TAU BETA PI

Meeting #2 Minutes

February 20, 2018

Present:

Members:Max Greene, Seth Kittles, Deep Patel, Ben Breedveld, Nicola Steelnack, Brooke Benzenberg, Xueyang Wu, Tobias Lodemann, Lauren Medlin, Olivia Liseth, Lauren Northrup, Jessica Matthews, Daniel Barkley, Robert Accolla, Daniel El Basha, Madeline Fuchs, Shannon Brown, Yiyang Tan, Madeleine Monfort, Colton Weimerskirch, Wisam Fares, Alexa Avecilla, Monica Schott, Daniel Beach, Ryan Rice, Alex Schafer, Surya Chandan Dhulipala, Shreedevi Kumar, Kelechi Ndukwe-Ajala, Sruthi Selvakumar, Marissa Buck, Justin Cohen, Catherine Miney, Maddie Sciullo

Electees:Alex Dluzneski, Carlos Suhr, Daniel Foley, Ryan Cooper, Vivek Hari, Deepak Abraham Tom, Douglas Shapiro, Tyler Burgess, Jenny Olmsted, Andrew Smith, Nevin Brosius, Corey Zucker, Dori Schrock, Juho Kim, Cory Johnson, Alex Eiffert, Noah Yudewitz, Samuel Berens, Aditya Prakash

Advisors:None.

Next Meeting: Tuesday, March 13at 7:20 PM in CSE E119

  1. Last Week in Tau Beta Pi
  2. Active Member Scholarship
  3. $250 scholarship awarded based on how active you are in the chapter
  4. Additional requirement of attending 1 E-Futures session
  5. Application:
  6. Due on March 30th at 11:50 pm
  7. Banquet Awards
  8. Best Officer and Best Member  $50 check
  9. Nomination Form:
  10. Nominations due on April 2nd at 11:59 PM
  11. Officers meet on April 3rd to vote
  12. Spring Cleaning
  13. If you were initiated last semester, your pin is up in the front in the box. Otherwise, please pick it up during office hours.
  14. Graduate Paperwork
  15. DUE TODAY
  16. Email Kelsey or Maddie with paperwork
  17. Candidate Requirements
  18. Anytime before initiation (April 13th)
  19. Attend 3 out of 4 general body meetings + at least 2 socials
  20. Complete 6 hours minimum of community service with Tau Beta Pi (including 1 GatorTRAX)
  21. Prior to Elections on Meeting 3 (March 13th)
  22. Complete informal interview and do applications (on website) beforehand  Sign up:
  23. Submit Graduate Student Paperwork by TONIGHT (Contact Kelsey ASAP with any concerns!)
  24. After Elections (March 13th)
  25. Attend Electee-Only social (March 29th, 7:00 PM) – does not count as a social
  26. Fill out Catalog Card
  27. Pay one-time $100 dues by Meeting 4 (March 27th)
  28. Attend initiation (April 13th, 6 PM but come around 5:30 PM)
  29. Any questions? Check UF TBP Website or contact us at
  30. What if you can’t fulfill the reqs?

Requirement / How to make up
General Body Meeting:
3 out of 4 possible meetings / 2 additional hours community service per meeting missed
Socials:
at least 2 socials / 2 additional hours of community service for each required social
Electee-Only Social:
Must attend it on March 29th, 7PM / 2 additional hours of community service
GatorTrax:
Attend at least 1 GatorTrax Session / 2 additional hours community service

If you are unable to complete all service hours through Tau Beta Pi, up to half may be completed through to another organization. Please contact VP of Electees ahead of time if you are planning to do this ().

