Monday, November 12, 2012

Final Quiz (two part)


  1. 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.


    Western Regional Directors


    • Central Regional Co-Director - Amanda Graor, Theta Gamma (2006)
    • Central Regional Co-Director - Ian Lacy, Zeta (2008)
    • Central Regional Assistant Director - Shannon Sewell, Phi Gamma (2010)

    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

    1. What was Alpha Chapter’s original name?
The Society of Hammer and Tongs

  1. Where is Alpha Chapter located? 
University of Minnessota
MinneapolisMinnesota

  1. What was Alpha Chapter’s date of establishment? 
October 15, 1904

  1. 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

  1. What was Eta Gamma chapter’s original name?  
Theta Tau Beta

  1. What was Eta Gamma chapter’s date of establishment?  
April 5, 1997

  1. 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

  1. 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

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Quiz 5

Active Central Region Chapters:

Omega            South Dakota School of Mines and Technology       Rapid City, SD
Eta Gamma     University of Colorado at Boulder                            Boulder, CO
Zeta                 University of Kansas                                                Lawrence, KS
Phi Gamma     Oklahoma State University                                       Stillwater, OK
Upsilon           University of Arkansas                                             Fayetteville, AR
Tau Beta         Southern Methodist University                                 Dallas, TX
Xi Gamma      Texas A&M University                                            College Station, TX
Psi Beta           University of Texas at Austin                                  Austin, TX





Theta Tau Central Office

1011 SAN JACINTO, SUITE 205
Austin, TX 78701
1-800-264-1904
Central.Office@ThetaTau.org




Magazine of Theta Tau, and Editor

The Gear of Theta Tau
The Editor of The Gear is Allison Pollard

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Quiz 4


Know how to draw these:

Badges
Flags
Coat of Arms


Eta Gamma Executive Council (aka Merc Council):
Regent - Emma Jean Mossinger
Vice Regent - Nicolas Lowell Moore
Scribe - Victoria Irene Kirkman
Treasurer - Connor James Slagle
Corresponding Secretary - Ian Michael Core

National Website:

Local Website:

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


Sunday, October 14, 2012

Quiz 3

You need to know names and majors for the pledge test, roll number is extra credit



RollNameMajor
131Britta Kathleen UlmMCEN
132Ian Michael CoreMCEN
135David Christopher PageCSCI
136Trevor David AparicioCSCI
143Anna Morris CampbellEVEN
144William King VagueCVEN
145David Anthony ZilisMCEN
148Duc Minh NguyenCBEN
149Samantha Josephine BrookEVEN
150Shane Alexander MeikleASEN
151Thomas Ferguson LynnCHEN, APPM
152Steve Mitchell GentileOPEN
153Craig Ramsay WaltersOPEN
156Connor James SlagleEVEN/CHEN
157Zachary Zimon ClawsonAREN
158Zachary Ethan NagerCHEN
159Emma Jean MossingerAPPM
160Emma Katharine SingerMCEN
161Julia Christine MattonEVEN
162Anthony Herbert NeumayerCHEN
163Austin Charles PotthoffCHEN
164Robert Carter GilliamMCEN
165Austin Tanner AndersonASEN
166Nicole Rose McGrawCHEN
167Charlotte Joanne CrawfordEVEN
168Nicolas Lowell MooreCBEN
169Victoria Irene KirkmanECEN
170Katie Rae WilliamsonASEN
171Daniel Francis DonahueECEN
172Robert Abraham Miles
173Danim JeongMCEN
174
175
176
177
178
179
180
Alan Izar Castillo
Charity Elise Riesgraf
Elizabeth Ann Olsen
Rena Meng-Fei Yang
Sarah Elizabeth Feller
Anna Catherine Murphy
James Brooks Wiley
CHEN
CBEN
MCEN
MCEN
CSCI
CHEN
CSCI

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Quiz 2

QUIZ 2

The 4 symbols of Theta Tau

Flower: Jacqueminot
Gem: Dark Red Garnet
Open Motto: "Whatsoever they hand findeth to do, do it with thy might...;"- Ecclesiastes 9:10
Colors: Dark red and gold

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

Definition of Theta Tau: Theta Tau is a Co-Ed professional engineering fraternity.


some inspiration for memorizing the greek alphabet:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6gCaGEi3rA&feature=related

Thursday, September 27, 2012

Quiz 1

This is the information for Quiz 1:


Pledge Trainers:

Austin Charles Potthoff            CBEN            

Charlotte Joanne Crawford      EVEN

Pledges:

Hillary Fitzgerald Dixon MCEN

Christopher James Jordan CSCI

Adam Ephraim Parnes CHEN

Chun-Ting Wanglee ECEN

Katlyn Shelby Barrett CBEN

Philip Henry McAuley ECEN

Alexander Nikolai Tsankov CSCI

Adora Yabut MCEN



5 S's (when you should not wear your pledge pin):

Sleep
Sex
Shower
Sports
Substance

The purpose of Theta Tau (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.




Monday, September 24, 2012

Welcome Omicron Beta

Hello Pledges!

This blog will be your secondary information source for all things Theta Tau! Of course, Austin and Charlotte (your pledge trainers) will be your primary source. Each week we will be posting the information for the following weeks quiz. Weekly meetings will be held Wednesdays 7pm in ECCR 110! If you can't make a meeting please let Austin or Charlotte know.


contact info:

Austin           austin.potthoff@colorado.edu (303) 887-6489
Charlotte       charlotte.crawford@colorado.edu (720) 384-5045

See you Wednesday!