Division of Business
Tau Pi Phi - A National Business Honorary at ODU
Tau Pi Phi is a national business honorary established in 1931 in the state of Ohio. The first two members of the honorary society were Professor Virgil H. Dassel and Dr. Daniel T. Krauss of Wittenberg University. In 1936, when Professor Dassel accepted a faculty position at Capital University in Columbus, Ohio, the Beta Chapter was formed. Since its founding, a number of chapters have been established in a variety of states from New Jersey to California. Tau Pi Phi encourages the establishment of new chapters across the nation. Its purpose is to promote the highest ideals, ethical standards, and highest scholarship. The founding chapter was on Wittenberg’s campus housed in the business division. Today there are chapters across the United States. The Iota Chapter of the Ohio Dominican Tau Pi Phi Honorary Society was established on April 15, 1974.
Tau Pi Phi’s insignia epitomizes its high ideals. The triangle of the insignia represents the threefold ideals of the society: Industry and Fidelity, Intelligence and Science, Prosperity and Service. The vast system of business is symbolized by the wheel and its placement on the triangle connotes the application of these ideals.
This year, some 33 years after its founding, the Iota Chapter of Tau Pi Phi was reactivated. The following 28 students with a GPA of 3.5 overall and in the major were inducted on May 8th.
Dr. Anna W. Parkman,
Erksine Hall 214B,
Ohio Dominican University,
(614) 251-4569 or email parkmana@ohiodominican.edu.
All students nominated must achieve a 3.5 GPA overall and in the major. The purpose of Tau Pi Phi is to recognize and honor students for quality academic achievement. More specifically, the honorary was founded to promote scholarship, to encourage the practice of the highest ethical canons in business, and to foster the social nature of business.
Each year all Tau Pi Phi chapters are invited to assemble two teams of students to compete in the Annual Case Competition. Students gather for two days, usually in late March or early April, for the opportunity to analyze and present their recommendations on two business cases. The weekend concludes on Saturday evening with a banquet honoring the case winners and celebrating the work of all teams. For more information on the competition, please contact Tau Pi Phi advisor Dr. Parkman.
