# Pi Epsilon Tau

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{{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](/source/University_of_Oklahoma)
| affiliation = Independent
| type = Honor society
| scope = National
| status = Active
| emphasis = [Petroleum engineering](/source/Petroleum_engineering)
| colors = {{color box|#000000}} [Black](/source/Black) and {{color box|#FFD700}} [Gold](/source/Gold_(color))
| flower = Red rose
| patron saint = [Saint Patrick](/source/Saint_Patrick)
| chapters = 20 active
| country = United States
| website = 
}}

'''Pi Epsilon Tau''' ('''{{Lang|grc|ΠΕΤ}}''') is an American [honor society](/source/honor_society) for [petroleum engineering](/source/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](/source/University_of_Oklahoma).

== History ==
Faculty member [Paul S. Johnson](/source/Paul_S._Johnson) established Pi Epsilon Tau at the University of Oklahoma in November 1947 as an [honor society](/source/honor_society) for [petroleum engineering](/source/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](/source/University_of_Tulsa) in 1948.<ref name=":5" /> Gamma was formed at [Texas Tech University](/source/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](/source/oil_derrick), standing on the base of an [isosceles triangle](/source/isosceles_triangle).<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":5" /> Its flag features the emblem on top of a [three-leaf clover](/source/three-leaf_clover) that symbolizes [Saint Patrick](/source/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 "[roustabout](/source/roustabout)s".<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](/source/University_of_Oklahoma) 
|[Norman, Oklahoma](/source/Norman%2C_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](/source/University_of_Tulsa)
|[Tulsa, Oklahoma](/source/Tulsa%2C_Oklahoma)
|Active
|<ref name=":5" />
|-
|'''Gamma'''
|1949
|[Whitacre College of Engineering](/source/Whitacre_College_of_Engineering), [Texas Tech University](/source/Texas_Tech_University)
|[Lubbock, Texas](/source/Lubbock%2C_Texas)
|Active
|<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":5" />
|-
|'''Delta'''
|
|[Louisiana State University](/source/Louisiana_State_University)
|[Baton Rouge, Louisiana](/source/Baton_Rouge%2C_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](/source/University_of_Southern_California)
|[Los Angeles, California](/source/Los_Angeles%2C_California)
|Inactive
|
|-
|'''Zeta''' 
|1951
|[Marietta College](/source/Marietta_College)
|[Marietta, Ohio](/source/Marietta%2C_Ohio)
|Active
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
|'''Eta'''
|
|[University of California, Berkeley](/source/University_of_California%2C_Berkeley)
|[Berkeley, California](/source/Berkeley%2C_California)
|Active
|
|-
|'''Theta'''
|
|[Pennsylvania State University](/source/Pennsylvania_State_University)
|[State College, Pennsylvania](/source/State_College%2C_Pennsylvania)
|Active
|
|-
|'''Iota'''
|
|[Louisiana Tech University](/source/Louisiana_Tech_University)
|[Ruston, Louisiana](/source/Ruston%2C_Louisiana)
|Active
|
|-
|'''Kappa'''
|1970
|[University of Texas at Austin](/source/University_of_Texas_at_Austin)
|[Austin, Texas](/source/Austin%2C_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](/source/West_Virginia_University)
|[Morgantown, West Virginia](/source/Morgantown%2C_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](/source/Missouri_University_of_Science_and_Technology)
|[Rolla, Missouri](/source/Rolla%2C_Missouri)
|Active
|
|-
|'''Nu'''
|
|[Mississippi State University](/source/Mississippi_State_University)
|[Mississippi State, Mississippi](/source/Mississippi_State%2C_Mississippi)
|Active
|
|-
|'''Xi'''
|
|[Montana Technological University](/source/Montana_Technological_University)
|[Butte, Montana](/source/Butte%2C_Montana)
|Active
|
|-
|'''Omicron'''
|
|[Texas A&M University](/source/Texas_A%26M_University)
|[College Station, Texas](/source/College_Station%2C_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](/source/New_Mexico_Institute_of_Mining_and_Technology)
|[Socorro, New Mexico](/source/Socorro%2C_New_Mexico)
|Inactive
|
|-
|'''Rho'''
|
|[University of Louisiana at Lafayette](/source/University_of_Louisiana_at_Lafayette)
|[Lafayette, Louisiana](/source/Lafayette%2C_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](/source/University_of_Wyoming)
|[Laramie, Wyoming](/source/Laramie%2C_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](/source/Colorado_School_of_Mines)
|[Golden, Colorado](/source/Golden%2C_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](/source/Texas_A%26M_University%E2%80%93Kingsville)
|[Kingsville, Texas](/source/Kingsville%2C_Texas)
|Active
|
|-
|'''Phi'''
|
|[University of Houston](/source/University_of_Houston)
|[Houston, Texas](/source/Houston%2C_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>
|}
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== References ==
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Category:1947 establishments in Oklahoma
Category:Student organizations established in 1947
Category:Petroleum engineering
Category:Engineering honor societies

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