The Phi Tau Phi Scholastic Honor Society of the Republic of China (simply Phi Tau Phi or ; ) is an honor society based in Taiwan. It was founded in 1921 at Peiyang University, China. The Society aims to encourage scholarship, stimulate research, reward scholastic achievement, and form bonds of intellectual and professional fellowship. It has recognized over 70,000 members in the past hundred years.
History On May 25, 1921, Joseph H. Ehlers, then a professor at Peiyang University, proposed the idea to establish an honor society that encourages integrity and diligence across universities in Mainland China.
On May 4, 1922, the first general meeting was held at the Shanghai Youth Association. Fourteen nationwide university representatives, including those from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, National Southeast University, Yenching University, and others, attended the meeting. The first board of directors was then elected, with Ping-Wen Kuo serving as the president.
After the retreat of the government of the Republic of China to Taiwan, the society once suspended its activities. However, it was resumed in March 1964 at the call of the members. Multiple university chapters have since been established in Taiwan, including National Chiao Tung University, Soochow University, National Taiwan University.
Phi Tau Phi also has an affiliated organization, the Phi Tau Phi Scholastic Honor Society of America, divided into three regional chapters: East America, Mid-America, and West America.
Symbols The Greek letters Phi Tau Phi were selected to represent Philosophia (the mother of all sciences), Technologia (applied science), and Physiologia (theoretical science), which collectively represent all disciplines of learning.
Membership Membership is by recommendation only, by an established university chapter. Membership recognizes and honors those who are:
the top one percent of undergraduate graduates in each university based on the cumulative grade before the semester of graduation, as well as the excellence in moral conduct; the top three percent of master’s graduands in each university who are excellent in academic performance as well as moral conduct; the top ten percent of doctoral graduands in each university who are excellent in academic performance as well as moral conduct; or one to three alumni of each university who have made significant contributions to academic research or social undertakings.
Chapters Following is a list of Phi Tau Phi chapters. InstitutionLocationStatusReferencesAsian UniversityTaichung, TaiwanActiveCentral Taiwan University of Science and TechnologyBeitun, Taichung, TaiwanInactiveChang Gung University of Science and TechnologyTaoyuan, TaiwanInactiveChang Jung Christian UniversityGueiren, Tainan, TaiwanActiveChaoyang University of TechnologyTaichung, TaiwanActiveChia Nan University of Pharmacy and ScienceTainan, TaiwanInactiveTaiwanInactiveChina Medical UniversityTaichung, TaiwanActiveChinese Culture UniversityTaipei, TaiwanInactiveChung Hua UniversityHsinchu, TaiwanActiveChung Yuan Christian UniversityZhongli District, Taoyuan City, TaiwanActiveDahan Institute of TechnologyXincheng, Hualien, TaiwanActiveDaren University of Science and TechnologyTaoyuan, TaiwanActiveDayeh University Dacun, Changhua, TaiwanInactiveEast AmericaFresh Meadows, New York, United StatesActiveFen Jen Catholic University FoundationNew Taipei City, TaiwanActiveFeng Chia UniversityTaichung, TaiwanActiveFooyin UniversityDaliao, Kaohsiung, TaiwanActiveGlobal University of Science and TechnologyTaiwanInactiveHo Chun University of Science and TechnologyTaiwanInactiveHsuan Chuang UniversityHsinchu City, TaiwanActiveHuafan UniversityNew Taipei City, TaiwanActiveI-Shou UniversityKaohsiung, TaiwanActiveJingyi UniversityShalu, Taichung, TaiwanActiveLi