Discipline-Specific Organizations at Purdue

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Discipline-Specific Organizations at Purdue
Looking for a way to gain crucial leadership, networking, and communication skills? Want to boost your professional development expertise and connect with others in your major? If so, discipline-specific organizations in the engineering school here at Purdue are the perfect place to do so! These organizations include the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES), the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), the American Society of Civil Engineers, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and more. Almost every engineering discipline at Purdue has a chapter for national engineering organizations such as those provided above. Also, once admitted to your discipline of choice, in most disciplines you will automatically become a member of the organization correlating with your major. There are tons of opportunities to get more involved, however, and build connections with those in your discipline.
Many of the organizations participate in similar activities on campus, but they also hold events unique to their society! Activities in common include organizing lab tours, free food for students the week before finals, networking events with major companies, socials for students and faculty, and student panels regarding internships and research. As a member, you have the opportunity to attend these events, of course, but you can also assist in planning, organizing, and working the events. Other events unique to societies include a mentor-mentee program, which takes place in BMES, free pancake breakfasts (AIChE), a civil engineering-specific career fair (American Society of Civil Engineers), and volunteering together at local food banks and animal shelters (BMES).
I personally chose to get involved with the executive board of Purdue’s chapter of BMES, and have had a great experience getting to know the juniors and seniors in biomedical engineering and gaining professional development skills. I love having the opportunity to meet many of my peers at social gatherings such as cookouts and bowling events, but BMES also gives me the opportunity to connect with major companies such as Epic and Zimmer-Biomet. The society also provides a wall of positivity in the BME building to inspire students to keep persevering through the semester and aiming to succeed. Be sure to consider joining an organization like those provided above when you come to Purdue!


Purdue BMES Executive Members at the BMES National Conference


AIChE hosting a pancake breakfast in the Forney Atrium
-Written by Emily Hamman, WE Link Recruitment Project Committee, Blog Group 1
BME 2022

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