Member Information

​Current Membership

Current Member List (includes all members inducted into the Florida Alpha Chapter)
Active Membership Status

Member Status

Please refer to the requirements below to determine your status as a member in Tau Beta Pi. It is the your responsibility to make sure your status and records are up to date. The expected graduation and membership status of current student members can be found above.

Active Membership

Active membership shall be granted to members who attend the Member Meeting, Candidate Elections (Meeting 3), and Officer Elections, as well as at least one other non-meeting event (ie GatorTRAX, social, Corporate Dinner, TBP company information session, Speed Networking, etc). Members of Tau Beta Pi that transfer to the University of Florida will be considered active members in their first semester with a written request to the President. The active membership will "refresh" immediately following initiation. This means that newly-initiated members are considered active after initiation and are eligible to vote at Officer Elections (TBP-FLA Bylaw XIV, Section 2A-C)

Absence from any meeting may be excused for a variety of reasons, including scheduled classes, examinations, work, or job interviews. If you will be unable to attend an upcoming meeting for any of these reasons, please email our Member Coordinator at least 24 hours in advance. We ask that you make up a missed meeting by attending another meeting.

All members who do not qualify for active membership, shall be classified as inactive members. Inactive members do not have the right to vote on Chapter business or run for office.

Member Benefits
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Networking Opportunities
Florida Alpha holds sessions for members looking for information about companies, graduate school, and scholarships and fellowships. In the past, we had info sessions with GE, National Instruments, and MIT's Graduate School.

Best People Engineering Job Board
Nearly 700 engineering jobs and internships are posted on Tau Beta Pi's Best People Engineering Job Board. New listings appear each Monday. Visit soon to post your resume too.

Scholarships
If you have at least one semester of full-time undergraduate study remaining, you may apply for the Tau Beta Pi scholarship. Tau Beta Pi will award non-renewable scholarships of $2,000 payable in two equal increments. Partial scholarships will be awarded $1,000 in a single payment.

Laureates
Tau Beta Pi Laureates receive $2,500 cash awards and plaques which are presented at National Convention. The Tau Beta Pi Laureate Program was formally established by the 1984 Convention to recognize annually up to five Tau Beta Pi student members who outstandingly exemplify the "spirit of liberal culture in engineering colleges." Award categories include the arts, athletics, diverse achievements, and service. Contact the Chapter President to make a nomination.

Fellowships
Initiated members who plan on pursuing graduate graduate education that advances the engineering profession are eligible to apply for Tau Beta Pi graduate fellowships. Tau Beta Pi Fellows are awarded $10,000 in ten monthly payments beginning in August. Preference is give to first-time graduate students.

Loans
Tau Beta Pi loans are available at any time to student members who otherwise would be without sufficient money to remain in college and complete their courses. Loans of any amount between $25 and $2,500 may be made, and interest is 6% per annum. Loans are also available to new members in need of assistance to cover the initiation fee.

Graduation Stoles
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Graduation stoles will be available to all members. Purchasing stoles, however, is only available to active and distinguished active members. Contact our Member Coordinator to rent or buy a stole!

For Rent
Refunds will be given once the stole has been returned.

• Active members - $22 ($20 refund)
• Inactive members - $40 ($20 refund)

For Purchase

• Active members - $20
• Inactive members may not purchase a stole.