Engineering Honorary Societies and Related Organizations
From ETHW
Name of Society | Year Founded | Purpose |
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Tau Beta Pi | 1885 | National engineering honorary society |
Sigma Xi | 1886 | Recognition of noteworthy achievement in research |
Eta Kappa Nu | 1904 | National electrical engineering honorary society |
Theta Tau | 1904 | Oldest and largest professional engineering fraternity. Constitutional change made women eligible |
Pi Tau Sigma | 1915 | National mechanical engineering honorary society |
Chi Epsilon | 1922 | National civil engineering honorary society |
Alpha Pi Mu | 1949 | National industrial engineering honorary society |
Alpha Omega Epsilon | 1983 | Social and professional society for women in engineering and technical sciences (founded at Marquette University) |