Pi Mu Epsilon
California Theta Chapter
Occidental College
Pi Mu Epsilon, Inc (PME), is the Honorary National
Mathematics Society.
It was founded on May 25, 1914 at Syracuse
University and currently has over 300 chapters at colleges and universities
throughout the United States.
The purpose of PME is the promotion of scholarly
activity in mathematics among the students in academic institutions.
PME offers many benefits to its members, including
national recognition, a subscription to the PME journal, and financial support
for travel to national and regional conferences. For more information
about the organization, visit the Pi Mu Epsilon website.
To be elected as a Member of the
National Pi Mu Epsilon Society, a person must satisfy at least
one of the following qualifications. These are minimal
qualifications; our Occidental California Theta Chapter sets
more rigorous qualifications.
- Students who are candidates
for undergraduate degrees at the institution and who have
met all of the following requirements:
- Completed at least the
equivalent of two semesters of calculus and two
additional courses in mathematics, at or above the
calculus level, all of which lead to the fulfillment of
the requirements for a major in the mathematical
sciences.
- Have maintained the
equivalent of a grade point average of at least 3.0 on a
4 point scale in all mathematics courses that lead to
the fulfillment of the requirements for a major in the
mathematical sciences.
- Have maintained the
equivalent of a grade point average of at least 3.0 on a
4 point scale in all courses that lead to the
fulfillment of the requirements for an undergraduate
degree.
- Students who are candidates
for graduate degrees at the institution whose mathematical
work is at least equivalent to that required of qualified
undergraduates, and who have maintained the equivalent of a
grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4 point scale in
mathematics courses during their last school year prior to
their election.
- Members of the faculty at the
institution in mathematics or related subjects.
- A person who has achieved
distinction in a mathematical science, provided that the
Chapter obtains the explicit approval of the President of
the Society.
If you are interested in becoming a member of Pi
Mu Epsilon, please contact the chapter advisor, Prof. Gallegos (angela@oxy.edu).
