Tau Kappa Alpha was a collegiate honor society devoted to the promotion of public speaking (forensics).From the description of Delta Sigma Rho--Tau Kappa Alpha archives, 1939-1974. (Butler University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 43964512 Tau Kappa Alpha and Delta Sigma Rho merged to form Delta Sigma Rho-Tau Kappa Alpha on August 18, 1963. Following is a list of the chapters at the time of its merger with Delta Sigma Rho.. Charter date and rangeInstitutionLocationStatusNotes1908 – August 18, 1963Butler UniversityIndianapolis, IndianaMerged1908–1920;1956 – August 18, 1963University of Notre DameNotre Dame, IndianaMerged1908 – August 18, 1963University of CincinnatiCincinnati, OhioMerged1908–1920Harvard UniversityCambridge, MassachusettsMerged1908 – August 18, 1963Miami UniversityOxford, OhioMerged1909 – August 18, 1963University of DenverDenver, ColoradoMerged1909–1911Colby CollegeWaterville, MaineInactive1909–1956Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TennesseeInactive1909–1920Columbia UniversityNew York City, New YorkInactive1909–1956University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North CarolinaInactive1910 – August 18, 1963University of UtahSalt Lake City, UtahMerged1910–1920;1936 – August 18, 1963Montana State UniversityBozeman, MontanaMerged1910 – August 18, 1963New York University-University HeightsThe Bronx, New York City, New YorkMerged1912 – August 18, 1963Muskingum UniversityNew Concord, OhioMerged1912 – August 18, 1963University of RichmondRichmond, VirginiaMerged1912 – August 18, 1963Louisiana State UniversityBaton Rouge, LouisianaMerged1912 – August 18, 1963New York University Washington SquareGreenwich Village, New York City, New YorkMerged1912–1950Lawrence UniversityAppleton, WisconsinInactive1912 – August 18, 1963University of VermontBurlington, VermontMerged1913–1934;1956 – August 18, 1963University of KentuckyLexington, KentuckyMerged1913 – August 18, 1963Randolph–Macon CollegeAshland, VirginiaMerged1913 – August 18, 1963Wabash CollegeCrawfordsville, IndianaMerged1914–1922;1938 – August 18, 1963University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CaliforniaMerged1914 – August 18, 1963Duke UniversityDurham, North CarolinaMerged1914 – August 18, 1963University of ArkansasFayetteville, ArkansasMerged1914–1955University of WashingtonSeattle, WashingtonInactive1914–1916DePauw UniversityGreencastle, IndianaInactive1915 – August 18, 1963University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, AlabamaMerged1915 – August 18, 1963Dickinson CollegeCarlisle, PennsylvaniaMerged1915–1955Indiana University BloomingtonBloomington, IndianaInactive1916–1938;1950 – August 18, 1963Clark UniversityWorcester, MassachusettsMerged1916 – August 18, 1963Colorado CollegeColorado Springs, ColoradoMerged1916 – August 18, 1963Ohio UniversityAthens, OhioMerged1916 – August 18, 1963Purdue UniversityWest Lafayette, IndianaMerged1916 – August 18, 1963St. Lawrence UniversityCanton, New YorkMerged1916 – August 18, 1963University of TennesseeKnoxville, TennesseeMerged1916 – August 18, 1963Westminster CollegeFulton, MissouriMerged1917 – August 18, 1963Emory and Henry CollegeEmory, VirginiaMerged1917–1955Bethany CollegeBethany, West VirginiaInactive1917–1950Gettysburg CollegeGettysburg, PennsylvaniaInactive1917–1929Monmouth UniversityWest Long Branch, New JerseyInactive1917 – August 18, 1963University of MississippiUniversity, MississippiMerged1917 – August 18, 1963Occidental CollegeLos Angeles, CaliforniaMerged1917 – August 18, 1963Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, TexasMerged1918–before 1962Lafayette CollegeEaston, PennsylvaniaInactive1919 – August 18, 1963University of Rhode IslandKingston, Rhode IslandMerged1920–1936Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury, VermontInactive1920–1936Illinois CollegeJacksonville, IllinoisInactive1921–1932Augustana UniversitySioux Falls, South DakotaInactive1921–1934Union CollegeSchenectady, New YorkInactive1921 – August 18, 1963Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, PennsylvaniaMerged1921–1928;1950 – August 18, 1963Utah State UniversityLogan, UtahMerged1921–1935;1956 – August 18, 1963College of William & MaryWilliamsburg, VirginiaMerged1921 – August 18, 1963Wittenberg UniversitySpringfield, OhioMerged1922–1934;1952 – August 18, 1963Emory UniversityAtlanta, GeorgiaMerged1922 – August 18, 1963Roanoke CollegeSalem, VirginiaMerged1922 – August 18, 1963Brigham Young UniversityProvo, UtahMerged1923 – August 18, 1963Hampden–Sydney CollegeHampden Sydney, VirginiaMerged1923 – August 18, 1963Lynchburg CollegeLynchburg, VirginiaMerged1923–1953Franklin & Marshall CollegeLancaster, PennsylvaniaInactive1924 – August 18, 1963Berea CollegeBerea, KentuckyMerged1924 – August 18, 1963Denison UniversityGranville, OhioMerged1924–1952University of Mount UnionAlliance, OhioInactive1924–before 1962Albright CollegeReading, PennsylvaniaInactive1925 – August 18, 1963Cornell CollegeMount Vernon, IowaInactive1925–before 1962Furman UniversityGreenville, South CarolinaInactive1925 – August 18, 1963Ursinus CollegeCollegeville, PennsylvaniaMerged1925 – August 18, 1963Bridgewater CollegeBridgewater, VirginiaMerged1926 – August 18, 1963University of FloridaGainesville, FloridaMerged1926 – August 18, 1963Willamette UniversitySalem, OregonMerged1926 – August 18, 1963University of New HampshireDurham, New HampshireMerged1926–1954Hendrix CollegeConway, ArkansasInactive1926–1953Muhlenberg CollegeAllentown, PennsylvaniaInactive1927–1955Juniata CollegeHuntingdon, PennsylvaniaInactive1927–1955Randolph-Macon Women's CollegeLynchburg, VirginiaInactive1927–1955Birmingham–Southern CollegeBirmingham, AlabamaInactive1928 – August 18, 1963Waynesburg UniversityWaynesburg, PennsylvaniaMerged1928 – August 18, 1963University of EvansvilleEvansville, IndianaMerged1928–1935McMurry UniversityAbilene, TexasInactive1928 – August 18, 1963Western Michigan UniversityKalamazoo, MichiganMerged1929 – August 18, 1963Rutgers UniversityNew Brunswick, New JerseyMerged1929 – August 18, 1963Capital UniversityBexley, OhioMerged1929–before 1962Keuka CollegeKeuka Park, New YorkInactive1929 – August 18, 1963Earlham CollegeRichmond, IndianaMerged1930–1952Susquehanna UniversitySelinsgrove, PennsylvaniaInactive1930–1960Upsala CollegeEast Orange, New JerseyInactive1931–1952Westhampton CollegeRichmond, VirginiaInactive1932–1952Radford UniversityRadford, VirginiaInactive1934–1955Brenau UniversityGainesville, GeorgiaInactive1935–before 1962Hobart CollegeGeneva, New YorkInactive1935–before 1962Arkansas State UniversityJonesboro, ArkansasInactive1935 – August 18, 1963Auburn UniversityAuburn, AlabamaMerged1935–before 1962Union UniversityJackson, TennesseeInactive1935–before 1962Western Maryland CollegeWestminster, MarylandInactive1935–before 1962La Verne CollegeLa Verne, CaliforniaInactive1935–before 1962Kenyon CollegeGambier, OhioInactive1935–before 1962Southwestern Presbyterian UniversityMemphis, TennesseeInactive1936 – August 18, 1963Lincoln Memorial UniversityHarrogate, TennesseeMerged1936–before 1962Drew UniversityMadison, New JerseyInactive1936 – August 18, 1963Hanover CollegeHanover, IndianaMerged1936 – August 18, 1963Manchester CollegeNorth Manchester, IndianaMerged1937 – August 18, 1963University of the PacificStockton, CaliforniaMerged1937–before 1962College of CharlestonCharleston, South CarolinaInactive1938–before 1962Georgian Court UniversityLakewood Township, New JerseyInactive1938 – August 18, 1963University of New MexicoAlbuquerque, New MexicoMerged1938–before 1962Moorhead State CollegeMoorhead, MinnesotaInactive1939 – August 18, 1963St. Cloud State UniversitySt. Cloud, MinnesotaInactive1939–1952Florida Southern CollegeLakeland, FloridaInactive1940 – August 18, 1963Mercer UniversityMacon, GeorgiaMerged1941 – August 18, 1963Alma CollegeAlma, MichiganMerged1941 – August 18, 1963Murray State UniversityMurray, KentuckyMerged1941 – August 18, 1963University of California, Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CaliforniaMerged1941 – August 18, 1963Indiana State UniversityTerre Haute, IndianaMerged1941 – August 18, 1963Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, OhioMerged1942–before 1962Saint Mary's College of CaliforniaMoraga, CaliforniaInactive1948 – August 18, 1963Loyola University MarylandBaltimore, MarylandMerged1950 – August 18, 1963Virginia TechBlacksburg, VirginiaMerged1950 – August 18, 1963Ball State UniversityMuncie, IndianaMerged1951 – August 18, 1963Florida State UniversityTallahassee, FloridaMerged1951 – August 18, 1963University at Albany, SUNYAlbany, New YorkMerged1953 – August 18, 1963Davidson CollegeDavidson, North CarolinaMerged1953 – August 18, 1963California State University, Long BeachLong Beach, CaliforniaMerged1953 – August 18, 1963Memphis State UniversityMemphis, TennesseeMerged1955 – August 18, 1963Minnesota State University, MankatoMankato, MinnesotaMerged1955 – August 18, 1963Morgan State UniversityBaltimore, MarylandMerged1955 – August 18, 1963Tufts UniversityMedford, MassachusettsMerged1956 – August 18, 1963Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MassachusettsMerged1956 – August 18, 1963University of South CarolinaColumbia, South CarolinaMerged1956 – August 18, 1963Xavier UniversityCincinnati, OhioMerged1958 – August 18, 1963Bellarmine UniversityLouisville, KentuckyMerged1958 – August 18, 1963Samford UniversityHomewood, AlabamaMerged1958 – August 18, 1963University of Maryland, College ParkCollege Park, MarylandMerged1958 – August 18, 1963University of MiamiCoral Gables, FloridaMerged1959 – August 18, 1963Howard UniversityWashington, D.C.Merged1959 – August 18, 1963Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, New YorkMerged1960 – August 18, 1963Saint Anselm CollegeGoffstown, New HampshireMerged1960 – August 18, 1963Western Kentucky UniversityBowling Green, KentuckyMerged1960 – August 18, 1963New Mexico Highlands UniversityLas Vegas, New MexicoMerged1961 – August 18, 1963Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury, VermontMerged1961 – August 18, 1963Missouri State UniversitySpringfield, MissouriMerged1961 – August 18, 1963Washington and Lee UniversityLexington, VirginiaMerged

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