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Iota Sigma Pi Membership Criteria

BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP

There are many benefits to joining Iota Sigma Pi. The following is a list of some of the benefits of membership in Iota Sigma Pi as formulated by the membership of the Plutonium Chapter:
  • Professional Development
    • opportunity to practice for scientific talks in front of a supportive audience
    • shared advice on job search techniques
    • opportunity for local and national recognition through Iota Sigma Pi awards
  • Friendships and Social Opportunities
    • support
    • shared concerns
    • meeting women in other areas of chemistry and related fields
  • National and Local Networking
    • job opportunities
    • a feeling of connection with other women chemists you have never met because of your shared bond through Iota Sigma Pi
    • interaction with prominent women chemists
  • Service Opportunities

 


QUALIFICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP

Members are elected on the basis of scholastic and/or professional record. Those eligible for election are as follows:

Undergraduate Students

Graduate Students in Chemistry or an Allied Field

Professional Applicants

MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION

 

Student Member Application (word or pdf) .   [Handwritten forms will not be accepted.]
Student members MUST submit transcripts.

Professional Member Application (word or pdf).  
[Handwritten forms will not be accepted.]
Professional members MUST submit CVs.

Which box is checked in the upper right?

If you can meet the qualification for membership and are interested in becoming an Iota Sigma Pi member, please print and fill out the appropriate form and return it (original plus three copies), with one year's membership dues ($20 for students, $55 for professionals) and a one time initiation fee of $25, made out to Iota Sigma Pi to your local chapter treasurer or a National Director:

Director for Professional Awards
Nancy Eddy Hopkins
   Dept. of Cell and Molecular Biology
   Tulane University
   2000 Stern Hall
   6400 Freret Street
   New Orleans, LA 70118
   504-862-3162 (w)
   504-865-6785 (fax)

OR

Director for Student Awards
Jill Granger
  
Chemistry Department
   Sweet Briar College
   206 Guion Science Center
   Sweet Briar, VA 24595
   (434) 381-6166 - chemistry
   (434) 381-6205 - dean's office
   (434) 381-6488 - fax

 


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