Phi Tau Phi

Phi Tau Phi
ΦΤΦ
FoundedMay 25, 1921 (1921-05-25)
Peiyang University
TypeHonor
AffiliationIndependent
StatusActive
ScopeNational
Chapters56
Members70,000+ lifetime
Headquarters4F., AD, No. 43, Section 4, Keelung Road
Da'an District, Taipei City 106335
Taiwan
Websitewww.phitauphi.org.tw

The Phi Tau Phi Scholastic Honor Society of the Republic of China (simply Phi Tau Phi or ΦΤΦ; Chinese: 中華民國斐陶斐榮譽學會) 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.[1]

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.[1][2]

On May 4, 1922, the first general meeting was held at the Shanghai Youth Association.[1] 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.[1] 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.[3]

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.[3]

Membership

Membership is by recommendation only, by an established university chapter.[4] Membership recognizes and honors those who are:[4]

  • 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.[5]

Institution Location Status References
Asian University Taichung, Taiwan Active
Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology Beitun, Taichung, Taiwan Inactive [a]
Chang Gung University of Science and Technology Taoyuan, Taiwan Inactive
Chang Jung Christian University Gueiren, Tainan, Taiwan Active
Chaoyang University of Technology Taichung, Taiwan Active
Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science Tainan, Taiwan Inactive
Chiao Kuang University of Science and Technology Taiwan Inactive
China Medical University Taichung, Taiwan Active
Chinese Culture University Taipei, Taiwan Inactive
Chung Hua University Hsinchu, Taiwan Active
Chung Yuan Christian University Zhongli District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan Active
Dahan Institute of Technology Xincheng, Hualien, Taiwan Active
Daren University of Science and Technology Taoyuan, Taiwan Active
Dayeh University Dacun, Changhua, Taiwan Inactive
East America Fresh Meadows, New York, United States Active [3][6][7][b]
Fen Jen Catholic University Foundation New Taipei City, Taiwan Active
Feng Chia University Taichung, Taiwan Active
Fooyin University Daliao, Kaohsiung, Taiwan Active
Global University of Science and Technology Taiwan Inactive
Ho Chun University of Science and Technology Taiwan Inactive
Hsuan Chuang University Hsinchu City, Taiwan Active
Huafan University New Taipei City, Taiwan Active
I-Shou University Kaohsiung, Taiwan Active
Jingyi University Shalu, Taichung, Taiwan Active
Li Te University Taiwan Inactive
Lide University Taiwan Active
Lunghwa University of Science and Technology Taoyuan, Taiwan Inactive
Meiho University of Science and Technology Taiwan Active
Mid-America United States Active [3][8][c]
Nan Kai University of Technology Caotun, Nantou, Taiwan Inactive
Nanhua University Dalin, Chiayi, Taiwan Active
National Central University Taoyuan, Taiwan Active
National Changhua University of Education Changhua, Taiwan Active
National Cheng Kung University Tainan, Taiwan Active
National Chi Nan University Puli, Nantou, Taiwan Active
National Chiao Tung University Hsinchu, Taiwan Active
National Chiayi University Chiayi, Taiwan Inactive
National Chin-Yi University of Technology Taiping, Taichung, Taiwan Active
National Chengchi University Taipei, Taiwan Active
National Chiao Tung University Hsinchu, Taiwan Active
National Chiayi University Chiayi, Taiwan Active
National Chung Cheng University Minxiong, Chiayi, Taiwan Active
National Chung Hsing University Taichung, Taiwan Active
National Dong Hwa University Hualien City, Taiwan Active
National Formosa University Huwei, Yunlin, Taiwan Active
National Hualien Teachers College Hualien City, Taiwan Inactive [d]
National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology Kaohsiung, Taiwan Inactive
National Kaohsiung Normal University Kaohsiung, Taiwan Active
National Kaosiung University of Science and Technology Kaohsiung, Taiwan Active
National Quemoy University Jinning, Kinmen, Taiwan Active
National Pingtung University Pingtung City, Taiwan Inactive
National Sun Yat-sen University Sizihwan, Kaohsiung, Taiwan Active
National Sun Yat-sen University School of Medicine Sizihwan, Kaohsiung, Taiwan Active
National Taichung University of Education Taichung, Taiwan Active
National Tainan University Tainan, Taiwan Active