Te UniversityTaiwanInactiveLide UniversityTaiwanActiveLunghwa University of Science and TechnologyTaoyuan, TaiwanInactiveMeiho University of Science and TechnologyTaiwanActiveMid-America United StatesActiveNan Kai University of TechnologyCaotun, Nantou, TaiwanInactiveNanhua UniversityDalin, Chiayi, TaiwanActiveNational Central UniversityTaoyuan, TaiwanActiveNational Changhua University of EducationChanghua, TaiwanActiveNational Cheng Kung UniversityTainan, TaiwanActiveNational Chi Nan UniversityPuli, Nantou, TaiwanActiveNational Chiao Tung UniversityHsinchu, TaiwanActiveNational Chiayi UniversityChiayi, TaiwanInactiveNational Chin-Yi University of TechnologyTaiping, Taichung, TaiwanActiveNational Chengchi UniversityTaipei, TaiwanActiveNational Chiao Tung UniversityHsinchu, TaiwanActiveNational Chiayi UniversityChiayi, TaiwanActiveNational Chung Cheng UniversityMinxiong, Chiayi, TaiwanActiveNational Chung Hsing UniversityTaichung, TaiwanActiveNational Dong Hwa UniversityHualien City, TaiwanActiveNational Formosa UniversityHuwei, Yunlin, TaiwanActiveNational Hualien Teachers CollegeHualien City, TaiwanInactiveNational Kaohsiung First University of Science and TechnologyKaohsiung, TaiwanInactiveNational Kaohsiung Normal UniversityKaohsiung, TaiwanActiveNational Kaosiung University of Science and TechnologyKaohsiung, TaiwanActiveNational Quemoy UniversityJinning, Kinmen, TaiwanActiveNational Pingtung UniversityPingtung City, TaiwanInactiveNational Sun Yat-sen UniversitySizihwan, Kaohsiung, TaiwanActiveNational Sun Yat-sen University School of MedicineSizihwan, Kaohsiung, TaiwanActiveNational Taichung University of EducationTaichung, TaiwanActiveNational Tainan UniversityTainan, TaiwanActiveNational Taipei UniversitySanxia District, New Taipei, TaiwanActiveNational Taipei University of EducationDaan District, Taipei, Taiwan InactiveNational Taitung UniversityTaitung City, TaiwanActiveNational Taiwan Normal UniversityTaipei, TaiwanActiveNational Taiwan Ocean UniversityKeelung, TaiwanActiveNational Taiwan UniversityTaipei, TaiwanActiveNational Taiwan University of Science and TechnologyTaipei, TaiwanActiveNational Tsing Hua UniversityHsinchu, TaiwanActiveNational United UniversityMiaoli County, TaiwanActiveNational University of KaohsiungKaohsiung, TaiwanActiveNational Yang Ming Chiao Tung University East District, Hsinchu, TaiwanActiveNational Yang-Ming UniversityBeitou District, Taipei, TaiwanActiveNational Yunlin University of Science and TechnologyYunlin County, TaiwanActiveQiaoguang University of Science and TechnologyTaiwanActiveRepublic of China Army Officer SchoolZhongli, Taoyuan, TaiwanInactiveSt. John's University of Science and TechnologyTamsui District, New Taipei City, TaiwanInactiveShih Hsin University Taipei, TaiwanInactiveSoochow University Taipei, TaiwanActiveSouthern Taiwan University of Science and TechnologyYongkang District, Tainan, TaiwanActiveTa Hwa University of Science and TechnologyQionglin, Hsinchu, TaiwanInactiveTainan National University of the ArtsTainan, TaiwanActiveTaipei Medical UniversityXinyi District, Taipei, TaiwanActiveTaipei Municipal UniversityZhongzheng, TaiwanActiveTaiwan Capital University FoundationTaiwanInactiveTajen UniversityYanpu, Pingtung County, TaiwanInactiveTamkang University FoundationTamsui District, New Taipei City, TaiwanActiveTatung UniversityTaipei, TaiwanActiveTunghai UniversityTaichung, TaiwanActiveTzu Chi UniversityHualien City, TaiwanInactiveUniversity of Kang NingAnnan, Tainan, TaiwanInactiveWenzao Ursuline University of LanguagesKaohsiung, TaiwanActiveWest America Pasadena, California, United StatesActiveYuan Ze UniversityTaoyuan, TaiwanActive
See also
List of medical schools in Taiwan List of universities and colleges in Taiwan
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