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Pi Tau Sigma

The Tau Alpha chapter of Pi Tau Sigma, the national honorary fraternity for mechanical engineers, holds semiannual initiations near the end of Fall and Spring semesters. Pi Tau Sigma, founded in 1915, recognizes junior and senior students in a mechanical engineering curriculum on the basis of sound engineering ability, scholarship, and personality.

Spring 2009 Initiation: President John Kegelman and other PTS officers and members welcomed new members (marked with *) at this semester's induction ceremony.

Top Row: Prof. Noah Cowan (Advisor), Alejandro de Simone, Paul Stegall, Vijay Aiyar, Yoni Silverman*, Catherine Colwell, John Kegelman, Adam Sierakowski*, Taig Rajpal, Avik De, Austin DiOrio, Doug Karlsberg, Omar Almagri, and David Ferguson.

Bottom Row: Rebecca Pierce, Ellen Berlinghof*, Adam Barber*, Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Joe Lefkowitz, and Kai Selterman.

Pi Tau Sigma - Fall 2008

Fall 2008 Initiation: President John Kegelman and other PTS officers and members welcomed new members (marked with *) at this semester's induction ceremony.  Left-to-right: Hoe-Joon Kim*, Alex De Simone, Rebecca Pierce*, Paul Stegal, Catherine Colwell*, Louis Agon*, Avik De*, Alex Thibau*, John Kegelman, Taig Rajpal*, Doug Karlsberg*, Joe Lefkowitz, Kevin Uy, David Ferguson*, Austin DiOrio*, Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Kai Selterman. (Vijay Aiyar, photographer)

Spring 2008 Initiation: (no photo available) President: Julie Blumreiter. Inductees: Vijay Aiyarm Alejandro Desimone, Kai Selterman, Ankit Sharma, Paul Stegall.

Fall 2007 Initiation: (no photo available) President: Julie Blumreiter. Inductees: Erik Phillips, John Kegelman, Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Darren Pinney, Andrew Zuckerman, Kevin Uy, Omar Almagri, Joseph Lefkowitz


Spring 2007 Initiation: President Hubert Tseng and Vice President Tim Rupert welcomed new members (marked with *) at this semester's induction ceremony.  From left to right: Scott Hoffman (Secretary), Tim Rupert, Tsahai Phillip*, Chris Dorbian*, Julie Blumreiter, Chris Hemmerle*, Soohong Park, Kyle Azevedo*, Makibi Takagi, Hubert Tseng, Noah Cowan (Faculty Advisor).


Fall 2006 Initiation:  President Hubert Tseng and Vice President Timothy Rupert presided over this semester's initiation ceremony of new members. From left to right (marked with *): Tim Rupert, Scott Hoffman, Makibi Takagi*, Ross Burns*, Rebecca Kramer*, Keith Schellhorn*, Julie Blumreiter*, Soohong Park*, Ryan McCaffrey, Alic Chen*, Hubert Tseng, Evan Earnest, and John Benedetto.


Fall 2005 Initiation:  These students were part of the initiation ceremony to welcome new members (marked with *): Lauren Denk*, Eiline Yoon*, Scott Hoffman*, Candace Brakewood*, Timothy Rupert*, John Benedetto*, Matthew Jeffrey, Peter Dewey*, Benjamin Jackson, Evan Earnest*, Reuben Brewer.  New member not shown: Chris Kovalchick.

Spring 2005 Initiation:  Nick Petrone (President) helped welcome new members (marked with *): Eiline Yoon, Nick Keim*, Laura Manofsky*, Olivia Mao*, Reuben Brewer, Tristan Flanzer*, Matthew Jeffrey, David Helmer, Owen Loh, Noah Cowan (Faculty Advisor), Sandy Sheng, Ben Jackson.  Also inducted, but not shown: Lauren Denk



SEE COMMEMORATIONS OF PAST INITIATIONS HERE.