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Welcome to Chi Epsilon. Congratulations on your Accomplishments!. The people in this room are the best of the best… Purdue Civil Engineers. Charles A. Ellis - Golden Gate Bridge Designer, Purdue Professor 1934-1946, Chi Epsilon member. What is Chi Epsilon?. Top Civil Engineering Students
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Welcome to Chi Epsilon Congratulations on your Accomplishments!
The people in this room are the best of the best… Purdue Civil Engineers Charles A. Ellis - Golden Gate Bridge Designer, Purdue Professor 1934-1946, Chi Epsilon member
What is Chi Epsilon? • Top Civil Engineering Students • Nationally Recognized • Personal Qualities - Pillars • Scholarship • Character • Practicality • Sociability Aqua – Designed by XE member
Why Join Chi Epsilon? • Relationship with pledge class • Recognition from employers/schools • Get involved • Leadership opportunity • It’s fun! • Purdue University has the best chapter 111 S Wacker – Designed by XE member
Members • 28 Current Faculty Members • ~ 10 Graduate Students • ~ 46 Undergraduate Students Gerald A. Leonards , XE member– served on commission to save the Leaning Tower of Pisa
Notable XE Members • Stephen D. Bechtel, Jr. (BSCE ‘46) • Co-owner of Bechtel Corp. • Robert L. Bowen (BSCE ‘62) • Founder & chairman of Bowen Engineering • Christopher Burke (BSCE ‘77, MSCE ‘79, Ph.D. ‘83) • Founded Christopher B. Burke Engineering Ltd. • Charles J. Pankow, Jr. (BSCE ’47) • Honored as one of the Top Six World Builders during the ENR's 125-year history
Semester Events – Chi Epsilon Picnic • Get to meet your officers, members, and fellow pledges! • Have a ton of fun and food!
Semester Events – Faculty B-Fast • Interact with faculty members and fellow pledges • Enjoy a delicious, nutritious breakfast (at 7:30AM!)
Pledge & Actives Social • Social committee • Planning social for pledges and officers to engage in sociability • Additionally, scheduling social with actives
Semester Events – Initiation • Become an official member of XE
Semester Events – Banquet • Gain recognition for your achievements • Leonard and Margaret Wood Academic and Leadership Scholarship • Burke Scholarship • Best Board Award
Service Opportunities • Giving back what got you into Chi Epsilon • Boo at the Zoo • Boiler Volunteer Network • FE Exam Review Sessions • ASCE Service Projects
Chi Epsilon Officers • Advisor – Dr. Mark Bowman • President – Emily Byl • Vice President – Morgan Joel • Treasurer – Dovydas Kackys • Secretary –Blayne Risk • Editors – Bochen Zhang& Wayne Bunnell • Marshals – Jacob Bubalo & Anthony Schuler • Social Chairs – Mark Satterly & Andrea Bailey • Pledge Coordinators – Andy Roedel & Carly Buschman • Web Master- Drake Krohn
Pledge Requirements • You’ve already done the first part – your academics • Pledge Activities • Great chances to becomes friends with other XE members • Community Service (3 hours) • Boo at the Zoo • Ideas? • Pledge Quizzes • Pledge Boards • Completion & Signing
Membership Dues • One-time lifetime membership fee • Chapter and national dues • $75, due by Sept. 24th(next meeting) • Picnic • Banquet dinner • All the pizza you can eat while a Boilermaker
Pledge Requirements - Summary • Attendance at Pledge Events • Pledge Retreat (Sept. 28th) • Faculty Breakfast (Oct. 7th) • Initiation & Banquet (Nov. 16th) • Pledge Quizzes • Community Service – 3 Hours • Completion of Pledge Board • Registration & Dues (by Sept. 24th, Second Pledge Meeting) • Make checks payable to Purdue Chi Epsilon
Next Meeting • Thursday, September 24th @ 6 PM in PHYS 333 - Will send email reminder • Paying Dues • Elect Pledge Class Officers • By-Laws & History • E-mail us at • aroedel@purdue.edu • cbuschma@purdue.edu
Thank You! Questions? Andy Roedel aroedel@purdue.edu Carly Buschman cbuschma@purdue.com xe@ecn.purdue.eduhttp://bridge.ecn.purdue.edu/~xe