American honor society for marketing students
Mu Kappa Tau Founded 1966; 58 years ago (1966 ) Type Honor Society Affiliation ACHS Status Active Emphasis Marketing Scope International Motto Marketing. Knowledge. Tradition. Colors Navy blue Chapters 54 Members 405 active 15,000 lifetime Headquarters c/o Pi Sigma Epsilon 4811 S 76th St. Greenfield , Wisconsin 53220 United States Website www .mukappatau .org
Mu Kappa Tau (ΜΚΤ ) is a North American scholastic honor society that recognizes academic achievement in the field of marketing .[ 1] It was established in 1966 and was admitted to the Association of College Honor Societies in 1996.
Mu Kappa Tau was founded at Arizona State University in 1966 by the members of Pi Sigma Epsilon .[ 1] Its purpose is the recognize academic excellence and to encourage a lifelong commitment to ethics and excellence in the field of marketing.[ 1]
It was admitted to the Association of College Honor Societies in 1996.
Mu Kappa Tau honor society has 54 chapters across the United States.[ 1] It has initiated approximately 15,000, with 405 active members as of 2015.[ 1]
The color of Mu Kappa Tau in navy blue. Its motto is "Marketing, Knowledge, Tradition".
Mu Kappa Tau hosts workshops and speakers, awards scholarships, and maintains an online Job Board.[ 1] It also provides opportunities for nationwide networking, including its annual meeting at The National Sales and Marketing Convention; scholarships.[ 1]
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.[ 1] Graduate students are eligible after completing half of their coursework, along with doctoral candidates who are completing their coursework.[ 1] Faculty and professionals who have shown a commitment to the marketing field may also join.[ 1]
Following is a list of Mu Kappa Tau.[ 2] Active chapters are indicated in bold . Inactive chapters are in italics .
Chapter Charter date Location Status References Arizona State University 1966 Tempe, Arizona Inactive [ 1] 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
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