1. Congratulations on your Accomplishments!
Welcome to Chi Epsilon
Congratulations on your Accomplishments!

2. The people in this room are the best of the best…
Purdue
Civil Engineers
Charles A. Ellis - Golden Gate Bridge Designer, Purdue Professor , Chi Epsilon member

3. What is Chi Epsilon? Top Civil Engineering Students
Nationally Recognized
Personal Qualities - Pillars
Scholarship
Character
Practicality
Sociability
Aqua – Designed by XE member

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. Semester Events – Chi Epsilon Picnic
Get to meet your officers, members, and fellow pledges!
Have a ton of fun and food!

8. Semester Events – Faculty B-Fast
Interact with faculty members and fellow pledges
Enjoy a delicious, nutritious breakfast (at 7:30AM!)

9. Pledge & Actives Social
Social committee
Planning social for pledges and officers to engage in sociability
Additionally, scheduling social with actives

10. Semester Events – Initiation
Become an official member of XE

11. Semester Events – Banquet
Gain recognition for your achievements
Leonard and Margaret Wood Academic and Leadership Scholarship
Burke Scholarship
Best Board Award

12. Service Opportunities
Giving back what got you into Chi Epsilon
Boo at the Zoo
Boiler Volunteer Network
FE Exam Review Sessions
ASCE Service Projects

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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

17. Next Meeting Thursday, September 24th @ 6 PM in PHYS 333
- Will send reminder
Paying Dues
Elect Pledge Class Officers
By-Laws & History
us at

18. xe@ecn.purdue.edu http://bridge.ecn.purdue.edu/~xe
Thank You!
Questions?
Andy Roedel
Carly Buschman