Chi Epsilon Active Meeting #1 Thursday, November 7, 2017 PLEASE SIGN IN

Chi Epsilon – Purdue University Officers President: Gwen Cortez Vice President: Annie Chen Treasurer: Ximi Qu Secretary: Alexandra Natoli Editors: Marcelino Cruz Christian Jonathan Marshals: Nathan Barr Singh Pledge Coordinators: Brandon Hardin Sissy Pomplin Social Chairs: Natalie Rubalcava Alan Kanybek Webmaster: Eun Hwang Faculty Advisor: Dr. Mark Bowman

Schedule of Events Date Time Location Event 9/7 6:00 pm PHYS 238 Active Meeting #1 9/18 7:00 pm HAMP 1144 FE Exam Info Night 10/1 1:00 pm Happy Hollow Park XE Picnic 10/2 5:30pm HAMP 2102 Grad School Info Night 10/19 PHYS 223 Active Meeting #2 Jake’s Roadhouse XE Social 11/7-11/8 ALL DAY Hampton Hall Pledge Board Signing 11/9 7:00 pm ? TBD Active Meeting #3 11/12 4:00 pm TBA Initiation *Can be downloaded from the XE Website

Membership Requirements • Must attend: - at least 2 of 3 active meetings (no more than 1 unexcused absences) - Elections (Active Meeting 3 on 11/9) - Initiation (11/12) • Excused absences will be granted only if you email the Secretary Alexandra Natoli (natoli@purdue.edu) 1 day before the event • Must fulfill 3 hours of community service by: - Tutoring for 3 hours - Attending any XE Community Service Event - Submitting an Individual Service Hours on Boilerlink

Tutoring SIGN UP TONIGHT! • Sign up for all courses you would be comfortable tutoring • Not a commitment to regular tutoring • How it works: XE will get a request for a tutor Tutors will be matched based on the list generated from tonight’s meeting Tutor 3 hours = Semester’s worth of community service! SIGN UP TONIGHT!

XE Buddy Program Buddy Program Sign Up One group event a semester One-on-one meeting with assigned buddy Promote positive attitude and foster confidence Cultivate academic success Promote XE

FE Exam Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Examination First step to be a licensed Professional Engineer Take the exam your senior year (typically final semester) Each engineering discipline has a varied list of topics Civils don’t have thermo on the exam Takes roughly 6 hours and has 110 questions Exam is taken on the computer Some Awesome Stats National average passing rate for Civil is 71% Purdue has a 92% passing rate!! FE Schedule Can be found on our website https://engineering.purdue.edu/~xe/FEReview.html

FE Exam Info Night WHAT? XE is hosting an event open to all Civils where we go over some background on the test to help you get started studying. Former XE President Emily Byl is coming to share some of her experiences and suggestions Topics covered… How certification works Test subjects What CE classes to take WHEN? Monday September 18th, Test format 7:00 pm WHERE? HAMP 1144

FE Online Review Materials WHAT? 5 sessions on Boilercast and slides of a 6th session from last spring Topics covered… “A to Z” about the exam and Ethics WHERE? Chi Epsilon Website, which also has more review slides and helpful information about the exam Geotechnical Engineering Dynamics Hydraulics and Hydrologic Systems Structural Design Construction Materials Environmental Transportation Surveying

Grad School Info Night WHEN & WHERE : October 2 in HAMP 2102 Are you curious about Grad School? Get helpful advice from: Professor Abraham Jenny Ricksy, Grad Program Coordinator CEGSAC Panel – Q & A

XE Community Service Events Boo at the Zoo October 25-27, 2017 Time: 6:30pm – 9:00 pm Lafayette Zoo Contact: natoli@purdue.edu Winterization November 11, 2017 Time: TBD Chi Epsilon will create a group to sign up with, more information to follow

XE Social Events Intramurals XE Social – October 19th at 7:00 pm @Jake’s Roadhouse Other Ideas Kayaking on September 17th

Purdue XE Scholarship – The Wood Award Professor Leonard E. Wood • Purdue 1953-2004 • The Woods have donated to Purdue’s: - XE Chapter - School of Civil Engineering - Co-op Program - Athletics • Wood Commons was built in his memory – for the dedication he demonstrated toward the student population

XE Scholarship – Purdue The XE Wood Award • $1000 award for Leadership / Academics • Must be an active XE member • Ideal way to apply – grab a friend and nominate each other! • The nomination form will be available on the XE website

Chapter Honor Member C. Michael Byers M.S.C.E., Purdue University, 1976  B.S.C.E., Purdue University, 1977 Executive Director of the Indiana Chapter of ACPA since 1988 Former Purdue XE President Served on more than 40 study advisory committees for Purdue student and faculty research projects Spearheaded creation of Applied Concrete Research Initiative at Purdue

https://engineering.purdue.edu/~xe/ XE Website https://engineering.purdue.edu/~xe/ Semester Schedule FE Review Information Community Service Information

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