Membership Requirements

To be initiated, a prospective member must be a student at least eighteen years of age, eligible to pledge according to his university's rules, and regularly enrolled at a school with a Theta Tau chapter in a curriculum approved for that school by Theta Tau. A list of curricula which meet these requirements at each school is provided by the Central Office and should be kept on file by the chapter. To add a new curriculum to the list of those that have been approved, a chapter must submit the current school catalog that includes that curriculum to the Executive Council for its approval. Such approval must be sought in advance of pledging an individual in such a curriculum.

A prospective member must possess the qualities of brotherhood, as determined by the chapter, and demonstrate skills and an attitude beneficial to Theta Tau. An initiate must have received the favorable vote of the chapter, must have an overall grade point average at least as high as that which will be required for graduation, must not be a member of a competitive fraternity, must not be within six months of the end of his academic program, must have properly completed the Online Pledge Form at the time of his pledging and paid the Pledge Fee, must have passed the current pledge test, and prior to his initiation, must have paid in full the national and local initiation fees and the cost of a badge. There are no exceptions to these requirements.