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Taiwanese honor society

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Phi Tau Phi
ΦΤΦ
Founded	May 25, 1921; 104 years ago (1921-05-25)Peiyang University
Type	Honor
Affiliation	Independent
Status	Active
Scope	National
Chapters	56
Members	70,000+ lifetime
Headquarters	4F., AD, No. 43, Section 4, Keelung RoadDa'an District, Taipei City 106335 Taiwan
Website	www.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

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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

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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

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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

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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 [zh]	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

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• Honor society
• List of medical schools in Taiwan
• List of universities and colleges in Taiwan

References

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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.