I received a letter from Tau Beta Pi (TBP) this weekend. It turned out to be a fundraising letter. TBP is the engineering honor society. I am unsure what the criteria is to join, but I must have qualified during one quarter while at UCLA. I graduated with a 3.35 GPA, so I was not really an honor student.
The only interesting thing is that I have not heard from them since graduation in 1990. I believe I have moved six times since graduation so TBP must have purchased an updated spam marketing list and matched my name to their membership roster.
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Each chapter sets their own membership requirements. UCLA’s chapter site says top one-fifth of senior class or top one-eighth of junior class. I am quite sure I joined as a junior. Hmm… they probably changed the standards since a B+ GPA should not be in the top 12.5%.
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