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Chi Epsilon Actives Meeting #1
Thursday, September 11, 2014
Please sign in up front!
Chi Epsilon – Purdue University
Officers:
President:
Vice President:
Treasurer:
Secretary:
Editors:
Marshals:
Emily Byl
Morgan Joel
Dovydas Kackys
Blayne Risk
Wayne Bunnell
Bochen Zhang
Jacob Bubalo
Anthony Schuler
Pledge Coordinators:
Webmaster:
Andy Roedel
Carly Buschman
Andrea Bailey
Mark Satterly
Drake Krohn
Faculty Adviser:
Dr. Mark Bowman
Social Chairs:
Any officer of the Chapter may be removed from office by a two-thirds majority of the entire membership of the Chapter at
any stated meeting. The Vice-President shall preside whenever a motion is offered to remove the President from office.
A Moment in Purdue XE History
before we were
Chi Epsilon
We were the
CONTOUR SOCIETY
A Moment in Purdue XE History
• 1917
• Nov. 1918
• 1919
• Jan. 1920
• Spring 1921
Shortly After…
• 1922
FAST FORWARD!
• Sep. 1928
• Apr. 1929
– First idea to create a CE Honorary at Purdue
– WWI prevented further action
– End of WWI
– Class of 1919 begins petition to create the Contour Society
– Full faculty recognition of the Contour Society
– First recorded election
– Chi Epsilon Fraternity was founded at University of Illinois
– Contour’s first record of considering joining XE
– After sending a petition to U. of I…
– Purdue Contour Society
11th Chapter of XE!
Schedule of Events
XE Events - FALL 2014
DAY
DATE
Thu.
9/18
Sun.
9/28
Mon.
9/29
Thu.
10/9
Thu.
11/6
Wed.-Thu. 11/12-11/13
Sun.
11/16
TIME
LOCATION
6:30 PM
TBA
5:30 PM
6:00 PM
6:00 PM
ALL DAY
3:00 PM
6:00 PM
PHYS 203
TBA
TBA
PHYS 203
PHYS 203
TBA
PMU East
Faculty Lounge
EVENT
Buddy Program Kick-Off
XE Picnic
Graduate School Info Night
Active Meeting #2
Active Meeting #3 - ELECTIONS
Pledge Board Signing
Initiation
Banquet
MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS
Attendance
• Must attend election (AM#3 on 11/6)
• Must attend at least 2 active meetings
• Must attend Initiation (11/16)
• Excused absences:
- Granted if you email Secretary Blayne (brisk@purdue.edu) before the event
3 Hours Community Service
• 3 hrs for Buddy Program
• Tutoring
• XE Community Service Events
• Other Service (Service Hours Form on Purdue XE website)
SIGN UP TO BE ON THE TUTORING LIST TONIGHT!
CE BUDDY PROGRAM
• Contact your old buddy
• 23 sophomores signed up so far!
• Meet 3x this semester
• Counts for your 3 Community Service hours!
- No Photos Necessary
- Email Secretary Blayne (brisk@purdue.edu)
• Buddy Kick-Off & XE Social
- Next Thursday, 9/18, 6:30pm @ PHYS 203
- Social at 7pm @ Jake’s Roadhouse
• Buddy Bowling Night – Friday, 10/3 6:30-8:30 @ PMU (Tentative)
 SIGN UP FOR THE BUDDY PROGRAM TONIGHT! 
XE Community Service Events
XE Community Service Events
Jacob Bubalo
District Conference – March 2015
• To be hosted at Purdue!
• Great Lakes District – 13 Chapters (MI, OH, IN)
- U. of M.
- MSU
- Ohio State
- Notre Dame
- Toledo
- Cincinnati
• Expecting 20-25 attendees
• Events to be planned:
Friday:
- Informal Dinner
- Hotel Recommendations/Bookings
Saturday:
- Continental Breakfast
- Box Lunch
- Campus, HAMP, Bowen Lab Tours
- Invite 1-2 Speakers
- Book Meeting Rooms
- Ice Breakers
SIGN UP FOR THE PLANNING COMMITTEE TONIGHT!
XE Social Events
Social Chairs
Andrea Bailey & Mark Satterly
• XE SOCIAL
• Buddy Bowling Night:
• Intramurals:
• Site tours:
NEXT THURSDAY, 9/18 at JAKE’S!
10/3 (hopefully)
MAC soccer or indoor volleyball?
Softball stadium, Wade Power Plant (TBA)
FE Review Sessions
WHAT? 7 sessions at 75 minutes each (from 6:30-7:45pm)
WHEN? Tentative schedule:
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Kickoff (Session #1) – Thursday, Oct. 16th
Sessions #2-4 – Oct. 20th-22nd
Sessions #5-7 – Oct. 27th-29th
Topics to cover…
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“A to Z” about the exam and Ethics – held by Dr. Drnevich
Mechanics of Materials
Structures (Analysis and Design)
Geotech.
Transportation
Dynamics for ME
Thermodynamics for ME
National Scholarships/Fellowships
1. SCHOLARSHIP:
o Enrolled as an undergraduate student for Fall 2014 and Spring 2015.
o Eligible for:
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One of ten National Scholarships ($3,500 each)
One of ten Chi Epsilon District Scholarships ($2,000 each)
http://www.chi-epsilon.org/XEWebGeneral2/Forms/2015%20Scholarship%20Application%20Revised.pdf
2. FELLOWSHIP:
o Enrolled as either an undergraduate or graduate student for Fall 2014 and must
be a graduate student Spring 2015.
o Eligible for one of two XE Graduate Fellowships
o
http://www.chi-epsilon.org/XEWebGeneral2/Forms/2015%20Fellowship%20Application%20Revised.pdf
*** MUST EMAIL TO EMILY BY OCT. 10th ***
National Scholarships/Fellowships
How do I apply? Submit in one PDF document…
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Application (Questions about your leadership experience, etc.)
Unofficial transcript
Resume
Essay on your personal goals (max 2 pages)
Two letters of recommendation (one from a Faculty Member, one from a student or
colleague)
*** MUST EMAIL TO EMILY BY OCT. 10th ***
Purdue XE Scholarship – The Wood Award
About Professor Leonard E. Wood
• At Purdue 1953-2004
- CE Professor Emeritus
- CE Co-op Coordinator
- XE Faculty Adviser for 10 years
• The Woods have donated to:
- XE Chapter at Purdue
- School of Civil Engineering
- Purdue Co-Op Program
- Purdue Athletics
• Wood Commons was created in his memory for his
dedication to the students
Purdue XE Scholarship – The Wood Award
XE Wood Award Nominations
• $1000 award for leadership/academics
• Must be an active member of XE
• Nomination forms from previous semesters are valid until:
- you win the award
- you graduate
• You will receive the nomination form via email
• Due date TBA
Tonight!
After the Meeting
• Sign up for XE District Planning Committee
Look for My Email Tonight!
• Sign ups:
- Buddy Program!
- Tutoring
• Attachments:
- XE Schedule
- This powerpoint
• Next Event:
Next Thursday: Buddy Kick-Off / XE Social
Chi Epsilon – Purdue University
Questions?