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 Jennifer Taeuber

Social Chair 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 Activitya. 1 Group Volunteer Activity (3 or more members)b. 1 Individual Volunteer Activity

2. Social Attendance – October 29th at 7 PM3. Meeting Attendance (2/3) – Calendar Posted4. 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

• 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