List of Tau Kappa Alpha chapters

Tau Kappa Alpha was a collegiate honor society devoted to the promotion of public speaking (forensics).[1][2] Tau Kappa Alpha and Delta Sigma Rho merged to form Delta Sigma Rho-Tau Kappa Alpha on August 18, 1963.[2][3] Following is a list of the chapters at the time of its merger with Delta Sigma Rho.[1].[4]: 722–724 

Charter date and range Institution Location Status Notes
1908 – August 18, 1963 Butler University Indianapolis, Indiana Merged
1908–1920;
1956 – August 18, 1963 		University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, Indiana Merged
1908 – August 18, 1963 University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio Merged
1908–1920 Harvard University Cambridge, Massachusetts Merged
1908 – August 18, 1963 Miami University Oxford, Ohio Merged
1909 – August 18, 1963 University of Denver Denver, Colorado Merged
1909–1911 Colby College Waterville, Maine Inactive
1909–1956 Vanderbilt University Nashville, Tennessee Inactive
1909–1920 Columbia University New York City, New York Inactive
1909–1956 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina Inactive
1910 – August 18, 1963 University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah Merged
1910–1920;
1936 – August 18, 1963 		Montana State University Bozeman, Montana Merged
1910 – August 18, 1963 New York University-University Heights The Bronx, New York City, New York Merged
1912 – August 18, 1963 Muskingum University New Concord, Ohio Merged
1912 – August 18, 1963 University of Richmond Richmond, Virginia Merged
1912 – August 18, 1963 Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, Louisiana Merged
1912 – August 18, 1963 New York University Washington Square Greenwich Village, New York City, New York Merged
1912–1950 Lawrence University Appleton, Wisconsin Inactive
1912 – August 18, 1963 University of Vermont Burlington, Vermont Merged
1913–1934;
1956 – August 18, 1963 		University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky Merged
1913 – August 18, 1963 Randolph–Macon College Ashland, Virginia Merged
1913 – August 18, 1963 Wabash College Crawfordsville, Indiana Merged
1914–1922;
1938 – August 18, 1963 		University of Southern California Los Angeles, California Merged
1914 – August 18, 1963 Duke University Durham, North Carolina Merged
1914 – August 18, 1963 University of Arkansas Fayetteville, Arkansas Merged
1914–1955 University of Washington Seattle, Washington Inactive
1914–1916 DePauw University Greencastle, Indiana Inactive
1915 – August 18, 1963 University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, Alabama Merged
1915 – August 18, 1963 Dickinson College Carlisle, Pennsylvania Merged
1915–1955 Indiana University Bloomington Bloomington, Indiana Inactive
1916–1938;
1950 – August 18, 1963 		Clark University Worcester, Massachusetts Merged
1916 – August 18, 1963 Colorado College Colorado Springs, Colorado Merged
1916 – August 18, 1963 Ohio University Athens, Ohio Merged
1916 – August 18, 1963 Purdue University West Lafayette, Indiana Merged
1916 – August 18, 1963 St. Lawrence University Canton, New York Merged
1916 – August 18, 1963 University of Tennessee Knoxville, Tennessee Merged
1916 – August 18, 1963 Westminster College Fulton, Missouri Merged
1917 – August 18, 1963 Emory and Henry College Emory, Virginia Merged
1917–1955 Bethany College Bethany, West Virginia Inactive
1917–1950 Gettysburg College Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Inactive
1917–1929 Monmouth University West Long Branch, New Jersey Inactive
1917 – August 18, 1963 University of Mississippi University, Mississippi Merged
1917 – August 18, 1963 Occidental College Los Angeles, California Merged
1917 – August 18, 1963 Southern Methodist University Dallas, Texas Merged
1918–before 1962 Lafayette College Easton, Pennsylvania Inactive
1919 – August 18, 1963 University of Rhode Island Kingston, Rhode Island Merged
1920–1936 Middlebury College Middlebury, Vermont Inactive
1920–1936 Illinois College Jacksonville, Illinois Inactive
