and
design
• Everyone will vote at end of ten minutes
• Winning Design will get FREE T-shirts
Vote for your T-shirt
• Place a post-it note on the design that you like
the most
• All post-its will be counted and winner will be
announced by end of meeting
Active Member Req’s
1. Volunteer Activity
a. 1 Group Volunteer Activity (3 or more members)
b. 1 Individual Volunteer Activity
2. Social Attendance – October 29th at 7 PM
3. Meeting Attendance (2/3) – Calendar Posted
4. Fundraising
1. 1 hour of Fundraising activity
Resume Portfolio
• Submission of Resumes for Engineering Day
TBP portfolio
• Submit Resumes by September 19th to James
at jdickson@fsu.edu
• Format:
– Subject: Major, Name
• Example: Mechanical, James Dickson
Volunteer Opportunities
• Outreach Programs
– CISCOR STEM Outreach
• Go to NIMS Middle School to promote science, mathematics, and
engineering to students using Lego Mindstorms and other items
– The Massie Chair Program
• Volunteer with HPMI to promote science, mathematics, and
engineering to students in Cairo through presentations
– The Brogan Outreach
• Promote Engineering with Dr. Oates using smart materials
(Saturday Mornings)
– Challenger Learning Center
• Curriculum for Challenger Center outreach still being developed
Volunteer Opportunities
• Engineering Day
– Various Volunteers for greeting, lunch, tear down
• CoE Club Fair (Sponsored by TBP)
– September 30th 10:30 AM – 3:30 PM
– Volunteers for setup, tear down, and info table
• Pottsdamer Street Clean Up – October 17th at
10:00
• October 23rd & 24th – Halloween Howl
Fundraising Opportunities
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FE Book Sale – Sept. 30th 10:30 – 2:00
Bake Sale – October 7th 10:00 – 2:30
FE Book Sale – October 7th 10:30 – 2:00
FE Book Sale – October 14th 10:30 – 2:00
FE Review Sessions
• FE Exam October 24th
– Review Sessions in process of being set-up
– Naming of Chair
– FE Reference Book Sales very important
– New Eighth Edition - $10.00 for non-members
– Tell your friends
New Member Recruitment
• Spring 2009 acceptance rate was 14% of eligible
students
• Encourage friends, underclassmen, classmates to
join!
• Eligible Candidate names are posted on website /
will be posted on posters – look for people you
know and talk to them
• WE NEED YOUR HELP TO MAKE THIS A SUCCESS!
Initiate Work
• Signature Sheets
– Advertise that you are a TBP member to let
initiates know
– Ask a question about TBP, make sure to know the
answer
– Point them in the direction of other members if
they ask
Initiation Schedule
• Eligible Candidate Meeting
– September 21st at 6:30 PM B210
• Member Social
– October 29th at 7:00 PM Crenshaw Lanes
• Initiation and Banquet
– September 16th at 6:30 PM B210