Tau Alpha

Tau Alpha
τα
Founded	June 27, 1932 (1932-06-27) University of the Philippines old Faura Campus
Type	Exclusive College-based Fraternity
Colors	Royal blue      Golden Yellow
Symbol	Fraternity seal
Chapters	No chapter outside U.P. Diliman College of Engineering
Members	1,500+ collegiate
Headquarters	University of the Philippines College of Engineering
Website	http://www.taualpha.org

Tau Alpha (τα) is one of the oldest fraternities in the University of the Philippines. Originally named Mu Epsilon and founded on 27 June 1931, Tau Alpha was officially recognized as a College fraternity the following year, 1932.

Tau Alpha, The Argonauts, enjoys a continuous relation with the University of the Philippines. From its inception in the original campus location in Padre Faura, to the Diliman Campus after the second world war, Tau Alpha has and always been associated with the University of the Philippines College of Engineering. UP Diliman is the only chapter.

History

Tau Alpha was founded at the old UP campus in Padre Faura. At the beginning, membership was intended to be confined to Manila students.

On UP's Centennial Year, Tau Alpha gifted UP its Centennial Song, UP Ang Galing Mo, composed by Herbert A. Rosales '61,^[1] and the UP Centennial Cauldron designed by Joel L. Ajero '66A. The Centennial Cauldron features three pillars representing the three core values of the University, and seven flowers that stand for the seven constituent universities in the UP system." The Centennial Cauldron was lit by then UP President Emerlinda Roman igniting the "perpetual flame” on the Centennial Cauldron that signaled the start of UP's year-long centennial celebration.^[2]

Alphans in Public Service

• Gaudencio E. Antonino '32, Former Senator^[3]
• Vicente Paterno '44, Former Senator, Former Representative to Batasang Pambansa,^[4] Board of Investments (Chairman), Minister of Industry (now DTI), Minister of Public Highways (now DPWH), Chairman and President of Philippine National Oil Company, Deputy Executive Secretary for Energy, Founding Chairman Philippine Seven Corp.^[5]
• Mario Montejo '70, Former Secretary, Department of Science and Technology (DOST). He was conferred the Order of Sikatuna with the rank of Gold Cross Bayani by Pres. Aquino last 23 June 2016.

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