Mu Kappa Tau

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.

Chapter	Charter date and range	Location	Status
Arizona State University	1966	Tempe, Arizona	Inactive
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