Tau Beta Pi at USF

Integrity, Excellence, and Service in Engineering

Tau Beta Pi, the national engineering honor society, was founded in 1885 to recognize engineering students of superior scholarship and outstanding character, as well as engineers of eminent achievement.

It is the only engineering honor society representing the entire engineering profession and it is the nation's second-oldest honor society. Tau Beta Pi includes 230 collegiate chapters and has initiated more than 480,000 members.

"Tau Bates" are known as accomplished leaders in their fields. Membership does not end with graduation, but represents a lifetime of recognition of each member's special achievements.

Tau Beta Pi's goals are greater than simply recognizing outstanding engineers. The second objective of Tau Beta Pi is "to foster a spirit of liberal culture in engineering colleges."

Tau Beta Pi was a founding member of the Association of College Honor Societies in 1925 and remains an active leader in the association.

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