Recent Chapter News
Sign up to be a Chair or Project Lead!
Are you interested in taking a more active role in the chapter without the commitment of an officer role? Apply to be a Chair or Project Lead! These roles are great, low-commitment ways to get more involved and lead an event or project that you are passionate about.
Contact Ansh or Drew for more details (both tagged in this post)!
Apply to be a chair at tbpmig.org/chair-app
Apply to be a project lead at tbpmig.org/projectlead-app
Chair Applications for F23 Now Open!
Are you passionate about one particular area of our chapter? Would you like to take on a leadership role without the time commitment of an officer position? Do you just want your Leadership Credit for DA next semester?
In any of these cases, being a chair is the best way for you to get involved! We offer a wide variety of chair positions so you can be engaged with the chapter exactly how you'd like to and work directly in your greatest area(s) of interest.
All opportunities for non-officer leadership positions can be found at tbpmi.ga/leadership. The chapter could always use more creative ideas and perspectives in our leadership, and the time commitment of these positions is far less than an officer role while still having a significant impact. All positions and their descriptions can be found in the above document. Reach out to Riley or Drew, both tagged in this post, with any questions about these positions.
Interested in applying? All the information you need can be found in the short application at tbpmi.ga/chair-app!
Apply to be a TBP Career Fair Chair!
Being a Career Fair Chair for TBP is one of the most rewarding ways to get involved with the chapter. Upon applying and being selected to serve as a chair for the upcoming Fall Engineering Career Fair, you'll enjoy several benefits, such as:
Enough service hours to earn PA for FA23
A flexible schedule of responsibilities that can be accomplished entirely remotely over the summer
Distribution of your resume to the roughly 300 companies in attendance
Welcome and thank you dinners, as well as countless opportunities for free food throughout the event
Leadership experience alongside past, present, and future TBP leadership
An exclusive limited-edition t-shirt
Being a part of the best community in the College of Engineering
Apply today at tbpmi.ga/cf23chair! Applications close March 31, 2023. Feel free to reach out to the EVPs for more information about why you should join.
Upcoming Events
Chapter Team Officer Chats
Electees, come meet your chapter team in officer chats! We will use this time to answer any questions you may have and to help with your electing requirements.
Shifts:
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Knitwits IV
Come make fleece blankets that will be donated to local charities! Despite the name, no knitting will be required.
When: Fri. Dec. 1, 2023, 4 p.m.– 6 p.m.
Where: EECS Atrium
No attendance limit. 10 attendees so far.
MindSET Training Session 4
Strongly recommended informational presentation for anyone volunteering in a MindSET event for their first time this semester.
Shifts:
When: Fri. Dec. 1, 2023, 6 p.m.– 6:30 p.m.
Where: EECS 1303
No attendance limit. 6 attendees so far.
When: Fri. Dec. 1, 2023, 6 p.m.– 6:30 p.m.
Where: https://umich.zoom.us/j/4999635743
No attendance limit. 13 attendees so far.
Grad Game Night 2
Join us for our second grad student game night! We will be playing board games in the Bullpen!
When: Fri. Dec. 1, 2023, 7 p.m.–8 p.m.
Where: 1226 EECS
No attendance limit. 10 attendees so far.
Groove Peformance
Heard of Blue Man Group or Stomp? Looking for an outlet as a band/theatre kid (repressed or otherwise)? Don’t care about music but want free tickets and easy last-minute social credits?
Come see Groove!
When: Sat. Dec. 2, 2023, 7:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
Where: Michigan Theater (603 E. Liberty St)
Event is 4/15 full.
MindSET 4
Earn K-12 Service Hours and teach kids in our community about engineering with this MindSET event! Volunteers will serve as mentors for local students, guiding them in their journey to discover why some of Michigan's top engineering students love what they do.
If this is your first MindSET of this semester it is strongly recommended that you attend the 30-minute MindSET Volunteer Training Session the Friday evening before the event for half a service hour.
Module: TBatteryPotato
When: Sun. Dec. 3, 2023, 2:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
Where: 1200 EECS
Event is 26/35 full.
Weekly Officer Meetings
Electees and Actives can sign up to attend weekly officer meetings for a service hour. Come see how we conduct chapter business at officer meetings.
Officers may not sign up under this event!
Shifts:
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Zooniverse II
This asynchronous event will let you do service on your own time through Zooniverse!
When: Sun. Dec. 3, 2023, 9:59 p.m.–11:59 p.m.
Where: tbpmig.org/Zoon2
No attendance limit. 9 attendees so far.
The Breakfast Parties! (Dec. 4)
Help hand out bagels to students in the Dude Connector and get to know your fellow electees and actives!
Please consider leaving slots open to electees who need to complete their service requirements for F23. If you don't fall into this category, kindly wait to sign up until the weekend before this event.
Shifts:
When: Mon. Dec. 4, 2023, 9:30 a.m.–10 a.m.
