Membership Requirements
- All prospective members have to be student members of the National Chapter of the Society of Plastics Engineers.
- Members of the chapter must be enrolled in Texas Tech University as full-time students.
- 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
- To become a member of the National Chapter by yourself please follow the link below and complete the ‘New Member Registration’.
- 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.