Pi Tau Sigma is an honor society for mechanical engineering, built on a proud tradition and rigorous membership standards.
This guide provides an overview of our history and tradition as well as the specific membership qualifications and procedures for the Nu Chapter.

History & Tradition

Our Objectives

  • Uphold high ideals in the engineering profession
  • Stimulate and support departmental activities
  • Promote professional welfare
  • Develop leadership and responsibility

The Story of Pi Tau Sigma

The Story of Pi Tau Sigma is placed in the hands of each member when initiated to set forth the objectives and create a closer bond of fellowship among those who are striving and achieving the highest ideals of our profession.

The history and activities of each chapter are especially interesting to the members of each respective chapter and to everyone who recognizes the contribution that honor societies make toward the coordination of education and cooperation between faculty and students preparing for a profession.

Occasionally, in the individual histories are allusions to the motives for the sacrifices of an individual member. In 70 years of harmonious development from two chapters to 153, our fraternity has enjoyed the cooperation of each member. Your chapter of Pi Tau Sigma is strong because each year the active members accepted their responsibility in selecting new members and in performing the duties of their generation.

This booklet may seem to be a disconnected story, but it was written by various chapters to impart to you some of the spirit of Pi Tau Sigma so that you will go on and do greater things than those accomplished in the past.

For more details, please refer to our National Pi Tau Sigma Website.

The Condenser

The Condenser is our annual publication, initiated to provide a common medium for exchanging ideas among chapters.
Starting as an 8-page pamphlet, it has evolved into a comprehensive magazine that documents the history and activities of Pi Tau Sigma.

Membership Guide

Eligibility Criteria

It is an honor to be invited to join Pi Tau Sigma. To qualify, candidates must meet the following requirements:

  • Must be a Mechanical Engineering major (Junior or Senior by credit hours)
  • Undergraduates: Top 25% of the class; Graduates: Top 35% of the class

Membership Process

Once you are invited, the following steps must be completed:

  • Attend 1 initiation information session
  • Participate in an interview with an officer
  • Polish the Pi Tau Sigma key/bent
  • Attend 2 social events
  • Attend 1 philanthropy event
  • Attend 2 general meetings
  • Present a self-introduction presentation slide at a general meeting
  • Pass the initiation examination
  • Pay $70 Lifetime dues
  • Attend the initiation banquet
  • Provide service on the exec board for the following semester

Once you complete these requirements, you will become a lifetime member of Pi Tau Sigma. For details on Membership, refer to Article 3 of our Pi Tau Sigma Constitution.