  1. Other Candidate Info
  2. Before you ask, check the website:
  3. Track your progress!
  4. Use this spreadsheet to view which events you have been credited for attending
  5. Electee Only Social
  6. What: A super awesome engineering escape room!
  7. When: March 20th, 7 PM
  8. Where: MAT 0014
  9. Email the VP of Electees if you have a conflict
  10. Note that this does NOT count as one of your two required socials (this is a separate requirement)
  1. Active Membership Status
  2. Meeting excuse permitted if Member Coordinator receives them 24 hours in advance. Non-meeting event will not be excused.
  3. We ask that you make up a missed meeting by attending another meeting.
  4. Check your status: goo.gl/FxH6rT
  5. (uftbp.com > Members > Member status)
  6. Stop by out TBP office to pick up your certificate and pin
  7. Service Events
  8. Street Clean-up this Sunday February 25th 9:00 AM – Noon.
  9. Meet at the Commuter Lot at 8:45 AM
  10. Sign Up at:
  11. Humane Society – Sunday, March 11th at 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
  12. Sign Up:
  13. Socials
  14. Trivia Night: Wednesday, February 28th, 9:00 PM at Gator’s Dockside
  15. Laser Tag Social: Saturday, March 17 from 1:30 – 3:30 PM @ M2 Battlesports Newberry (~$15 per person)
  16. Sign-up by 2/26 here: ttps://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdGv_7dTdakYE_ZX6e8NpTlW___5fXnGR-eYxlczFUJhb28zw/viewform
  17. Breakfast Club: Sunday, March 18th at 12 PM at Metro Diner
  18. Member-Candidate Social
  19. Game Night! Bring games
  20. March 12th at 7:20 PM
  21. Little Hall 0125
  22. Come out for one last chance to get to know the membership before elections
  23. Also counts as a social
  24. Questions?
  25. Engineering Futures
  26. Analytical Problem Solving
  27. Learn a structured way to generate ideas and how to implement the best ones.
  28. Register here:
  29. March 25th from 1 – 4 PM in Larsen 234
  30. Refreshments will be provided
  31. Questions:
  32. Relay for Life
  33. Join Tau Beta Pi as we walk for a cure!
  34. Use the link below to join our team and/or make a donation
  35. Our theme: Star Wars!!!
  36. Friday, February 23, 3 pm – 3 am
  37. Flavet Field
  38. We need a tailgate tent!! And coolers!
  39. RSVP:
  40. FE Review Sessions
  41. Review book chapters with included practice questions and solutions are available for $1 each for TBP members! (plus the cost of printing) No need to buy a $100 book! $2 per chapter for non-TBP members.
  42. Email if you are interested
  43. If you’re taking Civil or Environmental, register here:
  44. Check out PowerPoint for Chapters
  45. TEE
  46. Record tutorials, get service hours!
  47. One Button Studio @ Library West Room 142
  48. Process:
  49. Sign up on google form:
  50. Write up a script to be reviewed for approval:
  51. After approval, go to One Button Studio with TEE Chairperson to get recording!
  52. GatorTRAX
  53. First Saturday session this upcoming weekend
  54. Saturday, February 24th from 10 AM to noon in CSE E222
  55. Sign up at:
  56. Clocktower Committee
  57. Need more people
  58. 2 meetings = 2 service hours
  59. This is our engineering project!
  60. Sign up:
  61. Email me:
  62. Tau Bate Spotlight
  63. Initiation News
  64. Brain Challenge
  65. Work individually, think creatively!
  66. Member or Candidate with most correct answers this semester will receive a prize at the Banquet!
  67. Include in our resume you are the brain challenge winner.
  68. Submit worked out responses by Monday, March 12th:
  69. Scan and email to
  70. February 19th is not a hard deadline.
  71. Correct solution turned in will be announced at Meeting #4
    (March 27th,2018)
  72. Brain Challenge Question #1
  73. Find a scalene triangle with integral sides and no right angle, such that at least one of its angles is an integral number of degrees. What are the lengths of the sides of such a triangle with the smallest perimeter?

Hints:

Niven’s Theorem: The cosine function is only rational when θ is a member of {60°, 90°, 120°} for 0°<θ<180°.

No right angles.

Use Law of cosines and look at all the combinations.

  1. Brain Challenge Question #2
  2. At summer camp, John has just returned to his tent with two 10-liter containers full of water, when two of his friends show up, each asking for 2 liters of water. Al has a 4-liter pail, and Fay has a 5-liter pail. No other containers are available. How can John give Al and Fay each exactly 2 liters of water in their pails without spilling any water? Rules:On each transfer, one of the containers must be completely filled or totally emptied
  3. Master List of Dates
  4. Suggestions?
  5. Go to “Contact Us”
  6. Scroll down to the bottom of the page!
  7. Follow Us on Social Media!
  8. Keep up to date on all things TBP:
  9. Facebook:
  10. Instagram: uftbp
  11. Text message reminders:
  12. Candidates: text @tbpca to 81010
  13. Members: text @tbpm to 81010
  14. Next Meeting: Meeting #3, March 13th at 7:20 PM in CSE E119

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