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Pi Tau Sigma
Pi Tau Sigma
ΠΤΣ
Founded	March 16, 1915; 109 years ago; University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Type	Honor Society
Affiliation	ACHS
Status	Active
Emphasis	Mechanical engineering
Scope	International
Member badge
Colors	Murrey and Azure
Symbol	lozenge sable, torch, steel "H" section, Carnot cycle
Flower	White Rose
Publication	The Condenser; The Story of Pi Tau Sigma
Chapters	182
Headquarters	; United States
Website	pitausigma.net

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Pi Tau Sigma (ΠΤΣ) is an international honor society in the field of mechanical engineering, with most chapters established in the United States. It honors mechanical engineering students who have exemplified the "principles of scholarship, character and service..." in the mechanical engineering profession.

History

Pi Tau Sigma came into being on March 16, 1915, at the University of Illinois. A similar organization was formed November 15, 1915, at the University of Wisconsin. The two schools then met to join their societies, doing so in Chicago on March 12, 1916.^[1] To date, 167 chapters have been inducted into the organization throughout the United States, with 157 still active.^[2]^[3]

Membership

Both undergraduate and graduate students are eligible to join Pi Tau Sigma based on academic achievement. Juniors in the top 25% of their class and seniors in the top 35% of their class, based on grades, are invited to join. Membership fees are due at initiation, and membership lasts a lifetime.

Pi Tau Sigma members are chosen on a basis of sound engineering ability, scholarship, personality, and probable future success in their chosen field of mechanical engineering. There are three grades of membership: Honorary, Graduate, and Active. Honorary members are technical graduates actively engaged in engineering work, or members of mechanical engineering faculties. Graduate membership is conferred upon persons who would have been eligible had Pi Tau Sigma been established earlier in schools not having chapters, or upon those continuing graduate study. Active members are selected from the junior and senior mechanical engineering classes at their respective schools whose mechanical engineering curriculum must be accredited by the A.B.E.T.

Insignia

The colors of the society are murrey and azure. The flower is the white rose.

References

^ Griggs, Edwin I., ed. The Story of Pi Tau Sigma. 1993.
^ Pi Tau Sigma Chapter Roster. 2007. Archived 2007-06-12 at the Wayback Machine
^ Microsoft Word - PTS.Condenser.2.10.04.doc^{[permanent dead link]}

[1] Griggs, Edwin I., ed. The Story of Pi Tau Sigma. 1993.

[2] Pi Tau Sigma Chapter Roster. 2007. Archived 2007-06-12 at the Wayback Machine

