Tau Sigma

American collegiate honor society From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Tau Sigma (ΤΣ) is an American honor society for university transfer students. It was established at Auburn University in 1999 and has spread to include more than 225 chapters.

Founded1999; 27 years ago (1999)
Auburn University
TypeHonor
AffiliationIndependent
StatusActive
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Tau Sigma
ΤΣ
Founded1999; 27 years ago (1999)
Auburn University
TypeHonor
AffiliationIndependent
StatusActive
EmphasisTransfer students
ScopeNational
Colors  Burgundy and   Gold
SymbolThree strands of wheat
PublicationTau Sigma Harvest
Chapters225+
Headquarters145 East Magnolia Avenue Suite 20
Auburn, Alabama 36830
United States
Websitewww.tausigmanhs.org
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History

Tau Sigma was established in 1999 at Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama.[1] It was incorporated as a nonprofit organization in 1999.[1] Part of the impetus for the creation of the organization was to provide a social support network to transfer students.[2]

Its national headquarters are at 145 East Magnolia Avenue in Auburn, Alabama.[1]

Symbols

The Greek letters Tau and Sigma where chosen to stand for "transition" and "scholarship".[3]

Tau Sigma's emblem is the Greek letters ΤΣ on top of three strands of wheat.[4] The society's coat of arms is a red shield, bearing the emblem; below is a banner with the name Tau Sigma.[4][5] The red color symbolizes the courage needed to face transitions.[3] The wheat stands for the "harvesting of success in all future endeavors".[3]

The society's colors are burgundy and gold.[4] Its honor cord is also burgundy and gold.[6] Its publication is The Tau Sigma Harvest.

Membership

Specific membership criteria are established by individual chapters; in general, a student must have transferred from one university to another university with one year's worth of academic credits already earned a 3.5 or better grade point average during the first term of enrollment at their new institution.[7][8]

Activities

In addition to chapter-specific activities, the Tau Sigma national organization awards academic scholarships to Tau Sigma members. In 2013, it provided 105 scholarships totaling $36,500 in value.[9]

Chapters

Tau Sigma has chartered more than 225 chapters.[1] In the following list, active chapters are indicated in bold and inactive chapters are in italics.[10][11]

