List of Tau Kappa Alpha chapters

Tau Kappa Alpha was a collegiate honor society devoted to the promotion of public speaking (forensics).^[1]^[2] Tau Kappa Alpha and Delta Sigma Rho merged to form Delta Sigma Rho-Tau Kappa Alpha on August 18, 1963.^[2]^[3]

Chapters[edit]

Following is a list of the chapters of Tau Kappa Alpha at the time of its merger with Delta Sigma Rho.^[1]

Charter date and range	Institution	Location	Status	Notes
1908 – August 18, 1963	Butler University	Indianapolis, Indiana	Merged
1908–1920; 1956 – August 18, 1963	University of Notre Dame	Notre Dame, Indiana	Merged
1908 – August 18, 1963	University of Cincinnati	Cincinnati, Ohio	Merged
1908–1920	Harvard University	Cambridge, Massachusetts	Merged
1908 – August 18, 1963	Miami University	Oxford, Ohio	Merged
1909 – August 18, 1963	University of Denver	Denver, Colorado	Merged
1909–1911	Colby College	Waterville, Maine	Inactive
1909–1956	Vanderbilt University	Nashville, Tennessee	Inactive
1909–1920	Columbia University	New York City, New York	Inactive
1909–1956	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill, North Carolina	Inactive
1910 – August 18, 1963	University of Utah	Salt Lake City, Utah	Merged
1910–1920; 1936 – August 18, 1963	Montana State University	Bozeman, Montana	Merged
1910 – August 18, 1963	New York University-University Heights	The Bronx, New York City, New York	Merged
1912 – August 18, 1963	Muskingum University	New Concord, Ohio	Merged
1912 – August 18, 1963	University of Richmond	Richmond, Virginia	Merged
1912 – August 18, 1963	Louisiana State University	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	Merged
1912 – August 18, 1963	New York University Washington Square	Greenwich Village, New York City, New York	Merged
1912–1950	Lawrence University	Appleton, Wisconsin	Inactive
1912 – August 18, 1963	University of Vermont	Burlington, Vermont	Merged
1913–1934; 1956 – August 18, 1963	University of Kentucky	Lexington, Kentucky	Merged
1913 – August 18, 1963	Randolph–Macon College	Ashland, Virginia	Merged
1913 – August 18, 1963	Wabash College	Crawfordsville, Indiana	Merged
1914–1922; 1938 – August 18, 1963	University of Southern California	Los Angeles, California	Merged
1914 – August 18, 1963	Duke University	Durham, North Carolina	Merged
1914 – August 18, 1963	University of Arkansas	Fayetteville, Arkansas	Merged
1914–1955	University of Washington	Seattle, Washington	Inactive
1914–1916	DePauw University	Greencastle, Indiana	Inactive
1915 – August 18, 1963	University of Alabama	Tuscaloosa, Alabama	Merged
1915 – August 18, 1963	Dickinson College	Carlisle, Pennsylvania	Merged
1915–1955	Indiana University Bloomington	Bloomington, Indiana	Inactive
1916–1938; 1950 – August 18, 1963	Clark University	Worcester, Massachusetts	Merged
1916 – August 18, 1963	Colorado College	Colorado Springs, Colorado	Merged
1916 – August 18, 1963	Ohio University	Athens, Ohio	Merged
1916 – August 18, 1963	Purdue University	West Lafayette, Indiana	Merged
1916 – August 18, 1963	St. Lawrence University	Canton, New York	Merged
1916 – August 18, 1963	University of Tennessee	Knoxville, Tennessee	Merged
1916 – August 18, 1963	Westminster College	Fulton, Missouri	Merged
1917 – August 18, 1963	Emory and Henry College	Emory, Virginia	Merged
1917–1955	Bethany College		Inactive
1917–1950	Gettysburg College	Gettysburg, Pennsylvania	Inactive
1917–1929	Monmouth University	West Long Branch, New Jersey	Inactive
1917 – August 18, 1963	University of Mississippi	University, Mississippi	Merged
1917 – August 18, 1963	Occidental College	Los Angeles, California	Merged
1917 – August 18, 1963	Southern Methodist University	Dallas, Texas	Merged
1918–before 1962	Lafayette College	Easton, Pennsylvania	Inactive
1919 – August 18, 1963	University of Rhode Island	Kingston, Rhode Island	Merged
1920–1936	Middlebury College	Middlebury, Vermont	Inactive
1920–1936	Illinois College	Jacksonville, Illinois	Inactive
1921–1932	Augustana University	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	Inactive
1921–1934	Union College	Schenectady, New York	Inactive
1921 – August 18, 1963	Bucknell University	Lewisburg, Pennsylvania	Merged
1921–1928; 1950 – August 18, 1963	Utah State University	Logan, Utah	Merged
1921–1935; 1956 – August 18, 1963	College of William & Mary	Williamsburg, Virginia	Merged
1921 – August 18, 1963	Wittenberg University	Springfield, Ohio	Merged
1922–1934; 1952 – August 18, 1963	Emory University	Atlanta, Georgia	Merged
1922 – August 18, 1963	Roanoke College	Salem, Virginia	Merged
1922 – August 18, 1963	Brigham Young University	Provo, Utah	Merged
1923 – August 18, 1963	Hampden–Sydney College	Hampden Sydney, Virginia	Merged
1923 – August 18, 1963	Lynchburg College	Lynchburg, Virginia	Merged
1923–1953	Franklin & Marshall College	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	Inactive
1924 – August 18, 1963	Berea College	Berea, Kentucky	Merged
1924 – August 18, 1963	Denison University	Granville, Ohio	Merged
1924–1952	University of Mount Union	Alliance, Ohio	Inactive
1924–before 1962	Albright College	Reading, Pennsylvania	Inactive
1925 – August 18, 1963	Cornell College	Mount Vernon, Iowa	Inactive
1925–before 1962	Furman University	Greenville, South Carolina	Inactive
1925 – August 18, 1963	Ursinus College	Collegeville, Pennsylvania	Merged
