Tau Alpha Pi
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Tau Alpha Pi (ΤΑΠ) is a scholastic honor society that recognizes academic achievement among students in the field of engineering technology.[1] Tau Alpha Pi honor society has 85 chapters across the United States and a total membership of approximately 7,000. It is one of the most selective honor societies in the United States, only inviting the top four percent of an institution's total engineering technology enrollment.[2]
History
The society was founded at Southern Polytechnic State University in 1953 by professor Jesse DeFore, head of the physics department at Southern Polytechnic State University.[3][4]
The purpose of Tau Alpha Pi is twofold. First, to recognize high standards of scholarship among students in engineering technology programs. Secondly, to promote and encourage scholastic achievement by offering outstanding engineering technology students membership in the society.[5] To allow members to succeed academically, the society keeps a list of scholarships on its website that members can apply to.[6]
Tau Alpha Pi was managed for over thirty years by engineering technology educator Frederick J. Berger who saw it dramatically transform into a viable national honor society.[7] The American Society for Engineering Education took over the management of Tau Alpha Pi in 1997 and presents a yearly award in Berger's name.
Tau Alpha Pi was admitted to the Association of College Honor Societies in 2000.[3] As of 2012, it had 85 chapters across the United States and a total membership of approximately 7,000.[3] Its headquarters is in Washington, D.C.[3]
Symbols
The colors of Tau Alpha Pi are green and gold. Its publication is the Tau Alpha Pi Journal.[4]
Activities
At the chapter level, members participate in tutoring in the community and on their campus and raise funds to purchase equipment for their campus.[3]
Membership
The society is open to associate and bachelor's degree candidates who are elected by the prospective chapter.[3] Tau Alpha Pi is one of the most selective honor societies in the United States, only inviting the top four percent of an institution's total engineering technology enrollment.[2][8] Potential members are in the top 25 percent of their class and have completed three academic semesters.[3] Over 850 members are admitted to Tau Alpha Pi each year.[3]
Chapters
Following is a list of Tau Alpha Pi chapters.[9][10] Active chapters are indicated in bold. Inactive chapters and institutions are in italics.
- ^ a b c d e f g This campus of the college is closed.
- ^ The chapter was chartered at Roanoke Technical Institute, later called Virginia Western Community College.
- ^ Chapter formed from Tau Sigma, a local honor society.
- ^ The University closed in 1991.
- ^ Chapter formed at Greater New Haven State Technical College which merged with South Central Community College in 1992 to form Gateway Community College.
- ^ Sources call this the Beta Epsilon and the Omicron Delta chapter.
- ^ College closed in 2017.
See also
References
- ^ "Tau Alpha Pi - Engineering Technology". Association of College Honor Societies. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Tau Alpha Pi Inducts New Members". The Newbury Observer. Champion Media. 27 April 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Tau Alpha Pi Honor Society- Engineering Technology". Association of College Honor Societies. December 12, 2011. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2024-05-20 – via web.archive.org.
- ^ a b c d e "Tau Alpha Pi, Formed Here, Spreads Out". The Atlanta Journal. 1953-07-09. p. 41. Retrieved 2024-05-20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Overview". Tau Alpha Pi. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- ^ "Scholarships and Opportunities". Tau Alpha Pi. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- ^ "Frederick J. Berger Award". American Society for Engineering Education. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Brister Accepted to USM's Tau Alpha Pi". Sun Herald. Biloxi, Mississippi. 1997-06-25. p. 25. Retrieved 2024-05-20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Chapters". Tau Alpha Pi. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
- ^ "Tau Alpha Pi Honor Society Chapters". Association of College Honor Society. December 16, 2011. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2024-05-20 – via web.archive.org.
- ^ "TAP Names Fischer to Post". The Atlanta Journal. 1976-06-16. p. 39. Retrieved 2024-05-20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Robert J. Aebli Named to Alpha Beta Chapter". The Times-Tribune. Scranton, Pennsylvania. 1956-01-20. p. 2. Retrieved 2024-05-20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kolodey Cited for Outstanding Scholarship". The Tribune. Scranton, Pennsylvania. 1953-02-19. p. 15. Retrieved 2024-05-20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Chapter to Initiate". The Cincinnati Enquirer. 1954-10-28. p. 19. Retrieved 2024-05-20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Here and There in Maine". Evening Express. Portland, Maine. 1953-08-26. p. 32. Retrieved 2024-05-20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Haskel Initiated Into a National Honor Society". Sun-Journal. Lewiston, Maine. 1963-12-31. p. 20. Retrieved 2024-05-21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tau Alpha Pi Pledge". Mound City News-Independent. Mound City, Missouri. 1963-12-05. p. 4. Retrieved 2024-05-20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am "Chapters". Tau Alpha Pi. Archived from the original on 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2024-05-20 – via web.archive.org.
