# List of Tau Kappa Alpha chapters

Tau Kappa Alpha was a collegiate honor society devoted to the promotion of public speaking (forensics). Tau Kappa Alpha and Delta Sigma Rho merged to form Delta Sigma Rho-Tau Kappa Alpha on August 18, 1963. Following is a list of the chapters at the time of its merger with Delta Sigma Rho.
| Charter date and range | Institution | Location | Status |
| 1908 – August 18, 1963 | Butler University | Indianapolis, Indiana | Merged |
| 1908–1920; 1956 – August 18, 1963 | University of Notre Dame | Notre Dame, Indiana | Merged |
| 1908 – August 18, 1963 | University of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, Ohio | Merged |
| 1908–1920 | Harvard University | Cambridge, Massachusetts | Merged |
| 1908 – August 18, 1963 | Miami University | Oxford, Ohio | Merged |
| 1909 – August 18, 1963 | University of Denver | Denver, Colorado | Merged |
| 1909–1911 | Colby College | Waterville, Maine | Inactive |
| 1909–1956 | Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Tennessee | Inactive |
| 1909–1920 | Columbia University | New York City, New York | Inactive |
| 1909–1956 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, North Carolina | Inactive |
| 1910 – August 18, 1963 | University of Utah | Salt Lake City, Utah | Merged |
| 1910–1920; 1936 – August 18, 1963 | Montana State University | Bozeman, Montana | Merged |
| 1910 – August 18, 1963 | New York University-University Heights | The Bronx, New York City, New York | Merged |
| 1912 – August 18, 1963 | Muskingum University | New Concord, Ohio | Merged |
| 1912 – August 18, 1963 | University of Richmond | Richmond, Virginia | Merged |
| 1912 – August 18, 1963 | Louisiana State University | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | Merged |
| 1912 – August 18, 1963 | New York University Washington Square | Greenwich Village, New York City, New York | Merged |
| 1912–1950 | Lawrence University | Appleton, Wisconsin | Inactive |
| 1912 – August 18, 1963 | University of Vermont | Burlington, Vermont | Merged |
| 1913–1934; 1956 – August 18, 1963 | University of Kentucky | Lexington, Kentucky | Merged |
| 1913 – August 18, 1963 | Randolph–Macon College | Ashland, Virginia | Merged |
| 1913 – August 18, 1963 | Wabash College | Crawfordsville, Indiana | Merged |
| 1914–1922; 1938 – August 18, 1963 | University of Southern California | Los Angeles, California | Merged |
| 1914 – August 18, 1963 | Duke University | Durham, North Carolina | Merged |
| 1914 – August 18, 1963 | University of Arkansas | Fayetteville, Arkansas | Merged |
| 1914–1955 | University of Washington | Seattle, Washington | Inactive |
| 1914–1916 | DePauw University | Greencastle, Indiana | Inactive |
| 1915 – August 18, 1963 | University of Alabama | Tuscaloosa, Alabama | Merged |
| 1915 – August 18, 1963 | Dickinson College | Carlisle, Pennsylvania | Merged |
| 1915–1955 | Indiana University Bloomington | Bloomington, Indiana | Inactive |
| 1916–1938; 1950 – August 18, 1963 | Clark University | Worcester, Massachusetts | Merged |
| 1916 – August 18, 1963 | Colorado College | Colorado Springs, Colorado | Merged |
| 1916 – August 18, 1963 | Ohio University | Athens, Ohio | Merged |
| 1916 – August 18, 1963 | Purdue University | West Lafayette, Indiana | Merged |
| 1916 – August 18, 1963 | St. Lawrence University | Canton, New York | Merged |
| 1916 – August 18, 1963 | University of Tennessee | Knoxville, Tennessee | Merged |
| 1916 – August 18, 1963 | Westminster College | Fulton, Missouri | Merged |
| 1917 – August 18, 1963 | Emory and Henry College | Emory, Virginia | Merged |
| 1917–1955 | Bethany College | | Inactive |
| 1917–1950 | Gettysburg College | Gettysburg, Pennsylvania | Inactive |
| 1917–1929 | Monmouth University | West Long Branch, New Jersey | Inactive |
| 1917 – August 18, 1963 | University of Mississippi | University, Mississippi | Merged |
| 1917 – August 18, 1963 | Occidental College | Los Angeles, California | Merged |
