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Sigma Gamma Tau is the American honor society in aerospace engineering .[ 1] The society formed from the merger of Tau Omega and Gamma Alpha Rho in 1953.[ 2] It has chartered more than fifty chapters in the United States.[ 1] With the merger of the two societies, Sigma Gamma Tau started with thirteen chapters.[ 3] Following is a list of Sigma Gamma Tau chapters, with inactive institutions indicated in italics .[ 4] [ 1]
Charter date
and range
Institution
Location
Region
Status
References
February 28, 1953
Purdue University
West Lafayette, Indiana
Great Lakes
Active
[ 2]
1953
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, New York
Northeastern
Active
1953
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
South Central
Active
1953
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Urbana, Illinois
Great Lakes
Active
[ 5]
1953
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas
North Central
Active
[ 3]
1953
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota
North Central
Inactive
1953
University of Oklahoma
Norman, Oklahoma
Southwestern
Active
[ 6] [ a]
1953
Wichita State University
Wichita, Kansas
North Central
Active
[ 7] [ b]
1953
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia
Mid-Atlantic
Active
[ 8]
1953
Carnegie Institute of Technology
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Mid-Atlantic
Inactive
1953
Georgia Tech
Atlanta, Georgia
Southeastern
Active
1953
Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa
North Central
Active
[ 9] [ c]
1953
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Northeastern
Inactive
[ 10]
1953
Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio
Great Lakes
Active
[ 11]
1954
West Virginia University
Morgantown, West Virginia
Mid-Atlantic
Active
1955
Brooklyn Polytechnic
Brooklyn, New York
Northeastern
Inactive
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
[ 12]
1957
New York University, University Heights
Bronx, New York City , New York
Northeastern
Inactive
1965
Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama
South Central
Active
[ 13]
1980
San Diego State University
San Diego, California
Southern Pacific
Active
[ 14]
Air Force Institute of Technology
Dayton, Ohio
Great Lakes
Active
Arizona State University
Tempe, Arizona
Western
Inactive
Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts
Northeastern
Active
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, California
Southern Pacific
Active
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Pomona, California
Southern Pacific
Active
California State University, Long Beach
Long Beach, California
Southern Pacific
Active
Clarkson University
Potsdam, New York
Northeastern
Active
Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach
Daytona Beach, Florida
Southeastern
Active
Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott
Prescott, Arizona
Western
Active
Florida Institute of Technology
Melbourne, Florida
Southeastern
Active
Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, Illinois
Great Lakes
Inactive
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, Mississippi
South Central
Active
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Rolla, Missouri
North Central
Active
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Southwestern
Active
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina
Southeastern
Active
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Southwestern
Active
Saint Louis University
St. Louis, Misssouri
North Central
Inactive
San Jose State University
San Jose, California
Western
Active
Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester, New Hampshire
Northeastern
Active
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York
Northeastern
Active
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, Alabama
South Central
Active
United States Air Force Academy
Colorado Springs, Colorado
North Central
Active
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, New York
Northeastern
Inactive
University of Alabama in Huntsville
Huntsville, Alabama
South Central
Active
University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
Western
Inactive
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, California
Southern Pacific
Active
University of Central Florida
Orlando, Florida
Southeastern
Active
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio
Great Lakes
Inactive
University of Colorado Boulder
Boulder, Colorado
North Central
Active
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida
Southeastern
Active
University of Maryland, College Park
College Park, Maryland
Mid-Atlantic
Active
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Great Lakes
Active
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, Indiana
Great Lakes
Active
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California
Southern Pacific
Active
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee
South Central
Active
University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, Texas
Southwestern
Inactive
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia
Mid-Atlantic
Active
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington
Western
Active
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Great Lakes
Active
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, Massachusetts
Northeastern
Active
^ Formed from a chapter of Tau Omega.
^ Chapter formed from a chapter of Tau Omega, established in 1932.
^ Chapter originated as Gamma Alpha Rho in 1949 that merged with a chapter of Tau Omega.
^ 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 "Purdue Sigma Gamma Tau" . Purdue University . Retrieved 2025-01-10 .
^ a b "Wichita K.U. Student Helps Form Fraternity" . The Wichita Eagle . 1953-03-08. p. 12. Retrieved 2025-01-10 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "SGT Chapters" . Sigma Gamma Tau National . Retrieved 2025-01-10 .
^ "Kenneth Reside of Ashland Joins Sigma Gamma Tau" . Jacksonville Journal Courier . 1953-05-19. p. 3. Retrieved 2025-01-10 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Secretary of State" . The Daily Law Journal-Record . Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. 1953-03-26. p. 12. Retrieved 2025-01-10 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Fraternity to Sponsor Engineers' 'Smoker' " . The Wichita Eagle . 1953-10-18. p. 3. Retrieved 2025-01-10 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Alex F. Lampros" . Daily Press . Newport News, Virginia. 1953-05-29. p. 6. Retrieved 2025-01-10 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "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. 1966-06-23. p. 2. Retrieved 2025-01-10 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Sigma Gamma Tau Aerospace Engineering Honorary | Student Activities" . Ohio State University . Retrieved 2025-01-10 .
^ "Sigma Gamma Tau | Get Involved" . Texas A&M University . Retrieved 2025-01-10 .
^ "Sigma Gamma Tau" . Auburn University . Retrieved January 10, 2025 .
^ "Sigma Gamma Tau | Honor Council" . San Diego State University . Retrieved 2025-01-10 .