Stanford Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society

the california gamma chapter of tau beta pi at stanford university serves the stanford community by acting as a representative entity for academic excellence, leadership, and continued service. tau beta pi is the only engineering honor society representing the entire engineering profession. founded at lehigh university by edwards h. williams jr. in 1885, tau beta pi is the nation’s second oldest honor society to recognize students of exemplary character and distinguished scholarship. across the u.s., there are 248 collegiate chapters, 45 active alumni chapters in 16 districts, and approximately 600,000 initiated members.