1. Chi Epsilon Active Meeting #1 Thursday, September 6, 2018
PLEASE SIGN IN

2. Chi Epsilon – Purdue University
Officers
President: Darryl Sexton
Vice President: Josh Inaba
Treasurer: Miranda Gollwitzer
Secretary: Eleanor Carre
Editors: Audrie Hillis
Trevor Moore
Marshals: Kendall Kyle
Emily Lazo-Wasem
Pledge Coordinators: Courtney Colosimo
Ishan Gopalka
Social Chairs: Thomas Schilling
Whitney Weidenbenner
Webmaster: Anthony Gray
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Mark Bowman

3. Schedule of Events Date Time Location Event 9/6 6:00 pm PHYS 223
Active Meeting #1
9/26
7:00 pm
TBA
FE Exam Info Night
9/30
1:00 pm
Happy Hollow Park
XE Picnic
TBD
Grad School Info Night
10/25
Active Meeting #2
XE Social
11/6-11/8
ALL DAY
Hampton Hall
Pledge Board Signing
11/9
Active Meeting #3
11/11
4:00 pm
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)
- Initiation (11/11)
• Excused absences will be granted only if you the Secretary Eleanor Carre 1 day before the event
• Must fulfill 3 hours of community service by:
- Tutoring (Re-evaluating for Spring ’19)
- Attending any XE Community Service Event
- Submitting an Individual Service Hours on Boilerlink

5. Tutoring • 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!

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? Wednesday September 26th,
Test format
7:00 pm
WHERE? TBD

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 : TBD
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 24-26, 2018
Time: 6:30pm – 9:00 pm
Lafayette Zoo
Contact:
Winterization
November 10, 2018
Time: TBD
Chi Epsilon will create a group to sign up with, more information to follow

12. XE Community Service Events
Oral English Proficiency Program (OEPP) – ENGL 620
Throughout Fall 2018 semester
Sign up:
Contact:
Lions Club – Vision Screening
TBD
Contact:

13. XE Chapter Balloting Petitions to become installed chapters
The College of New Jersey (TCNJ)
Boise State University

14. XE Social Events Intramurals
XE Social – October 25th at 7:00 TBD
Other Ideas
Exploration Acres

15. 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

16. 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

17. Chapter Honor Member Nomination
Rick Conner, PE, SE
BSCE 1976 Purdue University
President/COO/Partner of American StructurePoint since 1987
Grown company from $2.8 million annual revenue and 50 employees to $60 million annual revenue and 400 employees
Led company to expand services and locations
Involved in important projects including designing unique interchanges and creating a redevelopment plan for Speedway

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

19. Chi Epsilon – Purdue University
Questions