1921–1932 Augustana University Sioux Falls, South Dakota Inactive
1921–1934 Union College Schenectady, New York Inactive
1921 – August 18, 1963 Bucknell University Lewisburg, Pennsylvania Merged
1921–1928;
1950 – August 18, 1963 		Utah State University Logan, Utah Merged
1921–1935;
1956 – August 18, 1963 		College of William & Mary Williamsburg, Virginia Merged
1921 – August 18, 1963 Wittenberg University Springfield, Ohio Merged
1922–1934;
1952 – August 18, 1963 		Emory University Atlanta, Georgia Merged
1922 – August 18, 1963 Roanoke College Salem, Virginia Merged
1922 – August 18, 1963 Brigham Young University Provo, Utah Merged
1923 – August 18, 1963 Hampden–Sydney College Hampden Sydney, Virginia Merged
1923 – August 18, 1963 Lynchburg College Lynchburg, Virginia Merged
1923–1953 Franklin & Marshall College Lancaster, Pennsylvania Inactive
1924 – August 18, 1963 Berea College Berea, Kentucky Merged
1924 – August 18, 1963 Denison University Granville, Ohio Merged
1924–1952 University of Mount Union Alliance, Ohio Inactive
1924–before 1962 Albright College Reading, Pennsylvania Inactive
1925 – August 18, 1963 Cornell College Mount Vernon, Iowa Inactive
1925–before 1962 Furman University Greenville, South Carolina Inactive
1925 – August 18, 1963 Ursinus College Collegeville, Pennsylvania Merged
1925 – August 18, 1963 Bridgewater College Bridgewater, Virginia Merged
1926 – August 18, 1963 University of Florida Gainesville, Florida Merged
1926 – August 18, 1963 Willamette University Salem, Oregon Merged
1926 – August 18, 1963 University of New Hampshire Durham, New Hampshire Merged
1926–1954 Hendrix College Conway, Arkansas Inactive
1926–1953 Muhlenberg College Allentown, Pennsylvania Inactive
1927–1955 Juniata College Huntingdon, Pennsylvania Inactive
1927–1955 Randolph-Macon Women's College Lynchburg, Virginia Inactive
1927–1955 Birmingham–Southern College Birmingham, Alabama Inactive
1928 – August 18, 1963 Waynesburg University Waynesburg, Pennsylvania Merged
1928 – August 18, 1963 University of Evansville Evansville, Indiana Merged
1928–1935 McMurry University Abilene, Texas Inactive
1928 – August 18, 1963 Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, Michigan Merged
1929 – August 18, 1963 Rutgers University New Brunswick, New Jersey Merged
1929 – August 18, 1963 Capital University Bexley, Ohio Merged
1929–before 1962 Keuka College Keuka Park, New York Inactive
1929 – August 18, 1963 Earlham College Richmond, Indiana Merged
1930–1952 Susquehanna University Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania Inactive
1930–1960 Upsala College East Orange, New Jersey Inactive
1931–1952 Westhampton College Richmond, Virginia Inactive
1932–1952 Radford University Radford, Virginia Inactive
1934–1955 Brenau University Gainesville, Georgia Inactive
1935–before 1962 Hobart College Geneva, New York Inactive [a]
1935–before 1962 Arkansas State University Jonesboro, Arkansas Inactive
1935 – August 18, 1963 Auburn University Auburn, Alabama Merged [b]
1935–before 1962 Union University Jackson, Tennessee Inactive
1935–before 1962 Western Maryland College Westminster, Maryland Inactive
1935–before 1962 La Verne College La Verne, California Inactive
1935–before 1962 Kenyon College Gambier, Ohio Inactive
1935–before 1962 Southwestern Presbyterian University Memphis, Tennessee Inactive [b]
1936 – August 18, 1963 Lincoln Memorial University Harrogate, Tennessee Merged
1936–before 1962 Drew University Madison, New Jersey Inactive
1936 – August 18, 1963 Hanover College Hanover, Indiana Merged
1936 – August 18, 1963 Manchester College North Manchester, Indiana Merged
1937 – August 18, 1963 University of the Pacific Stockton, California Merged
1937–before 1962 College of Charleston Charleston, South Carolina Inactive
1938–before 1962 Georgian Court University Lakewood Township, New Jersey Inactive
1938 – August 18, 1963 University of New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico Merged
