Sigma Pi Sigma is the national honor society for physics students.
Founded in 1921, its primary purpose is to honor outstanding
scholarship in physics. In addition, the Society of Physics
Students (SPS) and Sigma Pi Sigma, sponsor various grants and
awards for individuals and chapters.
Sigma Pi Sigma exists to honor outstanding scholarship in physics; to encourage interest in physics among students at all levels; to promote an attitude of service of its members towards their fellow students, colleagues, and the public; to provide a fellowship of persons who have excelled in physics. Sigma Pi Sigma’s mission is not completed in the induction ceremony with the recognition of academic accomplishment. In the four dimensions of Honor, Encouragement, Service, and Fellowship, the mission of Sigma Pi Sigma takes a longer view.
Election to Sigma Pi Sigma is a lifetime membership.
For details on the Society and its programs, please visit:
http://sigmapisigma.org
Emory
University’s Department of Physics criteria for election:
New members elected to Sigma Pi Sigma are inducted every Spring.
To be eligible, a student must be in the top third of his or
her class and meet GPA minimums in their physics courses as stated
below:
| |
Physics GPA BA |
Physics GPA BS/BS Applied |
College GPA |
| 3rd year of study |
3.5 |
3.5 |
Top 1/3 of class* |
| 4th year of study |
3.5 |
3.0 |
Top 1/3 of class** |
* In Fall 2007, the cutoff point was 3.54 and above.
** In Fall 2007, the cutoff point was 3.75 and above.
The SPS advisor is
Dr.
Kurt Warncke. Please contact him if you have any questions.
