Posted on February 17, 2014 by Julie Purdie
On February 17, 2014, the Miami University Colony of Theta Tau showed the Rube Goldberg machine at Theta Tau’s table at Engineer’s week. The Rube Goldberg machine was a Beta class pledge project. The Rube Goldberg machine had some Theta Tau ideas in it, such as a hammer and a pillar of knowledge. During Engineer’s week, Theta Tau had a table set up with members stationed at the table. The brothers explained the Rube Goldberg to other Miami students and future Miami students.
The brothers that worked on the Rube Goldberg machine thought it was a great pledge class project. They also thought that it was a great bonding experience for all that worked on the project. However, only 6 Beta class brothers worked on the project so they felt like they did not have enough members working on it. They also felt very rushed since they only had about a week to plan a build the machine. Majority of the brothers that worked on the project would like to do it again.