{{Short description|American honor society}} {{Infobox fraternity | name = Pi Epsilon Tau | letters = {{lang|grc|ΠΕΤ}} | crest = The crest of Pi Epsilon Tau.png | image_size = 200px | founded = {{start date and age|1947}} | birthplace = University of Oklahoma | affiliation = Independent | type = Honor society | scope = National | status = Active | emphasis = Petroleum engineering | colors = {{color box|#000000}} Black and {{color box|#FFD700}} Gold | flower = Red rose | patron saint = Saint Patrick | chapters = 20 active | country = United States | website = }}
'''Pi Epsilon Tau''' ('''{{Lang|grc|ΠΕΤ}}''') is an American honor society for petroleum engineering students. Its purpose is to maintain the standards and high ideals of the petroleum engineering profession and to build a bond between its members and the industry. The society was established in 1947 at the University of Oklahoma.
== History == Faculty member Paul S. Johnson established Pi Epsilon Tau at the University of Oklahoma in November 1947 as an honor society for petroleum engineering students.<ref name=":4">"[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-oklahoma-daily-petroleum-fraternity/149420917/ Petroleum Fraternity Seeks National Rank]". ''The Oklahoma Daily''. Norman, Oklahoma. 1948-03-11. p. 22. – via Newspapers.com.</ref><ref name=":5">"[https://www.newspapers.com/article/lubbock-evening-journal-national-fratern/149421183/ National Fraternity Chapter Will Be Established at Tech]". ''Lubbock Evening Journal''. 1949-11-02. p. 19.– via Newspapers.com.</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Petroski |first=Henry |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oVXzxvS3MLUC&dq=%22Pi+Epsilon+Tau%22&pg=PA145 |title=An Engineer's Alphabet: Gleanings from the Softer Side of a Profession |date=2011-10-10 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-1-139-50530-7 |page=145 |language=en}}</ref> It was officially recognized by the university on January 7, 1948.<ref name=":4" /> The honor society's purpose is to maintain the standards and high ideals of the petroleum engineering profession and to build a bond between its members and the industry.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Pi Epsilon Tau (Petroleum Engineering) |url=https://www.marietta.edu/pi-epsilon-tau-petroleum-engineering |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=Marietta College |language=en}}</ref>
Pi Epsilon Tau's founders planned to expand it to other campuses, creating a national honor society.<ref name=":4" /> Its ''Beta chapter'' was established at the University of Tulsa in 1948.<ref name=":5" /> Gamma was formed at Texas Tech University in 1949.<ref name=":5" /> Other chapters were established at colleges across the United States.<ref name=":6" />
It is governed through a national council of five members and a national convention.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=October 23, 1995 |title=Pi Epsilon Tau - The Honor Society of Petroleum Engineering National Constitution and By Laws |url=https://utexas.campuslabs.com/engage/organization/piepsilontau |access-date=October 18, 2024 |website=University of Texas at Austin Horns Link}}</ref>
== Symbols == The emblem or key of Pi Epsilon Tau is shaped like an oil derrick, standing on the base of an isosceles triangle.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":5" /> Its flag features the emblem on top of a three-leaf clover that symbolizes Saint Patrick.<ref name=":1" />
The society's colors are black and gold.<ref name=":1" /> Its flower is the red rose.<ref name=":1" /> Its pledges are called "roustabouts".<ref name=":5" />
== Membership == Membership in Pi Epsilon Tau is open to juniors, seniors, and graduate students studying petroleum engineering based on academic achievement, leadership, and sociability.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=About PET |url=http://www.petut.com/about-pet.html |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=Pi Epsilon Tau at UT |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Student News & Organizations {{!}} Edward E. Whitacre Jr. College of Engineering |url=https://www.depts.ttu.edu/coe/departments/Newsletters/PE/students.php |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=Texas Tech University}}</ref><ref name=":4" /> Pi Epsilon Tau has three classes of members: active (students), honorary, and alumnus.<ref name=":1" />
