Frequently Asked Questions About Theta Tau

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Theta Tau is a National, Professional, Co-Ed, Engineering Fraternity. Although we do hold social events, our focus is professional development. First, we try to make you a better Engineer. Then we have a party. Theta Tau is a fraternity as opposed to an engineering society because membership is for life.

No. Although we strongly encourage academic achievement, the minimum required GPA for being initiated into Theta Tau is 2.0.

Like other fraternal organizations, membership in Theta Tau will come only after you have proven that you will be a valuable member of the organization. There are three steps to joining: rush, pledging, and initiation.

Rushing is an open invitation for eligible students to start the process of becoming a member of Theta Tau. Rush is usually held during the first few weeks of the Fall and Spring semesters. During this time you will see signs posted saying "Rush Theta Tau." Theta Tau holds Rush events where we give out pizza, go to the Swamp, play pool, BBQ, and do other assorted activities. During this time you first meet the members of Theta Tau, and they get to meet you. The purpose is to let the brothers of Theta Tau know you are interested in joining. You also learn about the fraternity and the upcoming pledge cycle, so you can make an informed decision about joining. During the two rush weeks, students are encouraged come to as many rush events as possible but only required to go to a minimum of two rush events, in addition to one info session. Also during rush, students should introduce themselves to the members and ask any questions they may have about Theta Tau. At the end of the rush period, the members of Theta Tau vote on who should recieve a bid and continue on to the pledge process.

"Pledging" Theta Tau is a continuing promise by the student to become an active member of Theta Tau. After the rush cycle ends, Theta Tau members have a meeting, and give out bids to those people who they feel will make valuable members of the organization. If you receive a bid, be proud that the brothers have placed faith in you. Although there is still much you must do before becoming a member. First, you must choose to accept the bid. All people accepting a bid will receive a pledge pin, which identifies you as a Theta Tau Pledge. The pledge period lasts for about 11 weeks. During the Pledge cycle you learn some history about the fraternity, important Theta Tau facts, and you bond with your fellow Pledge brothers and soon to be Theta Tau brothers. Throughout the pledge period, different requirements are asked of the pledges. As a pledge class you learn teamwork, professional development, and what it means to be a member of Theta Tau.

Any student of the College of Engineering. Mostly, the prime qualification is to being judged of good character. We do have a few particular qualifications that must be met at the time of initiation (after pledging, at the end of the semester). A member must meet the following qualifications:

• Be at least 18 years of age.
• Must be enrolled in a program leading to an Engineering degree. (Once you are a member of Theta Tau, you are a member for life, even if you should switch majors at some future date.)
• Attend weekly pledge meetings.
• Not be members of a competing engineering fraternity.
• Must not be within 6 months of graduation.
• Have a GPA of at least 2.0

Yes. (most of the time) You can be a member of Theta Tau and any social fraternity or sorority and/or any engineering societies currently at UF. However, there are some other professional fraternities we don't allow our members to join. If you have further questions please ask us.

The more time you put into Theta Tau the more you can get out of it. As a pledge you will need to set at least an hour a week to come to your pledge meetings. It is also to your benefit to attend and help out with whatever events (whether they are professional or social) take place. Once you are a member, you are expected to attend weekly meetings held on the day that is most suitible for majority of the members. You should try to set aside at least and hour and a half for the meeting, but they usually last around one hour. You really do get as much out of Theta Tau as you put into it. If you don't show up for the meetings, don't go to the events, you get nothing out of it. Members who spend a lot of time with Theta Tau find that they get a lot out of it - friendship, leadership experience, connections within UF and elsewhere, and more.

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As much as we, the webmasters of Zeta Gamma Chapter, would like to take credit for this great FAQ, we just can't. We give all the credit to Eta Gamma Chapter for their hard work on their Rush section in which we used as a template. Thank you Eta Gamma!!!