Final Pledge Quiz Info

Here is all the info for the next test. In order for you guys to have all the information for getting the gear this pledge quiz will be a 2 in one quiz. Here is all the info.

National Executive Council 

You need to know the position and the names.

Grand Regent

MICHAEL D. LIVINGSTON

Grand Vice Regent

JUSTIN G. WISEMAN

Grand Scribe

RACHAEL STENSRUD

Grand Treasurer

J. MATTHEW CLARK

Grand Marshall

BRANDON J. STATTERWHITE

Grand Inner Guard

AMAR AMIN

Grand Outer Guard

JAMEY VANN

Student Member

YOST SMITH

Delegate at Large

GLEN A. WILCOX

Executive Director

MICHAEL T. ABRAHAM

Theta Tau Central Office

1011 SAN JACINTO, SUITE 205

Austin, TX 78701

1-800-264-1904

Central.@ThetaTau.org

Magazine of Theta Tau, and Editor

The Gear of Theta Tau

The Editor of The Gear is Allison Pollard

Western Regional Directors

Matthew Leavy

Daniel "Xander" White

Financial Obligations

Pledge Fee                  $50

Initiation Fee               $75

Membership Dues       $200-250 per semester

Member’s Badge        $17-160

Housing Fee               $300 within 5 years of graduating

The 15 Requirements to Become a Member

1. Be at least 18 years of age

2. Be eligible to pledge according to the university’s rules

3. Be in good academic standing with the university (GPA > 2.0)

4. Be in an engineering curriculum leading to a bachelor’s degree or higher

5. Not be within 6 mo. of graduating or within the first 6 mo. of your freshman year

6. Pass the final pledge test

7. Pass the final vote

8. Not be a member of a competing fraternity

9. Obtain a signature from each member of the chapter

10. Pay a pledge fee

11. Pay a badge fee

12. Pay an initiation fee

13. Complete a pledge form

14. Complete a pledge project with your pledge class

15. Complete a pledge party with your pledge class

THETA TAU PLEDGE TEST #3

ANSWER KEY

1. What was Alpha Chapter’s original name?

The Society of Hammer and Tongs

2. Where is Alpha Chapter located? 

University of Minnessota

Minneapolis, Minnesota

3. What was Alpha Chapter’s date of establishment? 

October 15, 1904

4. Who were the four (4) founders of the fraternity and of Alpha Chatper? 

Erich Julius Schrader

Elwin Leroy Vinal

William Murry Lewis

Isaac Baker Hanks

5. What was Eta Gamma chapter’s original name?  

Theta Tau Beta

6. What was Eta Gamma chapter’s date of establishment?  

April 5, 1997

7. Who were the six (6) founders (full name) of Eta Gamma Chapter?  

Scott Sinclair Carmen

Scott Richard Veerman

Loren Morris

Adam Craig Pederson

Joshua Grant Poley

Christopher Hart Mehl

8. Who were the eight (8) charter members (full name) of Eta Gamma Chapter in roll number order? 

(1)  Adam Craig Pederson

(2)  Joshua Grant Poley

(3)  Christopher Hart Mehl

(4)  Shana Carol Worel

(5)  Bryce Petrus Kasper

(6)  John Spencer McCallie

(7)  Joanna Allison Ackley

(8)  Brian Daniel Guillen

Pledge Test #4

Greek Letters:
You need to know how to spell them too.

Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon, Zeta, Eta, Theta, Iota, Kappa, Lambda, Mu, Nu, Xi, Omicron, Pi, Rho, Sigma, Tau, Upsilon, Phi, Chi, Psi, Omega.

Here are a few links to songs that make it easy to remember the alphabet.
The normal one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6gCaGEi3rA
If you like rap:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vapoNlGio8U
If you like the song technologic:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUrZHF_WBeI&feature=results_main&playnext=1&list=PL0006D41E7B86D5CF



Active Western Regional Chapters:

Chapter                     School                                                                    Location

Eta Gamma                University of Colorado                                             Boulder, CO
Omega                       South Dakota School of Mines and Technology       Rapid City, SD
Delta Gamma             Arizona State University                                           Tempe, AZ
Chi                             University of Arizona                                               Tucson, AZ
Omicron Gamma        University of California, Davis                                  Davis, CA
Epsilon Delta              University of California, San Diego                           San Diego, CA
Epsilon                       University of California, Berkeley                              Berkeley, CA


The 10 Competing Fraternities:




Alpha Chi Sigma
Alpha Omega Epsilon
Alpha Rho Chi
Sigma Beta Epsilon
Sigma Phi Delta
Sigma Rho
Phi Sigma Rho
Kappa Eta Kappa
Scarab
Triangle

I have sent out a presentation today that makes it very easy to remember the competing fraternities.