National Taipei University Sanxia District, New Taipei, Taiwan Active
National Taipei University of Education Daan District, Taipei, Taiwan Inactive
National Taitung University Taitung City, Taiwan Active
National Taiwan Normal University Taipei, Taiwan Active
National Taiwan Ocean University Keelung, Taiwan Active
National Taiwan University Taipei, Taiwan Active
National Taiwan University of Science and Technology Taipei, Taiwan Active
National Tsing Hua University Hsinchu, Taiwan Active
National United University Miaoli County, Taiwan Active
National University of Kaohsiung Kaohsiung, Taiwan Active
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University East District, Hsinchu, Taiwan Active
National Yang-Ming University Beitou District, Taipei, Taiwan Active
National Yunlin University of Science and Technology Yunlin County, Taiwan Active
Qiaoguang University of Science and Technology Taiwan Active
Republic of China Army Officer School Zhongli, Taoyuan, Taiwan Inactive
St. John's University of Science and Technology Tamsui District, New Taipei City, Taiwan Inactive
Shih Hsin University Taipei, Taiwan Inactive
Soochow University Taipei, Taiwan Active
Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology Yongkang District, Tainan, Taiwan Active
Ta Hwa University of Science and Technology Qionglin, Hsinchu, Taiwan Inactive [e]
Tainan National University of the Arts Tainan, Taiwan Active
Taipei Medical University Xinyi District, Taipei, Taiwan Active
Taipei Municipal University Zhongzheng, Taiwan Active
Taiwan Capital University Foundation Taiwan Inactive
Tajen University Yanpu, Pingtung County, Taiwan Inactive
Tamkang University Foundation Tamsui District, New Taipei City, Taiwan Active
Tatung University Taipei, Taiwan Active
Tunghai University Taichung, Taiwan Active
Tzu Chi University Hualien City, Taiwan Inactive
University of Kang Ning Annan, Tainan, Taiwan Inactive
Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages Kaohsiung, Taiwan Active
West America Pasadena, California, United States Active [3][f]
Yuan Ze University Taoyuan, Taiwan Active
  1. ^ Chapter formed at Chung Tai University, now Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology.
  2. ^ Chapter includes Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Vermont.
  3. ^ Chapter covers Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
  4. ^ The teacher's college became the National Hualien University of Education in 2005, which merged into National Dong Hwa University in 2008.
  5. ^ Chapter formed at Tahan University of Science and Technology, now Ta Hwa University of Science and Technology.
  6. ^ Chapter includes the University of California, Los Angeles; University of California, Berkeley; Stanford University; the California Institute of Technology; and the University of Southern California.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "斐陶斐榮譽學會創立經過及宗旨 (一) 創 立 經 過" [The founding history and objectives of the Honor Society]. Phi Tau Phi (in Chinese). Archived from the original on April 26, 2019. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
  2. ^ "斐陶斐榮譽學會" [Founder of the Fiorentina Honor Society]. Phi Tau Phi (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2016-04-16. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Phi Tau Phi Scholastic Honor Society - West America Chapter". California Institute of Technology. Archived from the original on 2025-09-16. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
  4. ^ a b "推薦榮譽會員標準 - 中華民國婓陶婓榮譽學會" [The Phi Tau Phi Scholastic Honor Society of the Republic of China Honorary Membership Criteria]. Phi Tau Phi (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 2025-09-24. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
  5. ^ "分會資訊 - 中華民國婓陶婓榮譽學會" [Branch Information]. Phi Tau Phi (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 2025-03-06. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
  6. ^ "Phi Tau Phi East-America". Phi Tau Phi East-America. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
  7. ^ "Phi Tau Phi East America Chapter Undergraduate Scholarship". BigFuture Scholarship Search. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
  8. ^ "Phi Tau Phi Mid-America Chapter Scholarship". BigFuture Scholarship Search. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
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