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Chapter Founding

academic year

 Institution Location Status References
Alpha 1999 Auburn University Auburn, Alabama Active
Beta 2000–01 University at Buffalo Buffalo, New York Active
Gamma 2001–02 Kent State University Kent, Ohio Active
Delta 2001–02 University of Florida Gainesville, Florida Active
Epsilon 2001–02 State University of New York at Oswego Oswego, New York Active
Zeta 2001–02 University of Central Florida Orlando, Florida Active
Eta 2001–02 James Madison University Harrisonburg, Virginia Active
Theta 2001–02 University of South Dakota Vermillion, South Dakota Active
Iota
Kappa 2002–03 University of North Texas Denton, Texas Active
Lambda 2002–03 University of Nebraska–Lincoln Lincoln, Nebraska Active
Mu 2003–04 University of South Carolina Columbia, South Carolina Active
Nu 2003–04 Hilbert College Hamburg, New York Active
Xi 2003–04 University of Nevada, Reno Reno, Nevada Active
Omicron 2003–04 University of California, Irvine Irvine, California Active
Pi 2003–04 State University of New York at Cortland Cortland, New York Active
Rho 2003–04 Georgia State University Atlanta, Georgia Active
Sigma 2003–04 Pittsburg State University Pittsburg, Kansas Active
Tau 2003–04 University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Honolulu, Hawaii Active
Upsilon 2004–05 University of Akron Akron, Ohio Active
Phi 2004–05 Florida International University Westchester, Florida Active
Chi 2004–05 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, Illinois Active
Psi 2004–05 Georgia Southern University Statesboro, Georgia Active
Omega 2004–05 University of Toledo Toledo, Ohio Active
Alpha Alpha 2004–05 Oregon State University Corvallis, Oregon Active
Alpha Beta 2004–05 Utah State University Logan, Utah Active
Alpha Gamma 2004–05 University of North Dakota Grand Forks, North Dakota Active
Alpha Delta 2004–05 University of Missouri–St. Louis St. Louis, Missouri Active
Alpha Epsilon 2005–06 Old Dominion University Norfolk, Virginia Active
Alpha Zeta 2005–06 Clemson University Clemson, South Carolina Active
Alpha Eta 2005–06 University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, Texas Active
Alpha Theta 2005–06 Portland State University Portland, Oregon Active
Alpha Iota 2005–06 Oklahoma State University–Tulsa Tulsa, Oklahoma Active
Alpha Kappa 2005–06 Oklahoma State University Stillwater, Oklahoma Active
Alpha Lambda 2005–06 University of Louisville Louisville, Kentucky Active
Alpha Mu 2005–06 University of Houston–Downtown Houston, Texas Active
Alpha Nu 2005–06 Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, Tennessee Active
Alpha Xi 2005–06 Slippery Rock University Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania Active
Alpha Omicron 2005–06 University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, Illinois Active
Alpha Pi 2005–06 Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, Virginia Active
Alpha Rho 2005–06 College of Charleston Charleston, South Carolina Active
Alpha Sigma 2005–06 Indiana University Southeast New Albany, Indiana Active
Alpha Tau 2006 University of Missouri Columbia, Missouri Active [12]
Alpha Upsilon
Alpha Phi 2006–07 University of Connecticut Storrs, Connecticut Active
Alpha Chi 2006–07 California State University, Northridge Northridge, Los Angeles, California Active
Alpha Psi 2006–07 University of Maryland, Baltimore County Catonsville, Maryland Active
Alpha Omega 2006–07 Binghamton University Vestal, New York Active [13]
Beta Alpha 2006–07 University of California, Riverside Riverside, California Active
Beta Beta 2007–08 University at Albany, SUNY Albany, New York Active
Beta Gamma 2007–08 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina Active
Beta Delta 2007–08 State University of New York at Fredonia Fredonia, New York Active
Beta Epsilon 2007–08 Washington State University Pullman, Washington Active
Beta Zeta 2007–08 University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina Active
Beta Eta 2007–08 University of Maryland, College Park College Park, Maryland Active [14]
Beta Theta 2007–08 University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas Active [15]
Beta Iota 2008–09 University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, Alabama Active
Beta Kappa 2008–09 University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, North Carolina Active
Beta Lambda 2008 Adelphi University Garden City, New York Active [16]
