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The Bent of The Tau Beta Pi Association on NC State's Campus

About Tau Beta Pi

Tau Beta Pi is the only engineering honor society that represents the entire engineering profession. Tau Beta Pi recognizes “those who have conferred honor upon their Alma Mater by distinguished scholarship and exemplary character as students in engineering, or by their achievements as alumni in the field of engineering.” Tau Beta Pi aims to foster a spirit of liberal culture in engineering colleges.

Founded at Lehigh University in 1885, Tau Beta Pi is the nation’s second-oldest honor society. There are currently 259 active chapters of Tau Beta Pi at colleges and universities in the United States and abroad. There are also 52 alumni chapters of Tau Beta Pi in the country, and Tau Beta Pi has a current membership of 657,253. For more information, please visit Tau Beta Pi’s website.

About the NC Alpha Chapter

The North Carolina Alpha Chapter (NC State University) is proud to have initiated over 6,400 members since our establishment in 1925. Over 15 members of NC Alpha have earned Tau Beta Pi scholarships, and over 19 members of NC Alpha have earned Tau Beta Pi fellowships to support their graduate studies.

Currently, our chapter has approximately 110 active members. 74 faculty members at NC State are Tau Bates, and NC State’s Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost (and former Louis Martin-Vega Dean of Engineering), Dr. Jim Pfaendtner, is a Tau Bate. Our chapter regularly partners with the RTP (Research Triangle Park) Alumni Chapter.