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Welcome to Chi Epsilon

Congratulations on your

Accomplishments!

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Charles A. Ellis - Golden Gate Bridge Designer, Purdue Professor 1934-1946, Chi Epsilon

member

The people in this room are the best of

the best…

PurdueCivil

Engineers

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What is Chi Epsilon?

• Top Civil Engineering Students

• Nationally Recognized• Personal Qualities - Pillars

– Scholarship– Character– Practicality– Sociability

Aqua – Designed by XE member

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Why Join Chi Epsilon?• Relationship with pledge

class• Recognition from

employers/schools• Get involved• Leadership opportunity• It’s fun!• Purdue University has the

best chapter

111 S Wacker – Designed by XE member

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Members• 28 Current Faculty

Members• ~ 10 Graduate

Students• ~ 46 Undergraduate

Students

Gerald A. Leonards , XE member– served on commission to save the Leaning Tower of Pisa

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Notable XE Members• Stephen D. Bechtel, Jr. (BSCE ‘46)

– Co-owner of Bechtel Corp.• Robert L. Bowen (BSCE ‘62)

– Founder & chairman of Bowen Engineering

• Christopher Burke (BSCE ‘77, MSCE ‘79, Ph.D. ‘83)

– Founded Christopher B. Burke Engineering Ltd.

• Charles J. Pankow, Jr. (BSCE ’47)– Honored as one of the Top Six World Builders during

the ENR's 125-year history

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Semester Events – Chi Epsilon Picnic• Get to meet your officers,

members, and fellow pledges!• Have a ton of fun and food!

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Semester Events – Faculty B-Fast• Interact with faculty members and fellow pledges

• Enjoy a delicious, nutritious breakfast (at 7:30AM!)

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Pledge & Actives Social• Social committee• Planning social for

pledges and officers to engage in sociability

• Additionally, scheduling social with actives

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Semester Events – Initiation• Become an official member of XE

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Semester Events – Banquet

• Gain recognition for your achievements

• Leonard and Margaret Wood Academic and Leadership Scholarship

• Burke Scholarship• Best Board Award

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Service Opportunities• Giving back what got you into

Chi Epsilon– Boo at the Zoo– Boiler Volunteer Network– FE Exam Review Sessions– ASCE Service Projects

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Chi Epsilon Officers• Advisor – Dr. Mark Bowman• President – Emily Byl• Vice President – Morgan Joel• Treasurer – Dovydas Kackys• Secretary –Blayne Risk• Editors – Bochen Zhang& Wayne Bunnell• Marshals – Jacob Bubalo & Anthony Schuler• Social Chairs – Mark Satterly & Andrea Bailey • Pledge Coordinators – Andy Roedel & Carly Buschman• Web Master- Drake Krohn

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Pledge Requirements• You’ve already done the first part – your

academics• Pledge Activities

– Great chances to becomes friends with other XE members

• Community Service (3 hours)– Boo at the Zoo– Ideas?

• Pledge Quizzes• Pledge Boards

– Completion & Signing

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Membership Dues

• One-time lifetime membership fee• Chapter and national dues• $75, due by Sept. 24th (next meeting)• Picnic• Banquet dinner• All the pizza you can eat while a

Boilermaker

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Pledge Requirements - Summary

• Attendance at Pledge Events– Pledge Retreat (Sept. 28th)– Faculty Breakfast (Oct. 7th)– Initiation & Banquet (Nov. 16th)

• Pledge Quizzes• Community Service – 3 Hours• Completion of Pledge Board

• Registration & Dues (by Sept. 24th , Second Pledge Meeting)– Make checks payable to Purdue Chi Epsilon

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• Thursday, September 24th @ 6 PM in PHYS 333

- Will send email reminder– Paying Dues– Elect Pledge Class Officers– By-Laws & History

• E-mail us at – aroedel@purdue.edu – cbuschma@purdue.edu

Next Meeting

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Thank You!Questions?

Andy Roedelaroedel@purdue.edu

Carly Buschmancbuschma@purdue.com

xe@ecn.purdue.edu http://bridge.ecn.purdue.edu/~xe