Hello everyone! Here are the Tau Beta Pi minutes for the meeting on October 25th. The remaining meetings for the semester are: November 15th December 6th (Social activity- bowling in the Student Center was a popular idea) The remaining activities for this semester are: November 8th: Collaborative Kitchen (Contact Ellen at if you interested) November 13th: Engineering Futures Session (~1-5 PM) Nov. 14th: Student Center Display Case decoration with Winnie Initiation is scheduled for Dec. 2nd at 6:30 PM. Everyone is invited and please let Shannon know if you are planning on attending. We are going to vote on the new electees at the meeting at the Nov.15th meeting, so please plan on attending. We hope to initiate 40 new members. Stacey recently attended the National Convention for TBPi in the wonderful city of Madison, Wisconsin! She had a few things to report to everyone about that. Some key points were: *Applications for TBPi scholarships, fellowships, and loans are now available. If you are interested, please see Stacey. *Do you know what the TBP Laureate Program is? A Laureate is a Tau Bate who has exceptional talent outside the field of engineering. Candidates may be nominated for contributions in the arts, athletics, diverse achievements, or service. A laureate receives a $2500 cash award, recognition at the national convention, and lots of publicity! Please let the officers know if you (or another Tau Bate in GA Alpha) should be nominated by our chapter. we must have nomination materials finished by March 15th. *District 5 Convention will be help April 1-2, 2000 in Tallahassee, FL by FSU. Please let me know if you have any questions! -Michelle Cox Recording Secretary, Tau Beta Pi