Beta Mu 2009 University of North Texas at Dallas Dallas, Texas Active [17]
Beta Nu 2008–09 George Mason University Fairfax, Virginia Active
Beta Xi 2008–09 Liberty University Lynchburg, Virginia Active
Beta Omicron 2008–09 Fayetteville State University Fayetteville, North Carolina Active
Beta Pi 2008–09 East Tennessee State University Johnson City, Tennessee Active
Beta Rho 2008–09 University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, Texas Active
Beta Sigma 2009 University of Michigan–Dearborn Dearborn, Michigan Active [18]
Beta Tau 2008–09 University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, Mississippi Active
Beta Upsilon 2008–09 Northern Illinois University DeKalb, Illinois Active
Beta Phi 2008–09 University of South Florida Tampa, Florida Active [19]
Beta Chi 2008–09 SUNY Brockport Brockport, New York Active [20]
Beta Psi 2009–10 Baylor University Waco, Texas Active [21]
Beta Omega 2009–10 University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona Active
Gamma Alpha 2009–10 Austin Peay State University Clarksville, Tennessee Active
Gamma Beta 2009 Southern Methodist University Dallas, Texas Active [22]
Gamma Gamma 2009–10 Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, Louisiana Active
Gamma Delta 2009–10 Loyola University Chicago Chicago, Illinois Active
Gamma Epsilon 2009–10 Colorado State University Fort Collins, Colorado Active
Gamma Zeta 2009–10 Towson University Towson, Maryland Active
Gamma Eta 2009–10 Texas A&M University–Kingsville Kingsville, Texas Active
Gamma Theta 2009–10 Ohio University Athens, Ohio Active
Gamma Iota 2010–11 College of Saint Rose Albany, New York Active
Gamma Kappa 2010–11 Rhode Island College Providence, Rhode Island Active
Gamma Lambda 2010–11 Oakland University Rochester, Michigan Active
Gamma Mu 2010–11 Seattle University Seattle, Washington Active
Gamma Nu 2010–11 Appalachian State University Boone, North Carolina Active
Gamma Xi 2010–11 Rutgers University–New Brunswick New Brunswick, New Jersey Active [23]
Gamma Omicron 2010–11 University of North Carolina at Pembroke Pembroke, North Carolina Active
Gamma Pi 2010–11 Le Moyne College DeWitt, New York Active
Gamma Rho 2010–11 University of Tennessee Knoxville, Tennessee Active
Gamma Sigma 2010–11 East Carolina University Greenville, North Carolina Active
Gamma Tau 2010–11 North Carolina A&T State University Greensboro, North Carolina Active [24]
Gamma Upsilon 2010–11 University of New Haven West Haven, Connecticut Active
Gamma Phi 2010–11 University of Wyoming Laramie, Wyoming Active
Gamma Chi 2010–11 North Carolina Central University Durham, North Carolina Active
Gamma Psi 2010–11 University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, California Active [25]
Gamma Omega 2010–11 Robert Morris University Moon Township, Pennsylvania Active
Delta Alpha 2010–11 University of South Alabama Mobile, Alabama Active
Delta Beta 2010–11 Midwestern State University Wichita Falls, Texas Active
Delta Gamma March 2012 Morgan State University Baltimore, Maryland Active [26]
Delta Delta 2010–11 Governors State University University Park, Illinois Active
Delta Epsilon 2010–11 Texas Wesleyan University Fort Worth, Texas Active
Delta Epsilon 2011–12 Webster University Webster Groves, Missouri Active
Delta Zeta
Delta Eta 2010–11 Saint Louis University St. Louis, Missouri Active
Delta Theta 2011–12 Fort Hays State University Hays, Kansas Active
Delta Iota 2011–12 Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale, Florida Active
Delta Kappa 2011–12 Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, Arizona Active [27]
Delta Lambda 2011–12 Illinois State University Normal, Illinois Active
Delta Mu 2011–12 Rowan University Glassboro, New Jersey Active
Delta Nu 2011–12 Winthrop University Rock Hill, South Carolina Active
Delta Xi 2011–12 New Jersey City University Jersey City, New Jersey Active
Delta Omicron
Delta Pi 2011–12 University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Active
Delta Rho 2011–12 Framingham State University Framingham, Massachusetts Active
Delta Sigma 2011–12 George Washington University Washington, D.C. Active
Delta Tau 2011–12 University of Southern California Los Angeles, California Active
Delta Upsilon
Delta Phi 2011–12 American University Washington, D.C. Active
Delta Chi 2011–12 Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Virginia Active
Delta Psi 2011–12 Texas State University San Marcos, Texas Active