| 1917 – August 18, 1963 | Southern Methodist University | Dallas, Texas | Merged |
| 1918–before 1962 | Lafayette College | Easton, Pennsylvania | Inactive |
| 1919 – August 18, 1963 | University of Rhode Island | Kingston, Rhode Island | Merged |
| 1920–1936 | Middlebury College | Middlebury, Vermont | Inactive |
| 1920–1936 | Illinois College | Jacksonville, Illinois | Inactive |
| 1921–1932 | Augustana University | Sioux Falls, South Dakota | Inactive |
| 1921–1934 | Union College | Schenectady, New York | Inactive |
| 1921 – August 18, 1963 | Bucknell University | Lewisburg, Pennsylvania | Merged |
| 1921–1928; 1950 – August 18, 1963 | Utah State University | Logan, Utah | Merged |
| 1921–1935; 1956 – August 18, 1963 | College of William & Mary | Williamsburg, Virginia | Merged |
| 1921 – August 18, 1963 | Wittenberg University | Springfield, Ohio | Merged |
| 1922–1934; 1952 – August 18, 1963 | Emory University | Atlanta, Georgia | Merged |
| 1922 – August 18, 1963 | Roanoke College | Salem, Virginia | Merged |
| 1922 – August 18, 1963 | Brigham Young University | Provo, Utah | Merged |
| 1923 – August 18, 1963 | Hampden–Sydney College | Hampden Sydney, Virginia | Merged |
| 1923 – August 18, 1963 | Lynchburg College | Lynchburg, Virginia | Merged |
| 1923–1953 | Franklin & Marshall College | Lancaster, Pennsylvania | Inactive |
| 1924 – August 18, 1963 | Berea College | Berea, Kentucky | Merged |
| 1924 – August 18, 1963 | Denison University | Granville, Ohio | Merged |
| 1924–1952 | University of Mount Union | Alliance, Ohio | Inactive |
| 1924–before 1962 | Albright College | Reading, Pennsylvania | Inactive |
| 1925 – August 18, 1963 | Cornell College | Mount Vernon, Iowa | Inactive |
| 1925–before 1962 | Furman University | Greenville, South Carolina | Inactive |
| 1925 – August 18, 1963 | Ursinus College | Collegeville, Pennsylvania | Merged |
| 1925 – August 18, 1963 | Bridgewater College | Bridgewater, Virginia | Merged |
| 1926 – August 18, 1963 | University of Florida | Gainesville, Florida | Merged |
| 1926 – August 18, 1963 | Willamette University | Salem, Oregon | Merged |
| 1926 – August 18, 1963 | University of New Hampshire | Durham, New Hampshire | Merged |
| 1926–1954 | Hendrix College | Conway, Arkansas | Inactive |
| 1926–1953 | Muhlenberg College | Allentown, Pennsylvania | Inactive |
| 1927–1955 | Juniata College | Huntingdon, Pennsylvania | Inactive |
| 1927–1955 | Randolph-Macon Women's College | Lynchburg, Virginia | Inactive |
| 1927–1955 | Birmingham–Southern College | Birmingham, Alabama | Inactive |
| 1928 – August 18, 1963 | Waynesburg University | Waynesburg, Pennsylvania | Merged |
| 1928 – August 18, 1963 | University of Evansville | Evansville, Indiana | Merged |
| 1928–1935 | McMurry University | Abilene, Texas | Inactive |
| 1928 – August 18, 1963 | Western Michigan University | Kalamazoo, Michigan | Merged |
| 1929 – August 18, 1963 | Rutgers University | New Brunswick, New Jersey | Merged |
| 1929 – August 18, 1963 | Capital University | Bexley, Ohio | Merged |
| 1929–before 1962 | Keuka College | Keuka Park, New York | Inactive |
| 1929 – August 18, 1963 | Earlham College | Richmond, Indiana | Merged |
| 1930–1952 | Susquehanna University | Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania | Inactive |
| 1930–1960 | Upsala College | East Orange, New Jersey | Inactive |
| 1931–1952 | Westhampton College | Richmond, Virginia | Inactive |
| 1932–1952 | Radford University | Radford, Virginia | Inactive |
| 1934–1955 | Brenau University | Gainesville, Georgia | Inactive |
| 1935–before 1962 | Hobart College | Geneva, New York | Inactive |
| 1935–before 1962 | Arkansas State University | Jonesboro, Arkansas | Inactive |
| 1935 – August 18, 1963 | Auburn University | Auburn, Alabama | Merged |
| 1935–before 1962 | Southeastern | Tennessee | Inactive |
| 1935–before 1962 | La Verne College | La Verne, California | Inactive |
