Sigma Gamma Tau is the American honor society in aerospace engineering.[1][2] The society formed from the merger of Tau Omega and Gamma Alpha Rho in 1953.[2][3] It has chartered more than fifty chapters in the United States.[1] With the merger of the two societies, Sigma Gamma Tau started with fourteen chapters, renamed for their host institution.[4] Following is a list of Sigma Gamma Tau chapters, with inactive institutions indicated in italics.[1][2][4][5][6][7]
Charter date
and range
|
Institution
|
Location
|
Region
|
Status
|
References
|
February 28, 1953
|
Purdue University
|
West Lafayette, Indiana
|
Great Lakes
|
Active
|
[3][a]
|
February 28, 1953
|
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
|
Troy, New York
|
Northeastern
|
Active
|
[b]
|
February 28, 1953 – 195x?; May 18, 1960
|
University of Alabama
|
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
|
South Central
|
Active
|
[c]
|
February 28, 1953
|
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
|
Urbana, Illinois
|
Great Lakes
|
Active
|
[8][d]
|
February 28, 1953
|
University of Kansas
|
Lawrence, Kansas
|
North Central
|
Active
|
[9][e]
|
February 28, 1953
|
University of Minnesota
|
Minneapolis, Minnesota
|
North Central
|
Inactive
|
[f]
|
February 28, 1953
|
University of Oklahoma
|
Norman, Oklahoma
|
Southwestern
|
Inactive
|
[10][g]
|
February 28, 1953
|
Wichita State University
|
Wichita, Kansas
|
North Central
|
Active
|
[11][h]
|
February 28, 1953 – 19xx ?; February 6, 1970
|
Virginia Tech
|
Blacksburg, Virginia
|
Mid-Atlantic
|
Active
|
[12][i]
|
February 28, 1953 – 1964
|
Carnegie Institute of Technology
|
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|
Mid-Atlantic
|
Inactive
|
[j]
|
February 28, 1953
|
Georgia Tech
|
Atlanta, Georgia
|
Southeastern
|
Active
|
[13][k]
|
February 28, 1953
|
Iowa State University
|
Ames, Iowa
|
North Central
|
Active
|
[14][l]
|
February 28, 1953
|
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
|
Cambridge, Massachusetts
|
Northeastern
|
Inactive
|
[15][m]
|
February 28, 1953
|
Ohio State University
|
Columbus, Ohio
|
Great Lakes
|
Active
|
[16][n]
|
December 11, 1954
|
West Virginia University
|
Morgantown, West Virginia
|
Mid-Atlantic
|
Active
|
|
December 15, 1955 – 1974
|
Brooklyn Polytechnic
|
Brooklyn, New York
|
Northeastern
|
Consolidated
|
[o]
|
1957
|
Pennsylvania State University
|
University Park, Pennsylvania
|
Mid-Atlantic
|
Active
|
|
1957
|
University of Texas at Austin
|
Austin, Texas
|
Southwestern
|
Active
|
|
1957
|
Texas A&M University
|
College Station, Texas
|
Southwestern
|
Active
|
[17]
|
1957–19xx ?; December 20, 1966 – 1974
|
New York University, University Heights
|
Bronx, New York City, New York
|
Northeastern
|
Consolidated
|
[p]
|
December 3, 1965
|
Auburn University
|
Auburn, Alabama
|
South Central
|
Active
|
[18]
|
May 1966
|
University of Maryland, College Park
|
College Park, Maryland
|
Mid-Atlantic
|
Active
|
|
1968
|
University of Cincinnati
|
Cincinnati, Ohio
|
Great Lakes
|
Inactive
|
|
Before 1970
|
Saint Louis University
|
St. Louis, Misssouri
|
North Central
|
Inactive
|
[19][q]
|
1970
|
University of Virginia
|
Charlottesville, Virginia
|
Mid-Atlantic
|
Active
|
|
May 15, 1970
|
North Carolina State University
|
Raleigh, North Carolina
|
Southeastern
|
Active
|
|
May 18, 1970
|
University of Texas at Arlington
|
Arlington, Texas
|
Southwestern
|
Inactive
|
|
April 7, 1971
|
Mississippi State University
|
Mississippi State, Mississippi
|
South Central
|
Active
|
|
February 12, 1974
|
Missouri University of Science and Technology
|
Rolla, Missouri
|
North Central
|
Active
|
|
May 1974
|
Northrop University
|
Inglewood, California
|
Southern Pacific
|
Inactive
|
|
May 15, 1974
|