1925 – August 18, 1963	Bridgewater College	Bridgewater, Virginia	Merged
1926 – August 18, 1963	University of Florida	Gainesville, Florida	Merged
1926 – August 18, 1963	Willamette University	Salem, Oregon	Merged
1926 – August 18, 1963	University of New Hampshire	Durham, New Hampshire	Merged
1926–1954	Hendrix College	Conway, Arkansas	Inactive
1926–1953	Muhlenberg College	Allentown, Pennsylvania	Inactive
1927–1955	Juniata College	Huntingdon, Pennsylvania	Inactive
1927–1955	Randolph-Macon Women's College	Lynchburg, Virginia	Inactive
1927–1955	Birmingham–Southern College	Birmingham, Alabama	Inactive
1928 – August 18, 1963	Waynesburg University	Waynesburg, Pennsylvania	Merged
1928 – August 18, 1963	University of Evansville	Evansville, Indiana	Merged
1928–1935	McMurry University	Abilene, Texas	Inactive
1928 – August 18, 1963	Western Michigan University	Kalamazoo, Michigan	Merged
1929 – August 18, 1963	Rutgers University	New Brunswick, New Jersey	Merged
1929 – August 18, 1963	Capital University	Bexley, Ohio	Merged
1929–before 1962	Keuka College	Keuka Park, New York	Inactive
1929 – August 18, 1963	Earlham College	Richmond, Indiana	Merged
1930–1952	Susquehanna University	Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania	Inactive
1930–1960	Upsala College	East Orange, New Jersey	Inactive
1931–1952	Westhampton College	Richmond, Virginia	Inactive
1932–1952	Radford University	Radford, Virginia	Inactive
1934–1955	Brenau University	Gainesville, Georgia	Inactive
1935–before 1962	Hobart College	Geneva, New York	Inactive
1935–before 1962	Arkansas State University	Jonesboro, Arkansas	Inactive
1935 – August 18, 1963	Auburn University	Auburn, Alabama	Merged
1935–before 1962	Southeastern	Tennessee	Inactive
1935–before 1962	La Verne College	La Verne, California	Inactive
1935–before 1962	Western Maryland College	Westminster, Maryland	Inactive
1935–before 1962	Union University	Jackson, Tennessee	Inactive
1935–before 1962	Kenyon College	Gambier, Ohio	Inactive
1936 – August 18, 1963	Lincoln Memorial University	Harrogate, Tennessee	Merged
1936–before 1962	Drew University	Madison, New Jersey	Inactive
1936 – August 18, 1963	Hanover College	Hanover, Indiana	Merged
1936 – August 18, 1963	Manchester College	North Manchester, Indiana	Merged
1937 – August 18, 1963	University of the Pacific	Stockton, California	Merged
1937–before 1962	Charleston		Inactive
1938–before 1962	Georgian Court University	Lakewood Township, New Jersey	Inactive
1938 – August 18, 1963	University of New Mexico	Albuquerque, New Mexico	Merged
1938–before 1962	Moorhead State College	Moorhead, Minnesota	Inactive
1939 – August 18, 1963	St. Cloud State University	St. Cloud, Minnesota	Inactive
1939–1952	Florida Southern College	Lakeland, Florida	Inactive
1940 – August 18, 1963	Mercer University	Macon, Georgia	Merged
1941 – August 18, 1963	Alma College	Alma, Michigan	Merged
1941 – August 18, 1963	Murray State University	Murray, Kentucky	Merged
1941 – August 18, 1963	University of California, Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara, California	Merged
1941 – August 18, 1963	Indiana State University	Terre Haute, Indiana	Merged
1941 – August 18, 1963	Case Western Reserve University	Cleveland, Ohio	Merged	^[a]
1942–before 1962	Saint Mary's College of California	Moraga, California	Inactive
1948 – August 18, 1963	Loyola University Maryland	Baltimore, Maryland	Merged
1950 – August 18, 1963	Virginia Tech	Blacksburg, Virginia	Merged
1950 – August 18, 1963	Ball State University	Muncie, Indiana	Merged
1951 – August 18, 1963	Florida State University	Tallahassee, Florida	Merged
1951 – August 18, 1963	University at Albany, SUNY	Albany, New York	Merged	^[b]
1953 – August 18, 1963	Davidson College	Davidson, North Carolina	Merged
1953 – August 18, 1963	California State University, Long Beach	Long Beach, California	Merged
1953 – August 18, 1963	Memphis State University	Memphis, Tennessee	Merged
1955 – August 18, 1963	Minnesota State University, Mankato	Mankato, Minnesota	Merged
1955 – August 18, 1963	Morgan State University	Baltimore, Maryland	Merged
1955 – August 18, 1963	Tufts University	Medford, Massachusetts	Merged
1956 – August 18, 1963	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Cambridge, Massachusetts	Merged
1956 – August 18, 1963	University of South Carolina	Columbia, South Carolina	Merged
1956 – August 18, 1963	Xavier University	Cincinnati, Ohio	Merged
1958 – August 18, 1963	Bellarmine University	Louisville, Kentucky	Merged
1958 – August 18, 1963	Samford University	Homewood, Alabama	Merged
1958 – August 18, 1963	University of Maryland, College Park	College Park, Maryland	Merged
1958 – August 18, 1963	University of Miami	Coral Gables, Florida	Merged
1959 – August 18, 1963	Howard University	Washington, D.C.	Merged
1959 – August 18, 1963	Rochester Institute of Technology	Rochester, New York	Merged
1960 – August 18, 1963	Saint Anselm College	Goffstown, New Hampshire	Merged
1960 – August 18, 1963	Western Kentucky University	Bowling Green, Kentucky	Merged
1960 – August 18, 1963	New Mexico Highlands University	Las Vegas, New Mexico	Merged
1961 – August 18, 1963	Middlebury College	Middlebury, Vermont	Merged
1961 – August 18, 1963	Missouri State University	Springfield, Missouri	Merged	^[c]
1961 – August 18, 1963	Washington and Lee University	Lexington, Virginia	Merged

