Honor Societies
Many students enhance their academic career by becoming involved in student project teams and organizations. These activities can provide leadership opportunities, hands-on engineering experience and a chance to meet other engineering students.
- Alpha Epsilon (Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering)
- An honorary society for students majoring in food, agricultural and biological engineering. Membership is by invitation only from top junior, seniors and graduates students in the program. Selection is based on scholarship and professional attainment (honorary members). Induction occurs during spring quarter.
http://www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/fabe/asae - Alpha Pi Mu (Industrial)
- An honorary society for students majoring in industrial engineering. Members consist of outstanding junior, senior, and graduate students in industrial engineering. Activities include assisting the department with career days, sponsoring speakers, holding social events for faculty and students, and providing community service opportunities.
http://iswe.osu.edu/apm/index.htm - Alpha Sigma Mu (Materials)
- An honorary society for students majoring in metallurgy, materials science, or a related degree. To be selected students must be in the upper one-third of their junior, senior, or graduate class. Induction of new members occurs each April.
http://www.alphasigmamu.org - Chi Epsilon (Civil)
- An honorary society for students majoring in civil engineering. Students are selected from the upper 1/3 of the junior and senior classes and must have completed a minimum of 25 hours of civil engineering courses. Activities include tutoring and holding social events that bring faculty and students together.
http://www-ceg.eng.ohio-state.edu/chi-epsilon - Eta Kappa Nu (HKN, Electrical)
- An honorary society for students majoring in electrical engineering. Membership is by invitation only and members are selected from the top portion of the electrical engineering class. Activities include tutoring, hosting speakers from industry as well as student/faculty mixers.
http://www.ece.osu.edu/hkn - Kappa Theta Epsilon (Co-op)
- A national co-operative education honorary society formed to recognize engineering co-op and intern students with exemplary academic and work performance. Its two primary purposes are promoting the value of co-op experience among students and employers as well as providing professional and social networking opportunities for its members.
http://koe.org.ohio-state.edu - Lambda Psi
- An undergraduate honorary for underrepresented minorities within the College of Engineering. Members can be from any engineering discipline, but they must have received a 3.5 or higher GPA within two quarters prior to application. Activities include quarterly study marathons, professional development workshops, and community service.
- Lambda Sigma
- A national undergraduate honorary society for geomatics engineering and land surveying students. Entry limited to upper percentage of juniors and seniors in Surveying and Geomatics Engineering programs. Activities include promotion of the discipline and academic excellence therein.
- Pi Tau Sigma (Mechanical)
- An honorary society for students majoring in mechanical engineering. Members must be in the upper third of the senior class, or the upper fourth of the junior class. Inductions take place in the autumn and spring. Pi Tau Sigma's objectives are to foster high ideals in the engineering profession, stimulate and support departmental activities, promote professional welfare, and develop leadership and citizenship.
http://www.mecheng.osu.edu/pi-tau-sigma - Sigma Gamma Tau (Aero/Astro)
- An honorary society for students majoring in aeronautical/astronautical engineering. Members must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher, be in the upper third of the senior class or, the upper fourth of the junior class or, the upper fifth of the sophomore class. Members help with academic and extra-curricular activities within the aerospace field.
http://www.service.ohio-state.edu/students/sgt/index.html - Sigma Pi Sigma (Physics)
- Sigma Pi Sigma exists to honor outstanding scholarship in physics; to encourage interest in physics among all students; to promote an attitude of service of its members toward their fellow students, colleagues, and the public; and to provide a fellowship of persons who have excelled in physics. The main activities of the society involve outreach projects to enhance the teaching of science in middle and high schools in Ohio.
http://www.phhsics.ohio-state.edu/sigma - Tau Beta Pi
- The oldest engineering honor society in the nation. Membership is open to all engineering disciplines but is by invitation only, as determined by class ranking - the upper eighth of the junior class and the upper fifth of the senior class. Meetings include speakers from industry, service projects, social activities, and various other college-wide events. Ohio State hosted the 2001 National Tau Beta Pi Convention.
http://tbp.org.ohio-state.edu - Texnikoi
- An honorary engineering service organization limited to 50 members. Texnikoi was founded for the purpose of giving due recognition to engineering students who have distinguished themselves as campus leaders while maintaining a commendable scholastic average.
http://www.studentorg.eng.ohio-state.edu/˜texnikoi - Theta Tau Fraternity
- The purpose if Theta Tau is to develop and maintain a high standard of professional interest among its members, and to unite them in a strong bond of fraternal fellowship. Founded at the University of Minnesota in 1904, Theta Tau is the largest, as well as the oldest, professional fraternity in the field of engineering. Over 28,000 have been initiated over the years. With emphasis on quality and a strong fraternal bond, the Fraternity has chapter only at ABET accredited schools, and limits each chapter to 50 members, across the nation.
http://thetatau.org.ohio-state.edu - Upsilon Pi Epsilon
- Founded in 1967, the international honors society Upsilon Pi Epsilon recognizes scholarship and professionalism in the Computing Sciences. Membership is by invitation only. Activities include tutoring, hosting social events, hosting speakers, and recognizing outstanding talent
http://www.cse.ohio-state.edu/upe
