Upsilon Pi Epsilon
International Honor Society for the Computer Sciences
Chapter at Florida Institute of Technology
Upsilon Pi Epsilon (UPE) was
founded in 1967 at Texas A&M University. In the subsequent years,
over 120 institutions of higher education around the world have
established UPE chapters to honor their students; many chapters also
honor faculty with membership. Florida Tech's UPE chapter (Zeta
Chapter of Florida) was established in 1992.
UPE has been promoting the computing sciences and sponsoring
various activities and scholarships. In 1995, 12 undergraduate and
graduate student members were awarded UPE scholarships. The Florida
Tech programming team received scholarships that partially covered
their trips to the finals of the ACM International Collegiate
Programming Contest (43 out of 1,001 teams in 1996 and 60+ out
of 1,000+ in 1998). Also, every year, UPE sponsors the
International Science and Engineering Fair--an annual
competition for high school students around the world.
Membership in UPE signifies outstanding academic achievement and
commitment to enhance the computer science community. The Florida Tech
chapter focuses on scholarship, service, and fellowship. In
conjunction with the ACM chapter, we'll plan joint lectures, trips,
and social activities. Each UPE member is required to donate some
time for service.
Scholarships
Several scholarships are available to UPE members returning to Florida Tech.
next Fall. Applications are usually due in May. More
information can be found at National
UPE.
- Microsoft Awards (2): $1,000 each
- UPE Scholarships (10): $500 each
- Dan Drew Founders Award (1): $500
- Jim Nolen Award (1): $500
Service Ideas
- CS Help Desk
- Talking to prospective students
- ECSE Division High School Day
- Support groups for first-year students
- Support groups for female students
- Organizing high school programming contests
Eligiblity for Invitation
- Completed at least half of the credits toward a degree program in
computer science.
- Achieved a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 (undergraduate) or
3.7 (graduate).
- Invitations are usually sent out in Feburary each year. Contact us if
you are eligible, but not invited by March 1st.
- Each person will only be invited once--an invitation will not
be sent if an invitation was not accepted previously.
Pledge upon Acceptance
- Contribute to the three goals:
scholarship, service, and fellowship.
Membership
- Membership certificate and card
- Lifetime national fee: $25
- One-time chapter fee: $5
Chapter President (Spring 1999-2000): Delroy Bodden
(dbodden@fit.edu)
Chapter Vice President (Spring 1999-2000): Kervin Pierre
(kpierre@fit.edu)
Faculty Advisor:
Phil Chan
(pkc@cs.fit.edu)
Members
Spring 99
- Delroy Bodden (current president)
- John Brodie
- Krishnapal Chhabra
- Roger Gill
- Curtis Henderson
- Emmett Henry
- Kashyap Kamdar
- Kervin Pierre (current vice president)
- Parthasarathy Venkatram
Spring 98
Spring 97
- Robert Asfar
- Susan Collins
- Anthony Gebhardt
- Nicolas Glorieux
- Richard H. James
- Stacy Mooers
- Dustin Travis Proctor
- Orlando Soto
- Haseem Oliath Vazhayil
- Carlene Orrell Watler
Spring 96
Philip Chan