Mu Kappa Tau

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Mu Kappa Tau
ΜΚΤ
Founded1966; 59 years ago (1966)
TypeHonor
AffiliationACHS
StatusActive
EmphasisMarketing
ScopeInternational
Motto"Marketing. Knowledge. Tradition."
Colors  Navy blue
Chapters54
Members405 active
15,000 lifetime
Headquartersc/o Pi Sigma Epsilon
4811 S 76th St.
Greenfield, Wisconsin 53220
United States
Websitewww.mukappatau.org

Mu Kappa Tau (ΜΚΤ) is a North American scholastic honor society that recognizes academic achievement in the field of marketing.[1] It was established in 1966 and was admitted to the Association of College Honor Societies in 1996.

History

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Mu Kappa Tau was founded at Arizona State University in 1966 by the members of Pi Sigma Epsilon.[1] Its purpose is the recognize academic excellence and to encourage a lifelong commitment to ethics and excellence in the field of marketing.[1]

It was admitted to the Association of College Honor Societies in 1996.

Mu Kappa Tau honor society has 54 chapters across the United States.[1] It has initiated approximately 15,000, with 405 active members as of 2015.[1]

Symbols

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The color of Mu Kappa Tau in navy blue. Its motto is "Marketing, Knowledge, Tradition".

Activities

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Mu Kappa Tau hosts workshops and speakers, awards scholarships, and maintains an online Job Board.[1] It also provides opportunities for nationwide networking, including its annual meeting at The National Sales and Marketing Convention; scholarships.[1]

Membership

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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.[1] Graduate students are eligible after completing half of their coursework, along with doctoral candidates who are completing their coursework.[1] Faculty and professionals who have shown a commitment to the marketing field may also join.[1]

Chapters

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Following is a list of Mu Kappa Tau.[2] Active chapters are indicated in bold. Inactive chapters are in italics.

Chapter Charter date and range Location Status References
Arizona State University 1966 Tempe, Arizona Inactive [1]
Alfred University Alfred, New York Active
Auburn University at Montgomery Montgomery, Alabama Active
Berkeley College New Jersey Paramus, New Jersey Active
Berkeley College New York New York City, New York Active
Brigham Young University Provo, Utah Active
Buena Vista University Storm Lake, Iowa Active
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, California Active
Pennsylvania Western University, Clarion Clarion, Pennsylvania Active
East Carolina University Greenville, North Carolina Active
Elon University Elon, North Carolina Active
Georgia Southern University Statesboro, Georgia Active
Hampton University Hampton, Virginia Active
Hawaii Pacific University Honolulu, Hawaii Active
Howard University Washington, D.C. Active
Jacksonville State University Jacksonville, Alabama Active
James Madison University Harrisonburg, Virginia Active
Kean University Union Township, New Jersey Active
King's College Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Active
Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, Louisiana Active
Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, Maryland Active
Manhattan College Riverdale, Bronx, New York Active
Miami University Oxford, Ohio Active
Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, Tennessee Active
Mississippi State University Mississippi State, Mississippi Active
Nichols College Webster, Massachusetts Active
North Central College Naperville, Illinois Active
Northern Illinois University DeKalb, Illinois Active
Penn State Harrisburg Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Active
Purdue University West Lafayette, Indiana Active
Rutgers University–Camden Camden, New Jersey Active
Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Active
Samford University Birmingham, Alabama Active
Slippery Rock University Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania Active
Southern Illinois University Carbondale Carbondale, Illinois Active
Stephen F. Austin State University Nacogdoches, Texas Active
University of Akron Akron, Ohio Active
University of Baltimore Baltimore, Maryland Active
University of Denver Denver, Colorado Active
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Manoa, Hawaii Active
University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, Louisiana Active
University of Louisiana at Monroe Monroe, Louisiana Active
University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, North Carolina Active
University of North Texas Denton, Texas Active
University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, Iowa Active
University of South Dakota Vermillion, South Dakota Active
University of Tennessee at Martin Martin, Tennessee Active
University of Windsor Windsor, Ontario, Canada Active
University of Wisconsin–Whitewater Whitewater, Wisconsin Active
Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Virginia Active
Washburn University Topeka, Kansas Active

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Mu Kappa Tau Honor Society- Marketing". Association of College Honor Societies. Archived from the original on 2015-09-19. Retrieved 2024-04-06 – via web.archive.org.
  2. ^ "Mu Kappa Tau Honor Society Chapters". Association of College Honor Societies. Archived from the original on 2015-09-08. Retrieved 2024-04-06 – via web.archive.org.
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