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.