The 1956 Convention established an annual Outstanding
Chapter Award to encourage and recognize high-grade work by the chapters
in both routine and special affairs. The award is based on how well chapter
service projects fulfill the objectives of Tau Beta Pi and on the quality
and promptness of chapter reports to the Headquarters. Until
1972 the Secretary-Treasurer annually appointed a committee of alumni
as judges. Since then the judging has been done by a committee of student
delegates at the annual Convention, where announcement of the winners
is made. In 1978 the Executive Council re-named the award the R.C. Matthews
Outstanding Chapter Award. The top award is a bronze plaque and is further
recorded on the master bronze plaque at Headquarters.
Winners of the outstanding chapter award have been:
| Year | Winning Chapter | Honorable Mention |
|---|---|---|
| 1956-57 | Massachusetts Beta | NY H & TX A |
| 1957-58 | Missouri Beta | CA G, MD A, & TX A |
| 1958-59 | Texas Alpha | LA G |
| 1959-60 | Maryland Beta | LA G, NY K, & TX A |
| 1960-61 | Maryland Beta | CA D, MA B, MO B, & TX A |
| 1961-62 | New Hampshire Alpha | MD B, MA E, & TX A |
| 1962-63 | Massachusetts Delta | MD B, NH A, & TX D |
| 1963-64 | Texas Alpha | MD B & MA D |
| 1964-65 | Maryland Beta | MA D, MO B, & TX A |
| 1965-66 | Maryland Beta | MO A, TN B, & TX A |
| 1966-67 | Texas Alpha | MD B, MS A, & TN A |
| 1967-68 | Tennessee Alpha | MD B, MI G, & TN B |
| 1968-69 | Maryland Beta | CT A, TN A, & TX A |
| 1969-70 | Florida Alpha | MD B |
| 1970-71 | Florida Alpha | LA G, MD B, & TX A |
| 1971-72 | Florida Alpha | MD B, TX A, & TX B |
| 1972-73 | Maryland Beta | CO B |
| 1973-74 | Texas Beta | None |
| 1974-75 | Florida Gamma | OH I & WA A |
| 1975-76 | Maryland Beta | MO G & OH I |
| 1976-77 | Florida Alpha | MD B & MI G |
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| 1977-78 | Michigan Gamma | CA A, FL A, & MD B |
| 1978-79 | Illinois Alpha | MI G & MI H |
| 1979-80 | Michigan Gamma | CA A, IL A, & OH I |
| 1980-81 | Illinois Alpha | CA A, MD B, TN A, & TN E |
| 1981-82 | Maryland Beta | CA E & RI B |
| 1982-83 | Florida Alpha | MD B, MA E, & OH I |
| 1983-84 | Florida Alpha | FL B & OH I |
| 1984-85 | Ohio Iota | IL A |
| 1985-86 | Maryland Beta | CA U, MI G, & OH I |
| 1986-87 | Maryland Beta | CA U, FL A, & MI Q |
| 1987-88 | Michigan Theta | IA A & MI G |
| 1988-89 | California Lambda | MD B & OH I |
| 1989-90 | Iowa Alpha | MI G, NJ B, & OH I |
| 1990-91 | Ohio Iota | AZ G, IL Z, & IA A |
| 1991-92 | Iowa Alpha | MI G |
| 1992-93 | New York Tau | AL A & IA A |
| 1993-94 | Michigan Theta | IA A & MD B |
| 1994-95 | Florida Alpha | NY S |
| 1995-96 | West Virginia Alpha | MI G & MI Q |
| 1996-97 | New Hampshire Alpha | IA A |
| 1997-98 | Maryland Beta | NH A |
| 1998-99 | Michigan Epsilon | OH G, OH I, & VT B |
| 1999-00 | Vermont Beta | MD B |
| 2000-01 | Wyoming Alpha | IA A & MI Q |
| 2001-02 | Maryland Beta | WY A |
| 2002-03 | Ohio Iota | MD B & NM G |
| 2003-04 | Wyoming Alpha | CA A, IA A, & VT B |
| 2004-05 | Vermont Beta | NY N & OH I |
| 2005-06 | Maryland Beta | AL E & MI G |
| 2006-07 | California Psi | None |
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