Phi Alpha Tau (ΦΑΤ) is the oldest professional communicative arts fraternity in the United States, founded in 1902 by Walter Bradley Tripp at Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts. It was founded to support the student-run debate society at Emerson College, and maintain its status as a student run organization. Currently, members are involved in all areas of communications including film, comedy, politics, theatre, marketing, publishing, writing, television and radio.