SDSU Tau Beta Pi - About TBP


		"The Tau Beta Pi Association was founded ... to mark in a fitting manner those who have conferred honor upon their Alma Mater by distinguished scholarship and exemplary character as students in engineering, or by their attainments as alumni in the field of engineering, and to foster a spirit of liberal culture in engineering colleges."--Preamble to the Tau Beta Pi Constitution Tau Beta Pi is the only college honor society that recognizes students across all disciplines of engineering. Students inducted into Tau Beta Pi are of diligent scholarship and excellent character. The society is the second-oldest such society in the United States; it was founded at Lehigh University in 1885. The founder, Dr. Edward Williams, wanted to create a society for technical students that would convey the same prestige as Phi Beta Kappa, the liberal arts honor society founded in 1776. Currently, it boasts 227 active collegiate chapters in colleges across the united states. The South Dakota Beta Chapter of Tau Beta Pi was brought to South Dakota State in 1974, its development fueled by the efforts of Distinguished Professor Emeritus and then-Dean Junis O. Storry. The South Dakota Beta chapter is an active promoter of the SDSU College of Engineering, involved with such projects as the FE/EIT Exam and engineering facility restoration. Eligibility requirements for the society can be found in the *members* section. Additional facts about the history, bylaws, and structure of the National Tau Beta Pi organization can be found on our *national website. For more information, contact us*!