The first chapter application was received in 1975 from Texas Tech University. Eleven chapters were approved the first year: Baylor University, Lamar University, Mary Hardin Baylor University, Sam Houston State University, Stephen F. Austin State University, Southwest Texas State University, Texas A&I University, Texas Southern University, Texas Tech University, University of Houston, and The University of Texas at Austin.

Eileen Nesloney (Slater) of Texas Tech was elected as the first president of the student organization. She was also the first student to serve as a member of the Board of Directors of FCSTAT.

The concept for the student organization evolved when the FCSTAT board recognized that an organization for family and consumer sciences majors did not exist on the college and university campuses. It was the consensus of the board that a student organization for family and consumer sciences education majors would afford students an opportunity to learn about the teaching profession before entering the field of education. It was also envisioned that the students would become more professionally involved in public affairs and more knowledgeable about the role of the teacher in public schools.

The state president of the Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers Association of Texas Student Section and the advisor to the state president serve as liaison members on the FCSTAT Board of Directors without voting privileges.

Until 1980 FCSTATss held its annual state meeting during the State Inservice Conference for Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers. The FCSTAT Board of Directors approved the student group's request to hold a separate meeting in 1980. Since that time the constitution changed so that the annual state meeting would be conducted on the vice-president's campus. In 1997, the Executive Council voted to coordinate the state conference with the State FCCLA Leadership meeting.

In 2000, FCSTAT began presenting workshops to the Student Section in an effort to provide student teachers with knowledge about how to be a teacher, the different learning styles of students, and technology that is useful in the classroom.

It continues to be a source of significant pride that FCSTATss is the only organization in the United States solely for family and consumer sciences education majors.