Founded in 1976 at Manhattan College in Riverdale (the Bronx) New York, Theta Alpha Kappa is the only national honor society serving the needs of those involved in the study of religion and/or theology at both the baccalaureate and post-baccalaureate levels of higher education. Honoring excellence in these academic fields is its primary purpose, and it currently hosts over 160 local chapters throughout the United States at institutions both large and small, public and private.

Theta Alpha Kappa is a related scholarly organization of the American Academy of Religion, an affiliate society of the Council of Societies for the Study of Religion, and a member of the Association of College Honor Societies.

The Alpha Gamma Tau chapter was established at the University of Georgia in 1997.

Membership Requirements:

1. Undergraduate students must have a) completed at least three semesters (or five quarters) at an institution having a local chapter in good standing, b) completed a minimum of twelve (12) semester credits (or eighteen quarter credits) in courses representing Religious Studies or Theological Studies, c) attained a grade point average of at least 3.5 (B+) in such courses, d) attained at least a 3.0 grade point average (or B) in their total academic program to date, and e) been ranked in at least the upper 35% of their class in general scholarship at the time of induction. 

2. Graduate/Professional students must a) be matriculated in programs of Religious or Theological Studies, b) have completed at least one half of the residency requirements for their current degree program at an institution with a local chapter of TAK, and c) have attained at least a 3.5 (or B+) grade point average in their course work to date. 

All undergraduate and graduate students who believe that they are likely to fulfill the specified requirements — but have not yet accumulated the necessary number of hours (or, for graduate students, have not yet fulfilled the residency requirements) — are welcome to participate in the activities of the local chapter as associate members.