Notes[edit]

^ Chapter formed at Case Institute of Technology, which merged to create Case Western Reserve University in 1967.
^ Chapter formed at the New York Teachers at Albany, now called University at Albany, SUNY.
^ Chapter formed at Southwest Missouri State, now called Missouri State University.

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Robson, John, ed. (1963). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (17th ed.). Menasha, Wisconsin: The Collegiate Press, George Banta Company, Inc. pp. 605-606.
^ ^a ^b From the description of Delta Sigma Rho--Tau Kappa Alpha archives, 1939-1974. (Butler University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 43964512
^ "Delta Sigma Rho - Tau Kappa Alpha Honor Society- Forensics". Association of College Honor Societies. Archived from the original on 2012-07-08. Retrieved 2024-06-08 – via web.archive.org.

[4] Chapter formed at Case Institute of Technology, which merged to create Case Western Reserve University in 1967.

[5] Chapter formed at the New York Teachers at Albany, now called University at Albany, SUNY.

[6] Chapter formed at Southwest Missouri State, now called Missouri State University.

[:1-1] Robson, John, ed. (1963). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (17th ed.). Menasha, Wisconsin: The Collegiate Press, George Banta Company, Inc. pp. 605-606.

[worldcat-2] From the description of Delta Sigma Rho--Tau Kappa Alpha archives, 1939-1974. (Butler University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 43964512

[3] "Delta Sigma Rho - Tau Kappa Alpha Honor Society- Forensics". Association of College Honor Societies. Archived from the original on 2012-07-08. Retrieved 2024-06-08 – via web.archive.org.

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