Delta Omega 2011–12 University of New Orleans New Orleans, Louisiana Active
Epsilon Alpha 2011–12 University of Georgia Athens, Georgia Active
Epsilon Beta October 2013 Rutgers University–Newark Newark, New Jersey Active [5]
Epsilon Gamma 2012–13 University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa Active
Epsilon Delta 2012–13 Angelo State University San Angelo, Texas Active
Epsilon Epsilon 2012–13 Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, Kentucky Active
Epsilon Zeta
Epsilon Eta 2012–13 Jackson State University Jackson, Mississippi Active
Epsilon Theta 2012–13 University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, Texas Active
Epsilon Iota 2012–13 University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire Eau Claire, Wisconsin Active
Epsilon Kappa
Epsilon Lambda 2012–13 Western Carolina University Cullowhee, North Carolina Active
Epsilon Mu 2012–13 Winston-Salem State University Winston-Salem, North Carolina Active
Epsilon Nu 2012–13 Minnesota State University, Mankato Mankato, Minnesota Active
Epsilon Xi 2012–13 University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah Active
Epsilon Omicron 2012–13 University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Milwaukee, Wisconsin Active
Epsilon Pi 2012–13 Indiana University Indianapolis Indianapolis, Indiana Active
Epsilon Rho 2013–14 University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, Texas Active
Epsilon Sigma 2013–14 University of Massachusetts Boston Boston, Massachusetts Active
Epsilon Tau 2013–14 University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota Active [28]
Epsilon Upsilon 2013–14 Western Illinois University Macomb, Illinois Active
Epsilon Phi 2013–14 Lehman College Bronx, New York Active
Epsilon Chi 2013–14 University of Nebraska Omaha Omaha, Nebraska Active
Epsilon Psi September 2014 Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, Kentucky Active [29]
Epsilon Omega 2013–14 University of Wisconsin–Stout Menomonie, Wisconsin Active
Zeta Alpha 2013–14 Ithaca College Ithaca, New York Active
Zeta Beta 2014–15 William Paterson University Wayne, New Jersey Active
Zeta Gamma 2014–15 University of Illinois Springfield Springfield, Illinois Active
Zeta Delta 2015 Indiana University Bloomington Bloomington, Indiana Active [30]
Zeta Epsilon 2014–15 Pace University Pleasantville Pleasantville, New York Active
Zeta Zeta 2014–15 Buffalo State University Buffalo, New York Active
Zeta Eta 2014–15 University of Massachusetts Lowell Lowell, Massachusetts Active
Zeta Theta 2014–15 Pace University Active
Zeta Iota 2014–15 Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville, Pennsylvania Active
Zeta Kappa 2014–15 Shepherd University Shepherdstown, West Virginia Active
Zeta Lambda 2014–15 Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, Florida Active
Zeta Mu
Zeta Nu 2014–15 Monmouth University West Long Branch, New Jersey Active
Zeta Xi 2014–15 University of Lynchburg Lynchburg, Virginia Active
Zeta Omicron 2015–16 Long Island University Brooklyn, New York Active
Zeta Pi 2015–16 Coastal Carolina University Conway, South Carolina Active
Zeta Rho 2015–16 University of Arkansas Fayetteville, Arkansas Active
Zeta Sigma 2015 Morehead State University Morehead, Kentucky Active [31]
Zeta Tau 2015–16 Saint Xavier University Chicago, Illinois Active [32]
Zeta Upsilon 2015–16 Cleveland State University Cleveland, Ohio Active
Zeta Phi 2015–16 North Carolina State University Raleigh, North Carolina Active [33]
Zeta Chi 2015–16 Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, Michigan Active
Zeta Psi April 30, 2014 Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, California Active [34]
Zeta Omega 2015–16 State University of New York at Old Westbury Old Westbury, New York Active [35]
Eta Alpha 2015–16 University of South Florida St. Petersburg St. Petersburg, Florida Active
Eta Beta
Eta Gamma 2015–16 Florida A&M University Tallahassee, Florida Active
Eta Delta 2016–17 Southern Connecticut State University New Haven, Connecticut Active
Eta Epsilon 2016–17 California State University, East Bay Hayward, California Active
Eta Zeta 2016–17 Texas A&M University College Station, Texas Active
Eta Eta 2016–17 University of Tennessee at Martin Martin, Tennessee Active
Eta Theta 2016–17 Westfield State University Westfield, Massachusetts Active
Eta Iota 2016–17 University of North Carolina at Asheville Asheville, North Carolina Active
