<p>TBP hit a pretty good sweet spot for honor societies: Selective enough to have some meaning behind it but not so selective that no one ever hears about it (like Phi Kappa Phi). Narrow enough to be recognizable in industry without being so narrow that only single disciplines know it (like Eta Kappa Nu). I think it is worthwhile.</p>
<p>Thank you all for the input. S went to the info session but said he didn’t feel like he would get much out of it and that while it is impressive on a resume he felt that his GPA would tell the same story. I don’t know if he is right about that but he is already really busy. I’m glad he took the time to check it out.</p>
<p>“he felt that his GPA would tell the same story”</p>
<p>Not exactly, no, it won’t. </p>
<p>As @da6onet pointed out, there are the occasional students that make it all the way to the exam portion yet still are not elected. There must be a reason for not being elected - therefore it’s not based on gpa alone. </p>
<p>Yes, the rest of the benefits of membership are what you will make of them - you get out of it what you put into it, but nevertheless, it is the only engineering society that is recognized across the board for all disciplines - the Phi Beta Kappa of engineering. </p>
<p>After you get that job, will anyone other than the person that hired you ever see or know about your gpa? Nope. However, that Tau Beta Pi membership certificate framed on the wall in your office will indeed continue to tell that story for you. If you worked that hard to earn that kind of gpa in engineering, why wouldn’t you be proud of it? </p>