Where: Duderstadt Connector
Shift is 0/5 full.
When: Mon. Dec. 4, 2023, 10 a.m.–11 a.m.
Where: Duderstadt Connector
Shift is 0/5 full.
When: Mon. Dec. 4, 2023, 11 a.m.– 12 p.m.
Where: Duderstadt Connector
Shift is 0/5 full.
Executive Team Officer Chats
To better serve the Michigan Gamma chapter and provide transparency to the members and electees, the officer corps hosted weekly officer chats. The officer chats consisted of one hour per officer team, during business hours of 9am to 5pm, that do not overlap which each other. Thus, the weekly total of officer chats are about 3 hours.
Shifts:
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Events Team Officer Chats
Electees, come meet your events team in officer chats! We will use this time to answer any questions you may have and to help with your electing requirements.
Shifts:
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Fifth General
*This meeting is mandatory for those interested in joining Tau Beta Pi.
Present your team’s yell and baked good! A panel of judges will evaluate both and the teams with the highest scores will earn points towards winning best electee team! Dinner will be provided - please sign up by 6:30 pm on Sunday 12/3 to ensure you will be able to receive food.
When: Tue. Dec. 5, 2023, 6:30 p.m.– 8 p.m.
Where: 1013 DOW
No attendance limit. 90 attendees so far.
Bowling Social
TBD
When: Thu. Dec. 7, 2023, 12 p.m.–2 p.m.
Where: Station 300 - Saline
Event is 5/20 full.
Initiation
All electees are required to attend initiation to be officially inducted into Tau Beta Pi. Please sign up on the website event so we have an accurate idea of how many people we have.
Dress is business formal!When: Sat. Dec. 9, 2023, 2:30 p.m.– 4:30 p.m.
Where: 1500 EECS
No attendance limit. 84 attendees so far.
The Fall 2023 Semesterly Banquet
Thank you for your interest in the Fall 2023 Banquet!
We have several MANDATORY requirements, detailed in the Official TBP-MIG Banquet Sign-up form. Admittance will not be approved without completing all the requirements, so read carefully and direct questions to tbp.banquet@umich.edu.
Event capacity is limited to 110 attendees, so sign-up now to secure your spot
The Semesterly Banquet will be held immediately following Fall 2023 Initiation, on Saturday, December 9th, from 5:30-8:30 PM, at Lake Forest Golf Club.
Event Capacity: 107/110 (as of 11/27/2023)
When: Sat. Dec. 9, 2023, 5:30 p.m.– 8:30 p.m.
Where: Lake Forest Golf Club
Hot Chocolate Outreach (Dec. 11)
Hand out hot chocolate to first-year engineering students while advertising TBP! This session is timed to coincide with the end of an ENGR 151 final, and it will operate similarly to The Breakfast Parties.
Note: Hours from this event will be counted toward the Winter 2024 semester, unless arranged otherwise.
Shifts:
When: Mon. Dec. 11, 2023, 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Where: Chrysler Lobby
Shift is 2/5 full.
When: Mon. Dec. 11, 2023, 12:30 p.m.– 1:30 p.m.
Where: Chrysler Lobby
Shift is 1/5 full.
Hot Chocolate Outreach (Dec. 13)
Hand out hot chocolate to first-year engineering students while advertising TBP! This session is timed to coincide with the end of an ENGR 100 final, and it will operate similarly to The Breakfast Parties.
Note: Hours from this event will be counted toward the Winter 2024 semester, unless arranged otherwise.
Shifts:
When: Wed. Dec. 13, 2023, 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Where: EECS Atrium
Shift is 1/5 full.
When: Wed. Dec. 13, 2023, 12:30 p.m.–1:30 p.m.
Where: EECS Atrium
Shift is 2/5 full.
Order of the Engineer Ceremony
The Order of the Engineer Ceremony seeks to promote professionalism and ethics in engineering. Graduates who participate in the ceremony receive a special ring to remind them of their responsibility as an engineer. The event is available to all graduating students in the College of Engineering.
As a volunteer, you will provide assistance for setup, sign-in, food, etc.
When: Thu. Dec. 14, 2023, 11 a.m.– 1 p.m.
Where: Michigan Union Kuenzel Room
Event is 4/10 full.
Jimu Robot Event
Derby Middle School in Birmingham, MI is looking for women engineers to serve as mentors to female students at their school for a robotics event. The event is for girls who are interested in building and coding robots. The hope is to have one woman volunteer to work with every girl as they build and code a JIMU robot.Email: Lhart@Birmingham.k12.mi.us with your Name, Cell, Email, and University.
Note: This is an off campus event so please be sure you have transportation arranged before signing up to volunteer.
When: Sat. Jan. 20, 2024, 2:45 p.m.–7 p.m.
Where: 1300 Derby Rd, Birmingham, MI 48009
No attendance limit. 0 attendees so far.