Mu Kappa Tau () is a North American scholastic honor society that recognizes academic achievement in the field of marketing. It was established in 1966 and was admitted to the Association of College Honor Societies in 1996.
History Mu Kappa Tau was founded at Arizona State University in 1966 by the members of Pi Sigma Epsilon. Its purpose is the recognize academic excellence and to encourage a lifelong commitment to ethics and excellence in the field of marketing.
It was admitted to the Association of College Honor Societies in 1996.
Mu Kappa Tau honor society has 54 chapters across the United States. It has initiated approximately 15,000, with 405 active members as of 2015.
Symbols The color of Mu Kappa Tau in navy blue. Its motto is "Marketing, Knowledge, Tradition".
Activities Mu Kappa Tau hosts workshops and speakers, awards scholarships, and maintains an online Job Board. It also provides opportunities for nationwide networking, including its annual meeting at The National Sales and Marketing Convention; scholarships.
Membership Membership in Mu Kappa Tau is open to junior and seniors who are majoring in marketing, are in the top ten percent of their class, and have an overall 3.25 GPA. Graduate students are eligible after completing half of their coursework, along with doctoral candidates who are completing their coursework. Faculty and professionals who have shown a commitment to the marketing field may also join.
Chapters Following is a list of Mu Kappa Tau. Active chapters are indicated in bold. Inactive chapters are in italics. ChapterCharter date and rangeLocationStatusArizona State University1966Tempe, ArizonaInactiveAlfred UniversityAlfred, New YorkActiveAuburn University at MontgomeryMontgomery, AlabamaActiveBerkeley College New JerseyParamus, New JerseyActiveBerkeley College New YorkNew York City, New YorkActiveBrigham Young UniversityProvo, UtahActiveBuena Vista UniversityStorm Lake, IowaActiveCalifornia Polytechnic State University, San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, CaliforniaActiveEast Carolina UniversityGreenville, North CarolinaActiveElon UniversityElon, North CarolinaActiveGeorgia Southern UniversityStatesboro, GeorgiaActiveHampton UniversityHampton, VirginiaActiveHawaii Pacific UniversityHonolulu, HawaiiActiveHoward UniversityWashington, D.C.ActiveJacksonville State UniversityJacksonville, AlabamaActiveJames Madison UniversityHarrisonburg, VirginiaActiveKean UniversityUnion Township, New JerseyActiveKing's CollegeWilkes-Barre, PennsylvaniaActiveLouisiana State UniversityBaton Rouge, LouisianaActiveLoyola University MarylandBaltimore, MarylandActiveManhattan CollegeRiverdale, Bronx, New YorkActiveMiami UniversityOxford, OhioActiveMiddle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, TennesseeActiveMississippi State UniversityMississippi State, MississippiActiveNichols CollegeWebster, MassachusettsActiveNorth Central CollegeNaperville, IllinoisActiveNorthern Illinois UniversityDeKalb, IllinoisActivePenn State HarrisburgHarrisburg, PennsylvaniaActivePennWest ClarionClarion, PennsylvaniaActivePurdue UniversityWest Lafayette, IndianaActiveRutgers University–CamdenCamden, New JerseyActiveSaint Joseph's UniversityPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaActiveSamford UniversityBirmingham, AlabamaActiveSlippery Rock UniversitySlippery Rock, PennsylvaniaActiveSouthern Illinois University CarbondaleCarbondale, IllinoisActiveStephen F. Austin State UniversityNacogdoches, TexasActiveUniversity of AkronAkron, OhioActiveUniversity of BaltimoreBaltimore, MarylandActiveUniversity of DenverDenver, ColoradoActiveUniversity of Hawaiʻi at MānoaManoa, HawaiiActiveUniversity of Louisiana at LafayetteLafayette, LouisianaActiveUniversity of Louisiana at MonroeMonroe, LouisianaActiveUniversity of North Carolina WilmingtonWilmington, North CarolinaActiveUniversity of North TexasDenton, TexasActiveUniversity of Northern IowaCedar Falls, IowaActiveUniversity of South DakotaVermillion, South DakotaActiveUniversity of Tennessee at MartinMartin, TennesseeActiveUniversity of WindsorWindsor, Ontario, CanadaActiveUniversity of Wisconsin–WhitewaterWhitewater, WisconsinActiveVirginia TechBlacksburg, VirginiaActiveWashburn UniversityTopeka, KansasActive
See also Honor cords
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