[3] Microsoft Word - PTS.Condenser.2.10.04.doc^{[permanent dead link]}

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+{{short description|International mechanical engineering honor society}}
-[[Image:PiTauSigmakey.png|thumb|200px|right|The Key of Pi Tau Sigma.  A brass key is given to initiates upon induction.]]
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+| birthplace = [[University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign]]
+| status = Active
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+| symbol = [[Lozenge (heraldry)|''lozenge sable'']], torch, steel "H" section, [[Carnot cycle]]
+| flag =
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+| publication = ''The Condenser''<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;''The Story of Pi Tau Sigma''
+| chapters = 182
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+| country = United States
+| homepage = {{url|https://pitausigma.net/}}
+| footnotes =
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+'''Pi Tau Sigma''' ('''{{lang|grc|ΠΤΣ}}''') is an international [[honor society]] in the field of [[mechanical engineering]], with most chapters established in the United States. It honors mechanical engineering students who have exemplified the "principles of scholarship, character and service..." in the mechanical engineering profession.
-'''Pi Tau Sigma''' ('''ΠΤΣ''') is an International [[Mechanical Engineering]] [[Honor Society]]. Pi Tau Sigma's core values are:
-*Integrity (soundness of character and moral conduct),
-*Service (serving the mechanical engineering profession and the community), and
-*Leadership (being foremost and fostering initiative through example in a professional manner).
-<br/>
 == History ==
-Pi Tau Sigma came into being on March 16, 1915, at the University of Illinois.  A similar organization embarked November 15, 1915, at Wisconsin.  The two schools met together early in 1916 to make the honor society national, under the name of Pi Tau Sigma.  The coalition took place in Chicago, March 12, 1916.<ref>Griggs, Edwin I., ed. The Story of Pit Tau Sigma. 1993.</ref>  To date, 167 chapters have been inducted into the organization throughout the United States with 157 still active.<ref>[http://pitausigma.net/files/PTS_Chapter_Roster_01-04-07.pdf Pi Tau Sigma Chapter Roster. 2007.<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070612065540/http://www.pitausigma.net/files/PTS_Chapter_Roster_01-04-07.pdf |date=2007-06-12 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.pitausigma.net/files/PTS_Condenser.pdf Microsoft Word - PTS.Condenser.2.10.04.doc<!-- Bot generated title -->]{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
+Pi Tau Sigma came into being on March 16, 1915, at the [[University of Illinois]]. A similar organization was formed November 15, 1915, at the [[University of Wisconsin]]. The two schools then met to join their societies, doing so in Chicago on March 12, 1916.<ref>Griggs, Edwin I., ed. The Story of Pi Tau Sigma. 1993.</ref> To date, 167 chapters have been inducted into the organization throughout the United States, with 157 still active.<ref>[http://pitausigma.net/files/PTS_Chapter_Roster_01-04-07.pdf Pi Tau Sigma Chapter Roster. 2007.<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070612065540/http://www.pitausigma.net/files/PTS_Chapter_Roster_01-04-07.pdf |date=2007-06-12 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.pitausigma.net/files/PTS_Condenser.pdf Microsoft Word - PTS.Condenser.2.10.04.doc<!-- Bot generated title -->]{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
+[[File:Pi Tau Sigma, Georgia Institute of Technology.jpg|thumb|Pi Tau Sigma marker at [[Georgia Tech]]]]
-Pi Tau Sigma honors Mechanical engineering students who have exemplified the "principles of scholarship, character and service..." in the Mechanical engineering profession
 == Membership ==
-Both undergraduate and graduate students are eligible to join Pi Tau Sigma based on academic achievement.  Juniors in the top 25% of their class and seniors in the top 35% of their class, based on grades, are invited to join.  Membership fees are due at initiation and membership lasts a lifetime.
+Both [[undergraduate]] and [[graduate student]]s are eligible to join Pi Tau Sigma based on academic achievement. Juniors in the top 25% of their class and seniors in the top 35% of their class, based on grades, are invited to join.  Membership fees are due at initiation, and membership lasts a lifetime.
-Pi Tau Sigma members are chosen on a basis of sound engineering ability, scholarship, personality, and probable future success in their chosen field of Mechanical Engineering. There are three grades of membership: Honorary, Graduate, and Active. Honorary members are technical graduates actively engaged in engineering work, or members of mechanical engineering faculties. Graduate membership is conferred upon persons who would have been eligible had Pi Tau Sigma been established earlier in schools not having chapters, or upon those continuing graduate study. Active members are selected from the junior and senior mechanical engineering classes at their respective schools whose mechanical engineering curriculum must be accredited by the A.B.E.T.
+Pi Tau Sigma members are chosen on a basis of sound [[engineering]] ability, scholarship, personality, and probable future success in their chosen field of mechanical engineering. There are three grades of membership: Honorary, Graduate, and Active. Honorary members are technical graduates actively engaged in engineering work, or members of mechanical engineering faculties. Graduate membership is conferred upon persons who would have been eligible had Pi Tau Sigma been established earlier in schools not having chapters, or upon those continuing [[graduate study]]. Active members are selected from the junior and senior mechanical engineering classes at their respective schools whose mechanical engineering [[curriculum]] must be accredited by the A.B.E.T.
 == Insignia ==
-The colors of the society are murrey and azure.  The flower is the white rose.
+The colors of the society are murrey and azure. The flower is the white rose.
 == References ==
+{{Reflist}}
+{{Association of College Honor Societies}}
-<references/>
+{{authority control}}
-==External links==
-*{{official site|http://www.pitausigma.net|Official Pi Tau Sigma website}}
-* [http://www.achsnatl.org/society.asp?society=pts  ACHS Pi Tau Sigma entry]
-* [http://www.achsnatl.org/SocResults.asp?Society=pts Pi Tau Sigma chapter list at ACHS]
-{{Association of College Honor Societies}}
 [[Category:Association of College Honor Societies]]
 [[Category:Honor societies]]
 [[Category:Engineering honor societies]]
 [[Category:Student organizations established in 1915]]
+[[Category:1915 establishments in Illinois]]