Initiation

How do I become a Pi Tau Sigma Member?

If a Mechanical Engineering student or suggested Honorary member fits the criteria listed below, they will receive a notification from the Officers &/or Advisors congratulating them for being eligible. They will also receive further instructions about Member Induction/Initiation.

* NOTE : Pi Tau Sigma is a member of the Association of College Honor Societies. Membership in the Association prevents the initiation of any candidate whose scholastic index is not in the top 35% of the candidate's class.

Undergraduate Members

Undergraduate members shall be chosen from students in a mechanical engineering curriculum on a basis of sound engineering ability, scholarship and service, leadership, integrity, and shall be selected from the junior and senior classes, or their equivalents, as defined by the administration of the college of engineering and the department of mechanical engineering. To be considered for election to undergraduate membership, a student's scholastic ranking must lie in the upper percentage of the student's respective classification in accordance with the Eligible Group column shown below with a grade point average greater or equal than 3.25/4.0. Election of undergraduate members must be done so that the maximum number of undergraduate members in each respective classification does not exceed the percentage of the entire class as shown in the Maximum column shown below.

* NOTE: A last term senior who scholastically places in the highest 35 percent of the senior's class, and who is deemed worthy, may be initiated only upon permission of the Board of Directors. Requests for this permission, stating the circumstances, shall be signed by the chapter president and a member of the faculty who is also a member of Pi Tau Sigma, and shall be sent to the Board of Directors Secretary-Treasurer.

Graduate Members

Graduate members shall be chosen from students having already completed a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering and are currently enrolled in a master’s or doctoral degree in mechanical engineering, on a basis of sound engineering ability, scholarship and service, leadership, and integrity. Master’s degree candidates shall have completed one academic term of residency, while doctoral degree candidates shall have completed one academic year of residency, rank in the top 35% standing of all graduate student candidates in the department, and have a minimum GPA of 3.5/4.0. Eligible graduate members on the term that will be graduating, may be initiated only upon permission of the Board of Directors. Requests for this permission, stating the circumstances, shall be signed by the chapter president and a member of the faculty who is also a member of Pi Tau Sigma, and shall be sent to the Board of Directors Secretary-Treasurer for approval. Inducted graduate students shall be members of the chapter that they were initiated in.

Honorary Members

Honorary members shall be selected on the basis of successful achievements in mechanical engineering. Practicing engineers and full, associate, or assistant professors of mechanical engineering are eligible. Each chapter may elect two or more honorary members per year.

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