University of Colorado Boulder
|
Boulder, Colorado
|
North Central
|
Active
|
|
1974
|
Polytechnic Institute of New York
|
New York City, New York
|
Northeastern
|
Inactive
|
[r]
|
May 25, 1979
|
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
|
Pomona, California
|
Southern Pacific
|
Active
|
[20]
|
1979
|
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
|
San Luis Obispo, California
|
Southern Pacific
|
Active
|
|
1980
|
Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach
|
Daytona Beach, Florida
|
Southeastern
|
Active
|
|
1980
|
San Diego State University
|
San Diego, California
|
Southern Pacific
|
Active
|
[21]
|
1981
|
University of Michigan
|
Ann Arbor, Michigan
|
Great Lakes
|
Active
|
|
1981
|
University of Notre Dame
|
Notre Dame, Indiana
|
Great Lakes
|
Active
|
|
1983
|
University of Southern California
|
Los Angeles, California
|
Southern Pacific
|
Inactive
|
|
1983
|
Syracuse University
|
Syracuse, New York
|
Northeastern
|
Active
|
|
1987
|
Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott
|
Prescott, Arizona
|
Western
|
Active
|
|
1987
|
University of Tennessee
|
Knoxville, Tennessee
|
South Central
|
Active
|
|
1988
|
University at Buffalo
|
Buffalo, New York
|
Northeastern
|
Inactive
|
|
1989
|
University of Florida
|
Gainesville, Florida
|
Southeastern
|
Inactive
|
|
1990
|
Oklahoma State University
|
Stillwater, Oklahoma
|
Southwestern
|
Active
|
|
1990
|
Tri-State University
|
Angola, Indiana
|
Great Lakes
|
Inactive
|
|
1992
|
Arizona State University
|
Tempe, Arizona
|
Western
|
Inactive
|
|
1991
|
Illinois Institute of Technology
|
Chicago, Illinois
|
Great Lakes
|
Inactive
|
|
1992
|
San Jose State University
|
San Jose, California
|
Western
|
Inactive
|
|
1992
|
Air Force Institute of Technology
|
Dayton, Ohio
|
Great Lakes
|
Active
|
|
1992
|
Boston University
|
Boston, Massachusetts
|
Northeastern
|
Active
|
|
1992
|
United States Air Force Academy
|
Colorado Springs, Colorado
|
North Central
|
Active
|
|
1994
|
University of Washington
|
Seattle, Washington
|
Western
|
Active
|
|
1995
|
Tuskegee University
|
Tuskegee, Alabama
|
South Central
|
Inactive
|
|
2004
|
University of Central Florida
|
Orlando, Florida
|
Southeastern
|
Active
|
|
2004
|
Clarkson University
|
Potsdam, New York
|
Northeastern
|
Active
|
|
2005
|
University of California, Irvine
|
Irvine, California
|
Southern Pacific
|
Active
|
|
2007
|
University of Alabama in Huntsville
|
Huntsville, Alabama
|
South Central
|
Active
|
[22]
|
2008
|
University of Arizona
|
Tucson, Arizona
|
Western
|
Inactive
|
[22]
|
April 29, 2011
|
Florida Institute of Technology
|
Melbourne, Florida
|
Southeastern
|
Active
|
[23]
|
April 2, 2013
|
Western Michigan University
|
Kalamazoo, Michigan
|
Great Lakes
|
Active
|
[24]
|
December 10, 2013
|
New Mexico State University
|
Las Cruces, New Mexico
|
Southwestern
|
Active
|
[24]
|
April 23, 2014 – 2017
|
Daniel Webster College
|
Nashua, New Hampshire
|
Northeastern
|
Moved
|
[19][24][s]
|
May 3, 2014
|
California State University, Long Beach
|
Long Beach, California
|
Southern Pacific
|
Active
|
[24]
|
April 2017
|
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
|
Worcester, Massachusetts
|
Northeastern
|
Active
|
[19]
|
2017
|
Southern New Hampshire University
|
Manchester, New Hampshire
|
Northeastern
|
Active
|
[19][s]
|
Notes
- ^ Chapter formed from the Gamma chapter of Gamma Alpha Rho, established in 1947.
- ^ Chapter formed from the Alpha chapter of Gamma Alpha Rho, established in 1945.
- ^ Chapter formed from the Epsilon chapter of Gamma Alpha Rho, established in 1948.
- ^ Chapter formed from the Delta chapter of Gamma Alpha Rho, established in 1948.
- ^ Formed from the Gamma chapter of Tau Gamma, established in 1935.
