Members are elected on the basis of scholastic and/or professional record. Those eligible for election are as follows:
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 in Chemistry or an Allied Field
Have completed successfully 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) or at least three years of employment in chemistry or an allied field.
OR Have a bachelors or masters degree in a related field with at least five years of employment in chemistry or a related field.
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Membership Applications are available for download:
Application for Initiation by a Student Member (typeable pdf)
Application for Initiation by a Professional Member (typeable pdf)
Please refer to application for requested supporting materials.
Which box should be checked in the upper right of the application?
If you know you reside in an area with an active chapter, but need the local contact person, contact the National VP, QuynhGiao N. Nguyen.
Check the box for initiation by national council action if you do not reside near an active chapter and will become a Member-At-Large.
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Where to send one typed application and requested supporting materials:
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
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This site was last updated 09/2011