1938–before 1962 Moorhead State College Moorhead, Minnesota Inactive
1939 – August 18, 1963 St. Cloud State University St. Cloud, Minnesota Inactive
1939–1952 Florida Southern College Lakeland, Florida Inactive
1940 – August 18, 1963 Mercer University Macon, Georgia Merged
1941 – August 18, 1963 Alma College Alma, Michigan Merged
1941 – August 18, 1963 Murray State University Murray, Kentucky Merged
1941 – August 18, 1963 University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, California Merged
1941 – August 18, 1963 Indiana State University Terre Haute, Indiana Merged
1941 – August 18, 1963 Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, Ohio Merged [c]
1942–before 1962 Saint Mary's College of California Moraga, California Inactive
1948 – August 18, 1963 Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, Maryland Merged
1950 – August 18, 1963 Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Virginia Merged
1950 – August 18, 1963 Ball State University Muncie, Indiana Merged
1951 – August 18, 1963 Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida Merged
1951 – August 18, 1963 University at Albany, SUNY Albany, New York Merged [d]
1953 – August 18, 1963 Davidson College Davidson, North Carolina Merged
1953 – August 18, 1963 California State University, Long Beach Long Beach, California Merged
1953 – August 18, 1963 Memphis State University Memphis, Tennessee Merged
1955 – August 18, 1963 Minnesota State University, Mankato Mankato, Minnesota Merged
1955 – August 18, 1963 Morgan State University Baltimore, Maryland Merged
1955 – August 18, 1963 Tufts University Medford, Massachusetts Merged
1956 – August 18, 1963 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, Massachusetts Merged
1956 – August 18, 1963 University of South Carolina Columbia, South Carolina Merged
1956 – August 18, 1963 Xavier University Cincinnati, Ohio Merged
1958 – August 18, 1963 Bellarmine University Louisville, Kentucky Merged
1958 – August 18, 1963 Samford University Homewood, Alabama Merged
1958 – August 18, 1963 University of Maryland, College Park College Park, Maryland Merged
1958 – August 18, 1963 University of Miami Coral Gables, Florida Merged
1959 – August 18, 1963 Howard University Washington, D.C. Merged
1959 – August 18, 1963 Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, New York Merged
1960 – August 18, 1963 Saint Anselm College Goffstown, New Hampshire Merged
1960 – August 18, 1963 Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, Kentucky Merged
1960 – August 18, 1963 New Mexico Highlands University Las Vegas, New Mexico Merged
1961 – August 18, 1963 Middlebury College Middlebury, Vermont Merged
1961 – August 18, 1963 Missouri State University Springfield, Missouri Merged [e]
1961 – August 18, 1963 Washington and Lee University Lexington, Virginia Merged

Notes

  1. ^ Chapter formed from Phi Beta Sigma.
  2. ^ a b Chapter acquired in a national merger with Alpha Phi Epsilon.
  3. ^ Chapter formed at Case Institute of Technology, which merged to create Case Western Reserve University in 1967.
  4. ^ Chapter formed at the New York Teachers at Albany, now called University at Albany, SUNY.
  5. ^ Chapter formed at Southwest Missouri State, now called Missouri State University.

References

  1. ^ a b Robson, John, ed. (1963). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (17th ed.). Menasha, Wisconsin: George Banta Co. pp. 605–606. OCLC 1819883.
  2. ^ a b From the description of Delta Sigma Rho--Tau Kappa Alpha archives, 1939-1974. (Butler University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 43964512
  3. ^ "Delta Sigma Rho - Tau Kappa Alpha Honor Society- Forensics". Association of College Honor Societies. Archived from the original on July 8, 2012. Retrieved June 8, 2024 – via web.archive.org.
  4. ^ Baily, Harold J., ed. (1949). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (15th ed.). Menasha, Wisconsin: George Banta Publishing Company. OCLC 15433638.
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