Pi Epsilon Tau

American honor society for petroleum engineering From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Pi Epsilon Tau (ΠΕΤ) is an American honor society for petroleum engineering students. Its purpose is to maintain the standards and high ideals of the petroleum engineering profession and to build a bond between its members and the industry. The society was established in 1947 at the University of Oklahoma.

Founded1947; 79 years ago (1947)
University of Oklahoma
TypeHonor
AffiliationIndependent
StatusActive
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Pi Epsilon Tau
ΠΕΤ
Founded1947; 79 years ago (1947)
University of Oklahoma
TypeHonor
AffiliationIndependent
StatusActive
EmphasisPetroleum engineering
ScopeNational
Colors  Black and   Gold
FlowerRed rose
Patron saintSaint Patrick
Chapters20 active
Headquarters
United States
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History

Faculty member Paul S. Johnson established Pi Epsilon Tau at the University of Oklahoma in November 1947 as an honor society for petroleum engineering students.[1][2][3] It was officially recognized by the university on January 7, 1948.[1] The honor society's purpose is to maintain the standards and high ideals of the petroleum engineering profession and to build a bond between its members and the industry.[4]

Pi Epsilon Tau's founders planned to expand it to other campuses, creating a national honor society.[1] Its Beta chapter was established at the University of Tulsa in 1948.[2] Gamma was formed at Texas Tech University in 1949.[2] Other chapters were established at colleges across the United States.[5]

It is governed through a national council of five members and a national convention.[6]

Symbols

The emblem or key of Pi Epsilon Tau is shaped like an oil derrick, standing on the base of an isosceles triangle.[6][2] Its flag features the emblem on top of a three-leaf clover that symbolizes Saint Patrick.[6]

The society's colors are black and gold.[6] Its flower is the red rose.[6] Its pledges are called "roustabouts".[2]

Membership

Membership in Pi Epsilon Tau is open to juniors, seniors, and graduate students studying petroleum engineering based on academic achievement, leadership, and sociability.[7][8][1] Pi Epsilon Tau has three classes of members: active (students), honorary, and alumnus.[6]

Chapters

Following are the chapters of Pi Epsilon Tau, with active chapters indicated in bold and inactive chapters in italics.[5][9]

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Chapter Charter date Institution Location Status Ref.
Alpha 1947 University of Oklahoma Norman, Oklahoma Active [7][10]
Beta 1948 University of Tulsa Tulsa, Oklahoma Active [2]
Gamma 1949 Whitacre College of Engineering, Texas Tech University Lubbock, Texas Active [8][2]
Delta Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, Louisiana Active [11]
Epsilon University of Southern California Los Angeles, California Inactive
Zeta 1951 Marietta College Marietta, Ohio Active [4]
Eta University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, California Active
Theta Pennsylvania State University State College, Pennsylvania Active
Iota Louisiana Tech University Ruston, Louisiana Active
Kappa 1970 University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas Active [7][12][a]
Lambda West Virginia University Morgantown, West Virginia Active [13]
Mu Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, Missouri Active
Nu Mississippi State University Mississippi State, Mississippi Active
Xi Montana Technological University Butte, Montana Active
Omicron Texas A&M University College Station, Texas Active [14]
Pi New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Socorro, New Mexico Inactive
Rho University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, Louisiana Active [15]
Sigma University of Wyoming Laramie, Wyoming Active [16]
Tau Colorado School of Mines Golden, Colorado Active [17]
Upsilon Texas A&M University–Kingsville Kingsville, Texas Active
Phi University of Houston Houston, Texas Active [18]
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  1. [a]
    Chapter was established in 1961.

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