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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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 the Secretary Alexandra Natoli 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

5. 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!

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

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

12. XE Social Events Intramurals
XE Social – October 19th at 7:00 Roadhouse
Other Ideas
Kayaking on September 17th

13. Purdue XE Scholarship – The Wood Award
Professor Leonard E. Wood
• Purdue
• 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

14. 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

15. 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

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

17. Chi Epsilon – Purdue University
Questions