== Chapters == Following are the chapters of Pi Epsilon Tau, with active chapters indicated in '''bold''' and inactive chapters in ''italics''.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://tamupiet.wixsite.com/piepsilontau/about |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=Pi Epsilon Tau A&M |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Community |url=http://www.petut.com/community.html |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=Pi Epsilon Tau at UT |language=en}}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" !Chapter !Charter date !Institution !Location !Status !{{Refh}} |- |'''Alpha''' |1947 |University of Oklahoma |Norman, Oklahoma |Active |<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=MPGE Student Organizations |url=https://www.ou.edu/mcee/mpge/current-students/student-organizations |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=University of Oklahoma |language=en}}</ref> |- |'''Beta''' |1948 |University of Tulsa |Tulsa, Oklahoma |Active |<ref name=":5" /> |- |'''Gamma''' |1949 |Whitacre College of Engineering, Texas Tech University |Lubbock, Texas |Active |<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":5" /> |- |'''Delta''' | |Louisiana State University |Baton Rouge, Louisiana |Active |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Student Organizations {{!}} Craft & Hawkins Department of Petroleum Engineering |url=https://www.lsu.edu/eng/pete/people/studentorganizations.php |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=Louisiana State University}}</ref> |- |''Epsilon'' | |University of Southern California |Los Angeles, California |Inactive | |- |'''Zeta''' |1951 |Marietta College |Marietta, Ohio |Active |<ref name=":0" /> |- |'''Eta''' | |University of California, Berkeley |Berkeley, California |Active | |- |'''Theta''' | |Pennsylvania State University |State College, Pennsylvania |Active | |- |'''Iota''' | |Louisiana Tech University |Ruston, Louisiana |Active | |- |'''Kappa''' |1970 |University of Texas at Austin |Austin, Texas |Active |<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Pi Epsilon Tau - Petroleum Engineering Honor Society {{!}} Horns Link |url=https://utexas.campuslabs.com/engage/Account/Login?ReturnUrl=%2Fengage%2Forganization%2Fpiepsilontau |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=University of Texas}}</ref>{{Efn|Chapter was established in 1961.}} |- |'''Lambda''' | |West Virginia University |Morgantown, West Virginia |Active |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering {{!}} Student Life |url=https://pnge.statler.wvu.edu/student-life |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=West Virginia University |language=en-US}}</ref> |- |'''Mu''' | |Missouri University of Science and Technology |Rolla, Missouri |Active | |- |'''Nu''' | |Mississippi State University |Mississippi State, Mississippi |Active | |- |'''Xi''' | |Montana Technological University |Butte, Montana |Active | |- |'''Omicron''' | |Texas A&M University |College Station, Texas |Active |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Student Organizations {{!}} Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering |url=https://engineering.tamu.edu/petroleum/academics/student-orgs.html |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=Texas A&M University |language=en}}</ref> |- |''Pi'' | |New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology |Socorro, New Mexico |Inactive | |- |'''Rho''' | |University of Louisiana at Lafayette |Lafayette, Louisiana |Active |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-06-03 |title=Student Chapters {{!}} Department of Petroleum Engineering |url=https://petroleum.louisiana.edu/current-students/student-chapters |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=University of Louisiana at Lafayette |language=en}}</ref> |- |'''Sigma''' | |University of Wyoming |Laramie, Wyoming |Active |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Student Professional Societies |url=https://www.uwyo.edu/petroleum/student-professional-societies/index.html |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=UWYO Department of Energy & Petroleum Engineering |language=English}}</ref> |- |'''Tau''' | |Colorado School of Mines |Golden, Colorado |Active |<ref>{{Cite web |last=McDonald |first=Rachel |date=2023-08-16 |title=Fall 2023 Student Organization Officers |url=https://petroleum.mines.edu/fall-2023-student-organization-officers/ |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=Petroleum Engineering Department, Colorado School of Mines |language=en-US}}</ref> |- |'''Upsilon''' | |Texas A&M University–Kingsville |Kingsville, Texas |Active | |- |'''Phi''' | |University of Houston |Houston, Texas |Active |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Student Organizations {{!}} UH Department of Petroleum Engineering |url=https://www.petro.uh.edu/people/student-organizations |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=University of Houston |language=en}}</ref> |} {{notelist}}
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Category:1947 establishments in Oklahoma Category:Student organizations established in 1947 Category:Petroleum engineering Category:Engineering honor societies