For over half a century, the Mu Tau chapter has thrived on a combination of strength, perseverance, and friendship. The founding of this house was at times a struggle, but it has resulted in a great experience for hundreds of brothers over the decades.

The third time was definitely the charm for Mu Tau. Its origins are found in the MIT chapter of Sigma Omega Psi, which in 1940 was consolidated with Alpha Epsilon Pi. That chapter had ceased to function by the end of the 1930's, clearing the way in 1941 for a group of men, together with Sumner Berenson, to start the Alpha Club and eventually form an MIT chapter of Alpha Epsilon Pi. Unfortunately, World War II interceded, and with all its members off at war, the Alpha Club disbanded in 1943.

With the end of the war in 1946, some of the original members returned, and the Alpha Club was reconstituted. Then, on April 21, 1947, the Mu Tau colony was formed with the assistance of the Eta Deuteron (Tufts University) chapter. Thus, the first brothers of Mu Tau were initiated: Donald Van Greenby, Master; Martin King, Lieutenant Master; Bob Rediker, Scribe; Martin Phillips, Exchequer; Gerald Bernstein, Lloyd Turoff, Don Botway, Allen Levenson, Albert Brayman, Joe Schneider, Robert Sandman, Morris Waters, Ira Dyer, Arthur Muriph, Raymond Oransky, and Milton Widelitz.

The colony was off to a running start as it hosted the New England Conclave only five days later. Within a year it had moved into a beautiful brownstone at 155 Bay State Road, a home that was considered an architectural treasure of the Boston area for its fine detailing. All that remained was the initiation of the chapter.

The Interfraternity Council mandated a three year probation period in which the Mu Tau colony had to prove stable, so finally, on January 6, 1951, the Mu Tau chapter of the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity was initiated. The initiation was performed by Robert W. Krovitz (Past Supreme Master), Sumner Berenson (Supreme Scribe), Alfred Bloom (Field Secretary), Robert Sandman (New England Regional Chairman), Milton Widelitz (Past Master of the Alpha Club), Paul Milman (Tufts Master), and Herbert Horen (U.R.I.). The following men were initiated: Richard Ahrons, Richard Andelman, John Bergmann, Morton Bosniak, Sidney Brenner, Joseph Cahn, Ivan Chasalow, Ira Eglowstein, Stephen Eisen, Joseph Eisenberg, Daniel Esakov, Martin Fink, Philip Fire, James Friend, Lawrence Golden, Michael Goldman, Robert Goldman, Martin Greenfield, Robert Gross, Alexander Gutwurcel, Daniel Kokiel, Arnold A. Kramer, Arnold G. Kramer, Kenneth Kruger, Paul Lux, John Morgenstern, George Myers, Manual Rotenberg, Martin Sack, Herbert Scher, Ronald Silver, Stanley Solomon, Frank Stevens, Gilbert Steinberg, David Weiss, and Robert Wernikoff.

The next day, Past Supreme Master Frederick Katz presented the chapter charter to Master Philip Fire at an installation ceremony at the Hotel Shelton (now, incidentally, Shelton Hall, a Boston University dormitory.)

For almost two decades, the Mu Tau chapter performed exceptionally as a chapter, at both the local and fraternity level.