Phi Alpha Tau

Phi Alpha Tau is the oldest professional communicative arts fraternity in the United States, founded in 1902 by Walter Bradley Tripp at Emerson College in Boston, Massachussets. The fraternity remains the oldest continually active organization at the College, where it was founded to preserve the student-run debate society at the school.

Today, a worldwide brotherhood of artists, intellectuals, and gentlemen continue that tradition, seeking, both individually and together, to perpetually further the arts. The academic pursuits of currently active brothers range from radio, film, & television to writing, politics, marketing, theatre, and comedy.

Tau awards honorary recognition both to nationally prominent figures and Emerson faculty; some of the organization's honorary brothers include: Robert Frost, Edward R. Murrow, Elia Kazan, Walter Cronkite, Frank Oz, Elliot Norton, and, on campus, Dr. Anthony Bashir & Dean Ronald Ludman, among others.