--- title: "Tau Beta Pi" url: "/academics/honors/tau-beta-pi" type: page date: 2026-04-30 updated: 2026-05-19 --- # Tau Beta Pi ## Tau Beta Pi **National honor society for engineering** Image ![Seal of the Tau Beta Pi honor society](/sites/default/files/styles/original_aspect_ratio_400/public/media/2026-04/TauBetaPi.jpg?itok=klhbVWPe) Founded in 1885, [Tau Beta Pi](https://www.tbp.org/home.cfm) is the nation's second-oldest honor society and the only engineering honor society representing the entire engineering profession. It recognizes students of superior scholarship and exemplary character and seeks to foster a spirit of liberal culture in engineering colleges. Tau Beta Pi sponsors an annual convention and produces a quarterly magazine, *The Bent*. Since the Manhattan University chapter was founded in 1967, more than 2,000 members have been initiated into the New York Xi chapter of Tau Beta Pi. ### Eligibility To qualify for membership, undergraduates must have a declared major in engineering. - eligible seniors must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.2 and be in the top fifth of their engineering class - eligible juniors must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.4 and be in the top eighth of their engineering class [Explore School of Engineering](/academics/engineering) ### Moderator Patrick Abulencia, Ph.D. [718-862-7186](tel:718-862-7186)