What
is Tri-Beta?
Beta
Beta Beta Biological
Honor Society is a society for students, particularly for undergraduates.
It seeks to encourage scholarly attainment in this field of learning by
reserving its regular membership for those who achieve superior academic records
and who indicate special aptitude for and major interest in the life sciences.
It desires to cultivate intellectual interest in the natural sciences and
to promote a better appreciation of the value of biological study and thus
welcomes into associate membership all those students who are interested in
biology. Beta Beta
Beta also endeavors to extend the boundaries of
man’s knowledge of nature by encouraging new discoveries through scientific
investigation and to this end encourages undergraduate students to begin
research work and report their findings in the journal of the society, BIOS.
It emphasizes, therefore, a three-fold program:
stimulation of scholarship, dissemination of scientific knowledge, and promotion
of biological research.
The Mu Upsilon Chapter at the
University
of
Tennessee
at Martin was
founded in 1986. Since then, Tri-Beta has continued to prosper as an honor
society of Biology majors, whether the students plan to further their careers in
the biological sciences or in professional programs.
Tri-Beta participates in numerous campus activities. These include
sponsoring blood drives, helping in tree planting expeditions around campus, and
hosting the Battle of Brehm between the members of
Tri-Beta and the
Biology Faculty
. Also, every
semester, one or two biology faculty members are asked to speak about their
ongoing research projects. This encourages Tri-Beta members to get
involved in research, which will help them later in their careers.
Tri-Beta brings to light many opportunities for research projects, both with
local faculty and also off-campus internships.
Beta Beta Beta:
Balanos means acorn, representing life in and
on the ground.
Boudetase means little bird, representing
life in the air.
Boax means fish, representing life in the
water.
Two
Tri-Beta members help plant trees around the UTM campus.