Tau Beta Pi Tau Beta Pi is an intercollegiate engineering honor society. But what makes us different from other honor societies? We are simply an Engineering Honor Society; not an Electrical Engineering honor society or a Chemical Engineering Honor Society. Only in Tau Beta Pi will members be able to meet, network, and form lasting friendships with students in other engineering disciplines. In order to join Tau Beta Pi, candidates must have either junior or senior level class standing and be ranked either in the top eighth of their class (if junior class standing) or in the top fifth (if senior class standing). There is also an application process in which candidates have to fulfill certain requirements, such as partaking in two hours of community service, tutoring other UCLA students, and bonding with fellow candidates and other members through social events. At first these requirements may seem tedious but they are employed to make sure new members uphold our organization mantra: “Integrity and Excellence in Engineering.” Candidates already proved their academic
excellence by placing in the top of their respective classes, but Tau Beta Pi is more than just a group of people with high GPA’s. We strive to not only make excellent engineers, but also excellent people who will exercise integrity in their work and beyond. As an organization, we provide various services to members and other UCLA students. Free drop-in tutoring for most lower division engineering classes is available on a daily basis in our tutoring room in Boelter Hall 6266. We also have a mentorship program which allows younger students to get advice about classes and career from older, more experienced members. Partnering with other engineering clubs on campus, we also organize events for students to get information and meet with industry representatives to help them get internships or jobs after they graduate. These are just a few of the prominent services we provide; there are a lot of other events and opportunities available to members and other students. Best of all, all of these are free! Interested in becoming a part of Tau Beta Pi? Initiation quarters are in the Fall and Spring, and you will be notified by mail or e-mail if academically eligible. Once all the other requirements are fulfilled, you will become a part of the Tau Beta Pi family! And once in, you do not have to worry about keeping fees up; membership in Tau Beta Pi is lifelong after a one time fee when you initiate.
AISES “Plant a tree, build a forest.” Cultivate education in the youth, extend the hand of friendship to those far from home, develop strong professional leaders. AISES (The American Indian Science and Engineering Society) at UCLA, as a nationally recognized and award winning student chapter, makes great strides in continuing
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its strong legacy in community outreach, strengthening its professional development, and cultivating its membership family atmosphere. As a community outreach organization one of AISES’ primary objectives is to increase the number of Native American and other minority students in the science and math fields. AISES participates in weekly tutoring sessions at John Adams Middle School, an middle school in downtown Los Angeles with a large population of ethnicities which are underrepresented at UCLA. Our tutors take great pride in helping the children at this school with their weekly
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