Phi Alpha Tau
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| Motto | Further the Communicative Arts |
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| Colors | Navy Blue and White |
| Symbol | Torch and Book |
| Founded | 1902 at Emerson College |
| Type | Profesional and Honorary |
| Headquarters | 120 Boylston Street Boston, MA, USA |
| Factoid | Oldest Fraternity at Emerson College |
| Homepage | www.PhiAlphaTau.com |
Phi Alpha Tau (ΦΑΤ) is the oldest professional communicative arts fraternity in the United States, founded in 1902 by Walter Bradley Tripp at Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts. It was founded to foster the student-run debate society at Emerson College, and maintain its status as a student run organization [1]. Currently, members are involved in all areas of communications including film, comedy, politics, theatre, marketing, publishing, writing, television and radio.
Some of the organization's honorary members include Robert Frost [2], Edward R. Murrow[3], Elia Kazan[4], Rex Trailer, William F. Buckley Jr., Robert B. Parker [5] and David Brudnoy[6].
Tau, led by current president Michael Burditt Norton, inducted Boston mayor Thomas Menino into the fraternity on January 28, 2007 and presented him with an award named in Brudnoy's honor.[citation needed]
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.emerson.edu/student_life/index.cfm?doc_id=1430 Emerson College Greek Life Page
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0615386/bio Robert Frost at IMDB
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0615386/bio Edward R. Murrow at IMDB
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001415/bio Elia Kazan at IMDB
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0662582/bio Robert B. Parker at IMDB
- ^ http://www.nndb.com/people/957/000043828/ David Brudnoy NNDB Profile