Eta Kappa 2016–17 Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, California Active
Eta Lambda 2016–17 Missouri State University Springfield, Missouri Active
Eta Mu December 2016 Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, Pennsylvania Active [36]
Eta Nu 2017–18 Ramapo College Mahwah, New Jersey Active
Eta Xi
Eta Omicron 2015 University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, North Carolina Active [37]
Eta Pi
Eta Rho
Eta Sigma 2017 San Diego State University San Diego, California Active [38]
Eta Tau 2017–18 University of North Georgia, Dahlonega Campus Dahlonega, Georgia Active
Eta Upsilon 2017–18 The New School Greenwich Village, New York City, New York Active
Eta Phi 2017–18 McKendree University Lebanon, Illinois Active
Eta Chi 2017–18 Jacksonville State University Jacksonville, Alabama Active
Eta Psi 2017–18 University of California, San Diego San Diego, California Active
Eta Omega 2018–19 University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, Colorado Active [39]
Theta Alpha 2018–19 Chicago State University Chicago, Illinois Active
Theta Beta 2018–19 West Virginia State University Institute, West Virginia Active
Theta Gamma 2018–19 Augusta University Augusta, Georgia Active
Theta Delta
Theta Epsilon 2018–19 California State University, Channel Islands Camarillo, California Active
Theta Zeta 2018–19 State University of New York at Oneonta Oneonta, New York Active
Theta Eta 2019 University of Miami Coral Gables, Florida Active [40]
Theta Theta 2018–19 North Central College Naperville, Illinois Active
Theta Iota 2018–19 University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, California Active
Theta Kappa 2018–19 Texas A&M University–San Antonio San Antonio, Texas Active [41]
Theta Lambda 2019–20 California State University, Monterey Bay Seaside, California Active
Theta Mu 2019–20 University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio Active
Theta Nu 2019–20 Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, Michigan Active
Theta Xi 2019–20 Montclair State University Montclair, New Jersey Active
Theta Omicron 2019–20 Delaware Valley University Doylestown, Pennsylvania Active
Theta Pi 2019–20 Kean University Elizabeth, New Jersey Active
Theta Rho 2019–20 St. Cloud State University St. Cloud, Minnesota Active
Theta Sigma 2020–21 Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona Active
Theta Tau
Theta Upsilon 2020–21 Penn State Berks Spring Township, Pennsylvania Active
Theta Phi
Theta Chi 2020–21 Universities at Shady Grove Active [42]
Theta Chi 2020–21 University of Delaware Newark, Delaware Active
Theta Psi 2020–21 University of South Florida Sarasota–Manatee Sarasota, Florida Active
Theta Omega 2021–22 California State University, Dominguez Hills Carson, California Active
Iota Alpha
Iota Beta 2021–22 New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, New Jersey Active
Iota Gamma 2021–22 LIU Brooklyn New York City, New York Active
Iota Delta 2021–22 Northeastern State University Tahlequah, Oklahoma Active
Iota Epsilon 2021–22 Iowa State University Ames, Iowa Active
Iota Zeta 2021–22 University of Wisconsin–Madison Madison, Wisconsin Active
Iota Eta 2022 Wright State University Fairborn, Ohio Active [3]
Iota Theta 2022–23 University of New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico Active
Iota Iota 2022–23 Auburn University at Montgomery Montgomery, Alabama Active
Iota Kappa 2022 San Diego State University Global Campus San Diego, California Active [38]
Iota Lambda 2022–23 California State University, Sacramento Sacramento, California Active
Iota Mu 2022–23 Utica University Utica, New York Active
Iota Nu 2022–23 University of Rhode Island Kingston, Rhode Island Active
Iota Xi 2024 Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida Active [43]
Iota Omicron 2024 University of South Carolina Upstate Valley Falls, South Carolina Active
Iota Pi 2024 Holy Family University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Active
Iota Rho 2024 St. John’s University Queens, New York City, New York Active
Iota Sigma 2024 University of Rhode Island Kingston, Rhode Island Active
Iota Tau 2024–25 The College of New Jersey Ewing Township, New Jersey Active
Iota Upsilon 2024 State University of New York at Plattsburgh Plattsburgh, New York Active
Iota Phi 2024 University of the District of Columbia Washington, D.C. Active
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