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List of Sigma Gamma Tau chapters

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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
  1. ^ Formed from a chapter of Tau Omega.
  2. ^ Chapter formed from a chapter of Tau Omega, established in 1932.
  3. ^ Chapter originated as Gamma Alpha Rho in 1949 that merged with a chapter of Tau Omega.

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b "Purdue Sigma Gamma Tau". Purdue University. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
  3. ^ a b "Wichita K.U. Student Helps Form Fraternity". The Wichita Eagle. 1953-03-08. p. 12. Retrieved 2025-01-10 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "SGT Chapters". Sigma Gamma Tau National. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
  5. ^ "Kenneth Reside of Ashland Joins Sigma Gamma Tau". Jacksonville Journal Courier. 1953-05-19. p. 3. Retrieved 2025-01-10 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Secretary of State". The Daily Law Journal-Record. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. 1953-03-26. p. 12. Retrieved 2025-01-10 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Fraternity to Sponsor Engineers' 'Smoker'". The Wichita Eagle. 1953-10-18. p. 3. Retrieved 2025-01-10 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Alex F. Lampros". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. 1953-05-29. p. 6. Retrieved 2025-01-10 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Home". Sigma Gamma Tau – Iowa State University Chapter. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "Sigma Gamma Tau Aerospace Engineering Honorary | Student Activities". Ohio State University. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
  12. ^ "Sigma Gamma Tau | Get Involved". Texas A&M University. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
  13. ^ "Sigma Gamma Tau". Auburn University. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
  14. ^ "Sigma Gamma Tau | Honor Council". San Diego State University. Retrieved 2025-01-10.