College of Engineering

Tau Beta Pi, the Engineering Honor Society, was founded in 1885 at Lehigh University and is the oldest Engineering Honor society in the United States. The society was founded “to mark in a fitting manner those who have conferred honor upon their alma mater by distinguished scholarship and exemplary character as undergraduates in the field of engineering”. The society now exceeds 230 active chapters across the country. The FAMU-FSU College of Engineering chapter of Tau Beta Pi, Florida Eta, was founded on February 29th, 1992. New members are selected based on scholarship (upper one-fifth of engineering seniors and upper one-eighth of engineering juniors), character, and integrity.