- ^ "Honor Society Gets Charter at Tech School". The Roanoke Times. 1963-02-24. p. 15. Retrieved 2024-05-20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Theta Alpha Chapter". The Roanoke Times. 1976-04-18. p. 29. Retrieved 2024-05-21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Society". The Philadelphia Inquirer. 1965-01-11. p. 19. Retrieved 2024-05-21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Campus Corner". Delaware County Daily Times. Chester, Pennsylvania. 1970-11-04. p. 13. Retrieved 2024-05-21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "15 Members OKD By Tau Alpha Pi". The Bridgeport Post. Bridgeport, Connecticut. 1971-05-29. p. 5. Retrieved 2024-05-21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Milfor Man Heads Society in Norwalk". The Bridgeport Post. 1976-04-02. p. 8. Retrieved 2024-05-21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "John Sallman Sr". The State. Columbia, South Carolina. 2002-12-06. p. 25. Retrieved 2024-05-21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Six Join Society at Lake Land". Journal Gazette. Mattoon, Illinois. 1973-02-07. p. 19. Retrieved 2024-05-20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gerald P. Lowry". Asbury Park Press. 1977-08-28. p. 150. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
- ^ "James Parker Graduates with High Honors". The Brattleboro Reformer. Brattleboro, Vermont. 1978-06-22. p. 7. Retrieved 2024-05-21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Campus News". The Roswell Daily Record. Roswell, New Mexico. 1979-11-06. p. 8. Retrieved 2024-05-21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Guevera-Castro, Lillian (1990-10-11). "Roberts Take Steps But Fall Short in Contest at DeVry Institute". The Atlanta Journal. p. 127. Retrieved 2024-05-21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tau Sigma, the Honor Society". The Buffalo News. 1954-07-19. p. 4. Retrieved 2024-05-20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "More Technical Grads Needs, UD Unit Told". The Journal Herald. Dayton, Ohio ·. 1962-05-08. p. 24. Retrieved 2024-05-21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Honors Graduate". Sidney Daily News. Sidney, Ohio. 1967-05-05. p. 4. Retrieved 2024-05-21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Campus Corner". The Newark Advocate. Newark, Ohio. 1980-05-24. p. 9. Retrieved 2024-05-21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Honor Group Elects at Junior College". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 1974-02-22. p. 48. Retrieved 2024-05-21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Local Happenings". The Daily Times. Salisbury, Maryland. 1968-01-09. p. 8. Retrieved 2024-05-21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Perkasie Local News". News Herald. Perkasie, Pennsylvania. 1988-12-21. p. 5. Retrieved 2024-05-21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Six Inducted into Tau Alpha Pi". The Times Leader. Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. 1990-08-26. p. 23. Retrieved 2024-05-20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "State Campuss Seek to Join Honor Society". The York Dispatch. 1966-03-09. p. 29. Retrieved 2024-05-21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fraternity Inducts 24 New Members". The Baltimore Sun. 1988-12-22. p. 63. Retrieved 2024-05-20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tau Alpha Pi Inducts Six". Southern Illinoisan. Carbondale, Illinois. 1983-11-30. p. 27. Retrieved 2024-05-21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "College News". News Record. North Hills, Pennsylvania. 1980-09-02. p. 28. Retrieved 2024-05-21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "People". The Courier-News. Bridgewater, New Jersey. 1988-04-27. p. 20. Retrieved 2024-05-21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Engineering Society Founded". Messenger-Press. Allentown, New Jersey. 1979-11-01. p. 6. Retrieved 2024-05-21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Academic News". The Delaware Gazette. Delaware, Ohio. 1994-03-16. p. 8. Retrieved 2024-05-21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Honor Society is Chartered for Tech Institute Engineering Students". The Logan Daily News. 1970-02-07. p. 8. Retrieved 2024-05-21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Longview Today". Longview News-Journal. 1987-10-26. p. 2. Retrieved 2024-05-21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Moss Accepted as Member of Honor Society". The Gaffney Ledger. 1987-02-02. p. 5. Retrieved 2024-05-21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Engineering Students Honored". Tampa Bay Times. 