Sigma Gamma Tau at Georgia Tech
- Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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Sigma Gamma Tau at Georgia Tech Details
Sigma Gamma Tau was founded on the campus of Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, on February 28, 1953, "to offer appropriate recognition to persons of superior scholarship, outstanding character, and professional achievement in the field of Aeronautical Engineering." The new society was formed by the merger of two existing societies, Tau Omega, founded in 1927 at the University of Oklahoma, and Gamma Alpha Rho, founded in 1945 at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The name of the society was selected by combining the Greek letter Sigma, indicating sum, with Gamma and Tau from the initial letters of the parent organizations. Since its modest beginnings in 1953, the society has grown from 14 to about 50 collegiate chapters and from 1,900 to over 23,000 initiated members.Sigma Gamma Tau is the national Aerospace Engineering Honor Society. The goal of the Georgia Tech Chapter of SGT is to further the experience of aerospace engineers at Georgia Tech. AE students at the top of their class are invited to join SGT and partake in social, educational, and service activities. These include tutoring and advising incoming freshmen, holding model airplane contests, and providing fun, educational opportunities for local grade school students.EligibilityStudents who are ranked in the top 20% of the sophomore class, top 25% of the junior class, and top 33% of the senior class are invited to join in Sigma Gamma Tau every fall and spring semester.
