Tau Beta Pi, NY Pi Chapter - Eligibility Requirements

Academic eligibility for Tau Beta Pi means belonging to the uppermost ranks of one's fellow engineering students. Membership in Tau Beta Pi, however, is granted only to those candidates who:

Demonstrate Exemplary Character

Demonstrate a Record of Community Service

Demonstrate High Academic Standing

Undergraduate students:

Must be in the top 10% of their 3rd year class or

Must be in the top 12.5% of their 4th year class or

Must be in the top 20% of their 5th year class

Graduate students:

Must have completed at least 50% of their coursework and

Be in the top 20% of their class or have a letter of recommendation from their advisors.

Alumni:

Must have graduated in the top 20% of their class. This applies even if your school did not have a chapter at the time you graduated.

Please email us if you are interested in joining Tau Beta Pi.

Practicing engineers:

Must have achieved eminence in engineering as determined by Headquarters.

If you graduated from a recognized engineering college, you must have practiced engineering for at least 10 years.

If you graduated from a non-recognized engineering colleges or do not hold an engineering degree, you must have practiced engineering for at least 15 years.

Candidates are usually recommended by members who know them.

Please email us if you are interested in joining Tau Beta Pi.\

The Tau Beta Pi name is recognized across all engineering disciplines as a mark of success in both career and citizenship. Letters are sent to all eligible students from our chapter every Fall and Winter quarter.