Tau Beta Pi, founded in 1885, is the oldest of the engineering honor societies and the second oldest greek letter honor society. Its mission is to mark in a fitting manner those who have conferred honor upon their alma mater by distinguished scholarship and exemplary character as undergraduates in the field of engineering, or by their attainments as alumni in the field of engineering, and to foster a spirit of liberal culture in the engineering colleges. USD’s chapter of Tau Beta Pi, CA Alpha Epsilon, was installed on February 25, 2012. Undergraduates at USD in all three engineering majors are academically eligible for selection as members if they are in the upper one-eighth of juniors or the upper one-fifth of seniors in engineering. In addition to academic requirements, candidates for Tau Beta Pi membership must be evaluated for exemplary character and must complete a service project prior to their election by the student chapter members. 

Chief Advisor: Dr. Kathleen Kramer, Director of Engineering Programs kramer@sandiego.edu
Advisory Board Members: Dr. Susan Lord, Dr. David Malicky, Dr. Michael Morse, and Dr. Rick Olson

Additional information may be obtained from the Chapter Advisor.

Tau Beta Pi Officers 2012-2013
Officer	Name
President	Alvin Javier
V. President	Julie Brown
Recording Secretary	Nate Scherrer
Corresponding Secretary	Kristian Wittman
Treasurer	Andrew Wood
Cataloguer/Communications	Jessica Buckley
Elected Board Of Advisors for the Chapter
Dr. Kathleen Kramer	Professor of Electrical Engineering
Dr. Susan Lord	Professor of Electrical Engineering
Dr. Michael Morse	Professor of Electrical Engineering
Dr. Rick Olson	Associate Professor of Industrial & Systems Engineering
Dr. David Malicky	Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering