"The Tau Beta Pi Association was founded ... to mark in a fitting manner those who have conferred honor upon their Alma Mater by distinguished scholarship and exemplary character as students in engineering, or by their attainments as alumni in the field of engineering, and to foster a spirit of liberal culture in engineering colleges."

-Preamble to the Constitution

Tau Beta Pi is the largest engineering honor society in the world, with 220 chapters and over 420,000 members. Its members strive for integrity and excellence in engineering. The Missouri Alpha chapter at the University of Missouri-Columbia was the 10th founded, on November 15, 1902. To date we have initiated over 3,500 members and are active in many fields of campus life.