Who We Are
Tau Beta Pi is the only engineering honor society representing the entire engineering profession. It is the nation's second-oldest honor society, founded at Lehigh University in 1885 to recognize students of distinguished scholarship and exemplary character. There are now collegiate chapters at 221 US colleges and universities, active alumnus chapters in 16 regions across the United States and a total initiated membership of 429,000.
Becoming a Member
Membership in Tau Beta Pi is by invitation from our collegiate chapters (just in the United States right now).
Undergraduate students must be in the top 1/8th of the junior class or top 1/5th of the senior class to be scholastically eligible for membership. The second requirement of exemplary character is determined by the chapter. Each chapter has its own method which usually requires some activity such as participating in a project.
If you feel you meet our scholastic requirement you are encouraged to contact the president of the Tau Beta Pi chapter at LSU.