1990-12-19. p. 140. Retrieved 2024-05-20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Education Notes". The Herald. Rock Hill, South Carolina. 1978-02-02. p. 15. Retrieved 2024-05-21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Honors". Record-Journal. Meriden, Connecticut. 1984-05-20. p. 30. Retrieved 2024-05-21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Honor Fraternity Installs". The Tribune. San Luis Obispo, California. 1979-09-27. p. 14. Retrieved 2024-05-21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Poly Engineers in Honor Club". Times-Press-Recorder. Arroyo Grande, California. 1979-08-08. p. 6. Retrieved 2024-05-21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Organization to Know: Tau Alpha Pi Gives Boost to Engineering Majors". The Times. Munster, Indiana. 2003-03-27. p. 135. Retrieved 2024-05-20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Students Inducted". The Times. Munster, Indiana. 1987-06-29. p. 8. Retrieved 2024-05-21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Honor Students". The Jersey Journal. Jersey City, New Jersey. 1979-01-18. p. 26. Retrieved 2024-05-21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kearny Man Heads Honor Society Chapter". The Jersey Journal. Jersey City, New Jersey. 1979-03-07. p. 2. Retrieved 2024-05-21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Students Honored". The Post-Star. Glens Falls, New York. 1979-11-14. p. 9. Retrieved 2024-05-21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "New Lebanon Graduate". The Berkshire Eagle. 1980-12-01. p. 23. Retrieved 2024-05-21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Siesel Graduates with Degree of Engineering". New Washington Herald. New Washington, Ohio. 1985-03-07. p. 1. Retrieved 2024-05-20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "MC Student Heads La. Tech Society". The Daily Review. Morgan City, Louisiana. 1980-02-21. p. 15. Retrieved 2024-05-21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "USM Granted Tau Alpha Pi Charter". Hattiesburg American. 1983-05-22. p. 16. Retrieved 2024-05-20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "College Digest". The Atlanta Constitution. 1984-06-10. p. 97. Retrieved 2024-05-20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "In the News". The Macon Telegraph. 1984-06-06. p. 35. Retrieved 2024-05-21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "11 Join Honor Society". The Day. New London, Connecticut. 1984-06-15. p. 47. Retrieved 2024-05-21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Milestones". Hartford Courant. 1988-01-24. p. 234. Retrieved 2024-05-20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "New Honorary Chartered at Owens". Sentinel Tribune. Bowling Green, Ohio. 1987-06-12. p. 4. Retrieved 2024-05-21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lewis Candura Inducted into Tau Alpha Pi Society". The Belleville Times. 1986-06-19. p. 8. Retrieved 2024-05-21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Watkins Honoredat Purdue". The Kokomo Tribune. 1998-02-05. p. 10. Retrieved 2024-05-21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Stanley Dick, Cicero". The Noblesville Ledger. Noblesville, Indiana. 1988-05-11. p. 12. Retrieved 2024-05-21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Top Students in Engineering Technology". The Lewiston Daily Sun. 1986-07-25. p. 15. Retrieved 2024-05-21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tau Alpha Pi". The Herald-Palladium. Benton Harbor, Michigan. 1993-05-30. p. 15. Retrieved 2024-05-20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "At School". The Kokomo Tribune. 1992-04-17. p. 15. Retrieved 2024-05-20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Students Inducted". The Kokomo Tribune. 1990-05-16. p. 3. Retrieved 2024-05-21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ted W. Pembroke". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York. 1993-01-24. p. 30. Retrieved 2024-05-21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Piedmont Tech Charters Tau Alpha Pi Chapter, Inducts First Members". The Index-Journal. Greenwood, South Carolina. 1995-10-11. p. 26. Retrieved 2024-05-20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Koehn Inducted Into Honor Society". Baxter Bulletin. Mountain Home, Arkansas. 1997-11-18. p. 15. Retrieved 2024-05-21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Morgan, Roberta (1980-04-17). "Student Briefs". The Montgomery Advertiser. p. 39. Retrieved 2024-05-21 – via Newspapers.com.
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