Pi Tau Sigma
Michigan Mechanical Engineering
Things that make us cry
90's Rock Bands
Ragebait
100

All students must obtain what score on their PTS entrance exam in order to be initiated?

What is 100 Percent?

100

The least popular Mechanical Engineering core-curriculum course track, known for being taught by either old confusing professors well past their prime or Brian Kish.

What is the 235/320/335 course track?

(Also acceptable: What is the thermo/fluids/heat transfer course track?)

100

This course is notorious for causing many people (Ethan) to undergo many all nighters.

What is ME 395?

100
A rock band known for their hit album "Nevermind", also named after the eastern religious term for the concept of enlightenment.

What is Nirvana?

100

A man whose last name could be mistaken with the term we use to refer to our mothers.

Who is Joe?

(Also acceptable: Who is Joe Mama?)

200

The two state universities whose mechanical engineering students formed organizations that would become Pi Tau Sigma

What are the University of Illinois and University of Wisconsin?

200

This course contains work that belongs in a completely different major.

What is ME 382?

200

The mathematical concept greatly elaborated on in MATH 216 in many dimensions

What is an integral?

200

We as mechanical engineers have to deal with steady state flow conditions in many of our classes. This band could be said to be fans of steady state flow conditions based on their most known song name.

What is Pearl Jam?

200

A multistage aerobic capacity test that progressively gets more difficult as it continues.

What is the FitnessGram Pacer Test

300

The thermodynamic curve that serves as the symbol of Pi Tau Sigma.

What is the Carnot cycle?

300

Every team write answer:

The point at which students usually stop loving physics in the Mechanical Engineering required coursework.

(two answers, 100 bonus points if both are gotten).

What are Physics 240 & ME 240?

300

This is a key ingredient in many dishes as a seasoning or side.

What is an onion?

300

In 1992, Radiohead released their arguably most popular song "Creep". Like Radiohead, this band also released a popular song by the same name in the same era, only within the grunge genre.

What is Stone Temple Pilots?

300

The first word of every properly formatted Jeopardy response.

What is what?

400

The University of Michigan's chapter of Pi Tau Sigma is distinguished by these two greek letters.

What are Pi and Rho?

400

This professor is known for having a foul mouth within his lecturing style

Who is Christopher Vermillion?
400

An event that occurred early in our childhood, devastating many space enthusiast children largely by the hand of Neil Degrasse Tyson.

What is the tragic loss of Pluto's status as a planet?

400

This band released their self titled album in 1998 with radio hit "Aerials" receiving a lot of play. It also happens to be Ethan's favorite band.

What is System of a Down?

400
In grade school this day of the week was often referred to as opposite day as a playfully confusing game to play amongst friends.

What is not Wednesday?

500

This University of Michigan staff member serves as our faculty mentor.

Who is Bogdan Epureanu?

500

This course counts as a technical elective, effectively giving crack to one of the earliest required ME courses and letting the concepts run wild.

What is ME 311?
500

This substance is known to come from many EECS students who have developed a negative stereotypical reputation for it.

What is the smell of an EECS student?

500

This 90's rock band released songs of many strange names such as "spoon man", whose lead singer was Chris Cornell

What is Soundgarden?

500

Last semester previous members learned that NASA feels it is important to use 15 digits in their approximations. These are those digits.

What is 13149265358979?

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