![]() ![]() "Sigma Xi, of course, is our basic name and has been since the organization was founded in 1886 as the scientific and engineering counterpart to Phi Beta Kappa. The Greek letters " Sigma" and " Xi" form the acronym of the Society's motto, Σπουδῶν Ξυνῶνες or "Spoudon Xynones," which translates as "Companions in Zealous Research." The word 'Honor' was added to the name of the Society at the 2016 Annual Meeting. Its members include Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Xi, and Omicron Delta Kappa. Today, Sigma Xi participates in a more loosely coordinated lobbying association of four of the nation's oldest and most prestigious honor societies, called the Honor Society Caucus. Its participation was short lived, with the decision to withdraw and operate again as an independent society made just over a decade later, effective in 1933. Sigma Xi was one of six honor societies that co-founded the ACHS on December 30, 1925. ![]() The Society is based in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. In addition to publishing American Scientist magazine, Sigma Xi provides grants annually to promising young researchers and sponsors a variety of programs supporting ethics in research, science and engineering education, the public understanding of science, international research cooperation and the overall health of the research enterprise. It has more than 500 chapters in North America and around the world. Sigma Xi has nearly 60,000 members who were elected to membership based on their research achievements and potential. Sigma Xi goals aim to honor excellence in scientific investigation and encourage cooperation among researchers in all fields of science and engineering. Membership in Sigma Xi is by invitation only, where members nominate others on the basis of their research achievements or potential. Sigma Xi was founded at Cornell University by a junior faculty member and a small group of graduate students in 1886, making it one of the oldest honor societies. Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society ( ΣΞ) is a non-profit honor society for scientists and engineers. Honor society for science and engineering Sigma Xiģ50 Active in the United States, 170 Inactive, 20+ International ![]()
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