Quiz 3 info

Hey everyone! Remember to keep cracking on those interviews! Here is the info you will need for our meeting next week:

The 4 symbols of Theta Tau:
Stone - Dark red garnet
Colors - Dark red and gold
Flower - Jaqueminot, or a dark red rose
Open motto (punctuation is important) - "Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might;..." - Ecclesiastes 9:10


Be able to draw the Theta Tau flags, badge, and coat of arms:

Flags

Badges

Coat of Arms

Eta Gamma Executive Council (aka Merc Council):

Regent - Emma Jean Mossinger

Vice Regent - Kyle Paul Kuchta

Scribe - Nicolas Lowell Moore

Treasurer - Robert Carter Gilliam

Corresponding Secretary - Ian Michael Core

National Website:

http://www.thetatau.org/

Local Website:

http://etagamma.org/ 

Week 2 Pledge Test:

You need to know the member names and their major and the definition of Theta Tau for next week's test. Roll numbers are extra credit on the final test, so you do not have to know them it only helps.

Definition of Theta Tau
Theta Tau is a co-ed professional engineering fraternity.


Member Names

114	Kaisa Patricia Wallace-Moyer	CHEN
124	Sara Nicole Sullivan	AREN
125	Kyle Matthew Wolma	ASEN
126	Daniel James Steffy	ECEN
127	Melanie Dana Dubin	ASEN
128	Elizabeth Gail Roberts	CBEN
129	Stephen Frank Prager (Steve)	CBEN
130	Robert Paul Fornia	APPM
131	Britta Kathleen Ulm	MCEN
132	Ian Michael Core	MCEN
133	William Marshall Brewer	CHEN
134	Benjamin Victor Sperr	ECEN
135	David Christopher Page	CSCI
136	Trevor David Aparicio	CSCI
137	Kyle Charles Williams	CBEN
138	Timothy Charles Morris	CHEN
139	Logan Thorton Finch	ASEN
140	Samuel Anderson Houser	ASEN
141	Kyle Paul Kuchta	CHEN
142	Jodie Lynn Ellis	AREN
143	Anna Morris Campbell	EVEN
144	William King Vague	CVEN
145	David Anthony Zilis	MCEN
146	Kittrick Mikel Davidson	AREN
148	Duc Minh Nguyen	CBEN
149	Samantha Josephine Brook	EVEN
150	Shane Alexander Meikle	ASEN
151	Thomas Ferguson Lynn	CHEN, APPM
152	Steve Mitchell Gentile	OPEN
153	Craig Ramsay Walters	OPEN
154	Jordan Alexander Lerner	CVEN
155	Courtney Jo Adamo	AREN
156	Connor James Slagle	EVEN/CHEN
157	Zachary Zimon Clawson	AREN
158	Zachary Ethan Nager	CHEN
159	Emma Jean Mossinger	OPEN
160	Emma Katharine Singer	MCEN
161	Julia Christine Matton	EVEN
162	Anthony Herbert Neumayer	CHEN
163	Austin Charles Pothoff	CHEN
164	Robert Carter Gilliam	MCEN
165	Austin Tanner Anderson	ASEN
166	Nicole Rose McGraw	CHEN
167	Charlotte Joanne Crawford	EVEN
168	Nicolas Lowell Moore	CBEN
169	Victoria Irene Kirkman	ECEN
170	Katie Rae Williamson	ASEN
171	Daniel Francis Donahue	ECEN
172	Robert Abraham Miles	EVEN
173	Danim Jeong	MCEN
174	Alan Izar Castillo	CHEM

Week 1 Informations for all you pledgies

This is the information that you will be quizzed on for the meeting of 2/29/12:

Pledge Trainers:

Shane	Alexander	Meikle	ASEN
Jordan	Alexander	Lerner	CVEN

Fellow Pledges:

Charity	Elise	Riesgraf	CHEN
Elizabeth	Anne	Olsen	MCEN
James	Brooks	Wiley	CSCI
Christopher	Kevin	Pollard	ECEN

Sarah	Elizabeth	Feller	CSCI
Rena	Meng-Fei	Yang	MCEN
Anna	Catherine	Murphy	CBEN
Adam	Michael	Sokol	MCEN
Alexandra	Danner	Banks	MCEN

5 S's (when you should not wear your pin):
Sleep
Shower
Sports
Substance
Sex

Purpose of Theta Tau (you need to know this word for word):
The purpose of Theta Tau is to develop and maintain a high standard of professional interest among its members, and to unite them in a strong bond of fraternal fellowship.

Welcome Pledges!

Hello there, Xi Beta pledge class of Eta Gamma chapter of Theta Tau Professional Coed Engineering Fraternity. This blog, right here, the one you are looking at, will be the primary way that Shane and Jordan will be getting you information on what you will need to know for your weekly quizzes. Our weekly meetings will be held on Wednesdays at 6:00 pm in ECCR 139. If you cannot make it any particular week, please make sure to let one of us know as soon as you can. Shane's email is shane.meikle@colorado.edu and his phone number is (310) 773-1580. Jordan's email is jordan.lerner@colorado.edu and his phone number is (303) 903-1218. See you all soon!