Membership Requirements

  1. All prospective members have to be student members of the National Chapter of the Society of Plastics Engineers. 
  2. Members of the chapter must be enrolled in Texas Tech University as full-time students.
  3. Come to the SPE event and fill out the form, and then you will become a member of the SPE TTU chapter.

Become a member of SPE National Chapter

  1. To become a member of the National Chapter by yourself please follow the link below and complete the ‘New Member Registration’.
  2.  Please follow the step-by-step procedure below the link if you’ve difficulty in filling the details on the SPE website.

STEP BY STEP PROCEDURE TO BECOME A MEMBER:

  • Go to SPE webpage: Type 4spe.org or go to this link.

STEP I.

If you’re a New Member

  • Click the ‘Student’ button. You’ll be redirected to the ‘SPE Student Member Application’ page.
  • Select “Student member’ from the list or go to ‘Next’.

Or

If you’re a Renewing Member

  • Scroll below to the ‘Member Login’ link at the bottom or click the ‘Member Login’ link at the top.
  • Click ‘Reset password’. Enter your email, reset your password and login.
  • Click the ‘Renew Now’ button. You’ll be redirected to the ‘SPE Student Member Application’ page.
  • Select “Student member’ from the list or go to ‘Next’.

STEP II.

Go to your Contact Information.

  • Fill in all your contact information.
  • Select ‘Include me in Membership Directories *’ as ‘YES’.

STEP III.

Go to Additional Information.

  • Fill in all the additional information.
  • Select ‘What is your primary job function? *’ as ‘Academia’ from the drop-down list.
  • Select ‘What is the primary business of your company? *’ as ‘Government or School’ from the drop-down list.
  • Select ‘other’ in the next drop down lists.
  • Give your date of birth, Tech’s address, and your consent.

STEP IV.

Go to Additional options

  • From ‘Technical Divisions’ – don’t select anything.
  • In the ‘Geographic Sections’ – please select the ‘South Texas Section‘. PLEASE DO NOT PAY THE $10 FEE ASSOCIATED TO THIS. Instead, under Payment Details, please enter ‘yes’ into the ‘Student Verification for Chapter Discount’ box and click Apply. This will remove the fee.
  • From the ‘Special Groups’, select check boxes that you like. They’re free.
  • In the ‘Student Chapter’ look for ‘Texas Tech University-Lubbock Chapter‘ and select the checkbox beside it.

 Click the ‘Submit’ Button

Why become a member of SPE?

  • Become a part of a family!
  • No Membership fees!
  • Socialize and have fun.
  • Be a part of our professional and social events and activities.
  • Take part in Best Journal Article and Best Poster competitions and win great rewards/prizes.
  • Win scholarships.
  • Attend international conferences, competitions and present your research.
  • Attend seminars, guest talks, webinars and so on.
  • Meet entrepreneurs, researchers and other industry/academia professionals.
  • Get access to journals and knowledge banks.
  • Use your network to get internships, jobs and so on.