Information about joining Iota Sigma Pi
Members are elected on the basis of scholastic and/or professional record. Those eligible for election are as follows:
Undergraduate Students
Graduate Students
Professional Applicants
Membership Applications
Please refer to application for requested supporting materials. Check the box for initiation by national council action if you do not reside near an active chapter to become a Member-at-Large. If you know you reside in an area with an active chapter but need the local contact person, contact the National Vice-President, QuynhGiao Nguyen.
Application for Initiation by a Student Member (typeable pdf)
Application for Initiation by a Professional Member (typeable pdf)
Professional Applications
with a check for $80 ($55 annual dues + $25 initiation fee) are to be sent to:
Dr. Nancy Eddy Hopkins
Iota Sigma Pi National Director for Professional Awards
Dept. of Cell and Molecular Biology
Tulane University, 2000 Stern Hall
6400 Freret Street
New Orleans, LA 70118
Student Applications
with a check for $45 ($20 annual dues + $25 initiation fee) are to be sent to:
Dr. Jill Granger
Iota Sigma Pi National Director for Student Awards
Sweet Briar College Chemistry Department
206 Guion Science Center
Sweet Briar, VA 24595
Undergraduate Students
- are enrolled in any accredited college or university offering a BA or BS in chemistry or closely related science
- have achieved Junior status
- have an overall GPA of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale)
- have completed at least six semesters of chemistry with a chemistry GPA of 3.0, or at least four semesters of chemistry with a chemistry GPA of 3.5 (on a 4.0 scale)
Graduate Students
- have successfully completed at least nine semester hours (or equivalent) of graduate study in chemistry or a related science
- have a GPA of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) and are not on probation
- meet the eligibility requirements for undergraduate students listed above
Professional Applicants
- have a Ph.D. in chemistry or an allied science, or
- have a bachelors or masters degree in chemistry with a GPA of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) and at least three years of employment in chemistry or an allied science, or
- have a bachelors or masters degree in a related field with at least five years of employment in chemistry or a related field
Membership Applications
Please refer to application for requested supporting materials. Check the box for initiation by national council action if you do not reside near an active chapter to become a Member-at-Large. If you know you reside in an area with an active chapter but need the local contact person, contact the National Vice-President, QuynhGiao Nguyen.
Application for Initiation by a Student Member (typeable pdf)
Application for Initiation by a Professional Member (typeable pdf)
Professional Applications
with a check for $80 ($55 annual dues + $25 initiation fee) are to be sent to:
Dr. Nancy Eddy Hopkins
Iota Sigma Pi National Director for Professional Awards
Dept. of Cell and Molecular Biology
Tulane University, 2000 Stern Hall
6400 Freret Street
New Orleans, LA 70118
Student Applications
with a check for $45 ($20 annual dues + $25 initiation fee) are to be sent to:
Dr. Jill Granger
Iota Sigma Pi National Director for Student Awards
Sweet Briar College Chemistry Department
206 Guion Science Center
Sweet Briar, VA 24595