| 1935–before 1962 | Western Maryland College | Westminster, Maryland | Inactive |
| 1935–before 1962 | Union University | Jackson, Tennessee | Inactive |
| 1935–before 1962 | Kenyon College | Gambier, Ohio | Inactive |
| 1936 – August 18, 1963 | Lincoln Memorial University | Harrogate, Tennessee | Merged |
| 1936–before 1962 | Drew University | Madison, New Jersey | Inactive |
| 1936 – August 18, 1963 | Hanover College | Hanover, Indiana | Merged |
| 1936 – August 18, 1963 | Manchester College | North Manchester, Indiana | Merged |
| 1937 – August 18, 1963 | University of the Pacific | Stockton, California | Merged |
| 1937–before 1962 | Charleston | | Inactive |
| 1938–before 1962 | Georgian Court University | Lakewood Township, New Jersey | Inactive |
| 1938 – August 18, 1963 | University of New Mexico | Albuquerque, New Mexico | Merged |
| 1938–before 1962 | Moorhead State College | Moorhead, Minnesota | Inactive |
| 1939 – August 18, 1963 | St. Cloud State University | St. Cloud, Minnesota | Inactive |
| 1939–1952 | Florida Southern College | Lakeland, Florida | Inactive |
| 1940 – August 18, 1963 | Mercer University | Macon, Georgia | Merged |
| 1941 – August 18, 1963 | Alma College | Alma, Michigan | Merged |
| 1941 – August 18, 1963 | Murray State University | Murray, Kentucky | Merged |
| 1941 – August 18, 1963 | University of California, Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, California | Merged |
| 1941 – August 18, 1963 | Indiana State University | Terre Haute, Indiana | Merged |
| 1941 – August 18, 1963 | Case Western Reserve University | Cleveland, Ohio | Merged |
| 1942–before 1962 | Saint Mary's College of California | Moraga, California | Inactive |
| 1948 – August 18, 1963 | Loyola University Maryland | Baltimore, Maryland | Merged |
| 1950 – August 18, 1963 | Virginia Tech | Blacksburg, Virginia | Merged |
| 1950 – August 18, 1963 | Ball State University | Muncie, Indiana | Merged |
| 1951 – August 18, 1963 | Florida State University | Tallahassee, Florida | Merged |
| 1951 – August 18, 1963 | University at Albany, SUNY | Albany, New York | Merged |
| 1953 – August 18, 1963 | Davidson College | Davidson, North Carolina | Merged |
| 1953 – August 18, 1963 | California State University, Long Beach | Long Beach, California | Merged |
| 1953 – August 18, 1963 | Memphis State University | Memphis, Tennessee | Merged |
| 1955 – August 18, 1963 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | Mankato, Minnesota | Merged |
| 1955 – August 18, 1963 | Morgan State University | Baltimore, Maryland | Merged |
| 1955 – August 18, 1963 | Tufts University | Medford, Massachusetts | Merged |
| 1956 – August 18, 1963 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, Massachusetts | Merged |
| 1956 – August 18, 1963 | University of South Carolina | Columbia, South Carolina | Merged |
| 1956 – August 18, 1963 | Xavier University | Cincinnati, Ohio | Merged |
| 1958 – August 18, 1963 | Bellarmine University | Louisville, Kentucky | Merged |
| 1958 – August 18, 1963 | Samford University | Homewood, Alabama | Merged |
| 1958 – August 18, 1963 | University of Maryland, College Park | College Park, Maryland | Merged |
| 1958 – August 18, 1963 | University of Miami | Coral Gables, Florida | Merged |
| 1959 – August 18, 1963 | Howard University | Washington, D.C. | Merged |
| 1959 – August 18, 1963 | Rochester Institute of Technology | Rochester, New York | Merged |
| 1960 – August 18, 1963 | Saint Anselm College | Goffstown, New Hampshire | Merged |
| 1960 – August 18, 1963 | Western Kentucky University | Bowling Green, Kentucky | Merged |
| 1960 – August 18, 1963 | New Mexico Highlands University | Las Vegas, New Mexico | Merged |
| 1961 – August 18, 1963 | Middlebury College | Middlebury, Vermont | Merged |
| 1961 – August 18, 1963 | Missouri State University | Springfield, Missouri | Merged |
| 1961 – August 18, 1963 | Washington and Lee University | Lexington, Virginia | Merged |