- ^ Chapter formed from the Epsilon chapter of Tau Omega, established in 1943.
- ^ Formed from the Alpha chapter of Tau Omega, established in 1927.
- ^ Chapter formed from Beta chapter of Tau Omega, established in 1932.
- ^ Chapter formed from the Beta chapter of Gamma Alpha Rho, established in 1947.
- ^ Chapter formed from a chapter of Tau Omega.
- ^ Chapter formed from the Theta chapter of Tau Omega, established in 1952.
- ^ Chapter originated as Zeta chapter of Gamma Alpha Rho in 1949. It merged with the Eta chapter a chapter of Tau Omega, established in 1950.
- ^ Chapter formed from the Eta chapter of Gamma Alpha Rho, established in 1949.
- ^ Chapter formed from the Eta chapter of Tau Omega, established in 1949.
- ^ The chapters at Brooklyn Polytechnic and New York University, University Heights consolidated into the Polytechnic Institute of New York in 1974.
- ^ Polytechnic Institute
- ^ Although the charter date is not included in the organization's list, this chapter hosted the national convention in 1970.
- ^ Polytechnic Institute
- ^ a b When the Daniel Webster College closed in 2017, its School of Engineering moved to Southern New Hampshire University. This chapter relocated as well.
References
- ^ a b c Robson, John, ed. (1963). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (17th ed.). Menasha, Wisconsin: The Collegiate Press, George Banta Company, Inc. p. 697.
- ^ a b c Anson, Jack L. and Marchesani Jr. Robert F., eds. Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities, 20th edition. Indianapolis: Baird's Manual Foundation, 1991. pp. V.99-V.100. ISBN 0-9637159-0-9
- ^ a b "Purdue Sigma Gamma Tau". Purdue University. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
- ^ a b "History of Sigma Gamma Tau" (PDF). Sigma Gamma Tau National Honor Society in Aerospace Engineering: 3–8, 12. July 1979.
- ^ "SGT Chapters". Sigma Gamma Tau National. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
- ^ "Sigma Gamma Tau". Sigma Gamma Tau National Honor Society in Aerospace Engineering: July 1979, p. 31.
- ^ Sigma Gamma Tau Triennial Convention Minutes. (September 23, 2006). pp. 6 and 13. Sigma Gamma Tau National. Accessed January 11, 2025.
- ^ "Kenneth Reside of Ashland Joins Sigma Gamma Tau". Jacksonville Journal Courier. May 19, 1953. p. 3. Retrieved January 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wichita K.U. Student Helps Form Fraternity". The Wichita Eagle. March 8, 1953. p. 12. Retrieved January 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Secretary of State". The Daily Law Journal-Record. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. March 26, 1953. p. 12. Retrieved January 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fraternity to Sponsor Engineers' 'Smoker'". The Wichita Eagle. October 18, 1953. p. 3. Retrieved January 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alex F. Lampros". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. May 29, 1953. p. 6. Retrieved January 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Blue Print (yearbook). Atlanta: Georgia Tech, 1953. p. 316. via Georgia Tech Library
- ^ "Home". Sigma Gamma Tau – Iowa State University Chapter. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
- ^ "Local Boy in Honor Society, is Rising MIT Senior". The Press and Standard. Walterboro, South Carolina. June 23, 1966. p. 2. Retrieved January 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sigma Gamma Tau Aerospace Engineering Honorary | Student Activities". Ohio State University. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
- ^ "Sigma Gamma Tau | Get Involved". Texas A&M University. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
- ^ "Sigma Gamma Tau". Auburn University. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
- ^ a b c d Sigma Gamma Tau Triennial Convention Minutes (January 6, 2018) p. 1. via Sigma Gamma Tau National. Accessed January 11, 2025.
- ^ "One New Chapter Approved" Sigma Gamma Tau National Honor Society in Aerospace Engineering: July 1979, p. 19.
- ^ "Sigma Gamma Tau | Honor Council". San Diego State University. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
- ^ a b Sigma Gamma Tau Triennial Convention Minutes (January 7, 2009) p. 1. via Sigma Gamma Tau National. Accessed January 11, 2025.
- ^ Sigma Gamma Tau Triennial Convention Minutes (January 8, 2012). p. 1. via Sigma Gamma Tau National. Accessed January 11, 2025.
- ^ a b c d Sigma Gamma Tau Triennial Convention Minutes (January 4, 2015) pp. 1 and 4. via Sigma Gamma Tau National. Accessed January 11, 2025.