{"id":12413,"date":"2024-05-15T09:22:06","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T13:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cds-faculty\/?p=12413"},"modified":"2024-07-30T04:56:56","modified_gmt":"2024-07-30T08:56:56","slug":"kappa-theta-pi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cds-faculty\/2024\/05\/15\/kappa-theta-pi\/","title":{"rendered":"CDS Students Launch Co-ed Technology Fraternity"},"content":{"rendered":"
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(Left to right) Paul Lee (CDS’26) and Tye Robison (CDS’26)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What do data science majors do when they encounter a problem? They solve it.<\/p>\n

Paul Lee<\/a> CDS\u201926 set out to join a professional business fraternity when he arrived at Boston University, but he couldn\u2019t find one focused on data science (his major), technology, or business. Lee reached out to a friend, Tye Robison CDS\u201926, also a data science major, and asked if she\u2019d be interested in starting one. She agreed, and BU\u2019s chapter of Kappa Theta Pi<\/a> (KTP) launched in October 2022.<\/p>\n

KTP was founded in 2012 at the University of Michigan\u00a0<\/span>and centers on five key pillars: professional development, alumni connections, social growth, technological advancement, and academic support. These pillars guide a wide range of events sponsored by the organization, including fall\u2019s Hack Innovat3, an annual hackathon.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the things we love to do is support each other within Computing & Data Science (CDS). It has been so much fun meeting people and learning a lot about this field,\u201d said Robison.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The BU-based KTP chapter specializes in data science and information technology, though you don\u2019t have to be a data science student to join. Most of BU\u2019s 83 members are data science, computer science, or engineering majors.<\/span><\/p>\n

KTP Community Impact<\/h3>\n

The co-ed fraternity specializes in data science and information technology, though you don\u2019t have to be a data science student to join. Most of BU\u2019s 83 members are data science, computer science, or engineering majors. \u201cOur community, with diverse academic backgrounds, is well-suited for forming project groups or participating in competitions,\u201d said Lee.<\/span><\/p>\n

Embedded in the organization’s mission is professional development, community impact, and career advancement. In March, four students successfully completed the Innovate for Impact Case Study Competition hosted by JPMorgan Chase & Co, competing against other schools. Additionally, another group of members is currently working on a project to develop an app.<\/span><\/p>\n

With support from the Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences, KTP and Phi Chi Theta (PCT) put on April’s KTP x PCT Professional Panel to share students\u2019 insights on the competitive world of undergraduate research and industry internships. The event drew more than 90 students.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cCDS played a pivotal role in the commencement of this panel event,\u201d said Robison. \u201cFrom signage to marketing, they assisted at all fronts in making sure the event ran smoothly.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

KTP also performs service projects. Last fall, 40 members attended a Revere Beach cleanup day.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Co-presidents Lee and Robison say they\u2019ve achieved their short-term goal of giving students a social and professional community with a passion for data science.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOdds are when you walk into a CDS class, you’ll know three people who are also in KTP that you can study with and do your homework with,\u201d said Robison, a CDS student employee along with Lee.<\/span><\/p>\n

Looking Ahead<\/span><\/h3>\n

Lee and Robison said their longer-term goals include creating stronger connections to technology companies, engaging more with other national chapters, and leveraging alumni connections within the recently launched CDS major.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m excited about what\u2019s to come,\u201d said Lee. \u201cThere will be a new leadership group starting next semester, and I think it will continue to be a great community of people with a love for data science and a passion for technology.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

– Toni Fitzgerald, CDS Contributor; Maureen McCarthy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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