Tau Beta Pi
Where was Tau Beta Pi founded?
Lehigh University
What are pi to 5 decimals?
3.14159
What pie is named after a citrus fruit, this tart and creamy pie originated in the Florida Keys.
Key Lime Pie
What day is pi day?
March 14th (3/14)
Who is the Chief Advisor of KY-A?
Dr. Walcott
What year was TBP founded?
1885
Pi is a(n) ______ number, meaning it cannot be expressed as a finite fraction of two integers.
Irrational
What famous Chicago-based pizza style is so thick it’s sometimes mistaken for a pie?
Deep dish pizza
What time do official Pi Day celebrations begin?
(Think about the value of pi)
1:59pm
KY-A was the ____ TBP chapter charted.
8th
Tau Beta Pi merged with what other engineering honor society in 1974?
Sigma Tau
Pi is defined as the ratio of a circle's _____ to its _____.
Circumference, diameter
What pie was created in the Melrose Inn of Prospect, Kentucky and is often associated with the Kentucky Derby?
Derby pie
What famous physicist, known for his theory of relativity, was born on Pi Day in 1879
Albert Einstein
What year the KY-A chapter founded?
1902
What is the public creed of Tau Beta Pi?
Integrity and Excellence in Engineering
By what fraction is pi typically approximated?
22/7
A pie crust’s flakiness depends on this physical property of the fat used, which determines how solid or liquid it is at a given temperature.
Melting Point
KY-A was the first TBP chapter to initiate a _____ engineer.
Female
The symbol of Tau Beta Pi, known as "The Bent," is modeled after a tool used in engineering and drafting for measuring angles.
A trestle (or engineer's bent)
What Greek letter is used to denote the value of 2π?
Tau
If a pie is placed in an oven at 375°F, the heat transfer primarily occurs through this mode of thermal energy transfer, which dominates in baking.
Convection
What University of Kentucky President was also a Tau Bate?
Lee T. Todd, 11th UK President