School of Science

Each honor society has specific criteria for entrance. You can view the honor societies for other academic areas on each school’s web pages. Please note that Epsilon Sigma Pi is open to students in all academic areas at Manhattan College. Students who have completed six consecutive semesters with a 3.4 cumulative index and no failures are eligible.

Phi Beta Kappa, founded in 1776, is dedicated to the idea of excellence in the liberal arts and sciences. The Manhattan College chapter, the Upsilon of New York was established in 1971. Election to Phi Beta Kappa is generally regarded as a mark of the highest distinction.                 http://www.pbk.org

Sigma Xi is a national honor society founded in 1896 to encourage research in the sciences. Students are elected to membership on the basis of their accomplishments in research and their enthusiasm for continued scientific investigation.      http://www.sigmaxi.org

 Departments of the School of Science sponsor local chapters of national honor societies in their disciplines:

Beta Beta Beta (Biology), a national honor society for biology founded in 1922, “is a society for students, particularly undergraduates, dedicated to improving the understanding and appreciation of biological study and extending boundaries of human knowledge through scientific research.”  http://www.tri-beta.org

Gamma Sigma Epsilon (Chemistry) is a national chemistry honor society founded in 1919 at Davidson College. The purpose of Gamma Sigma Epsilon is   “to foster a more comprehensive and cooperative study of chemistry and its immediately allied studies”.  http://www.coker.edu/chemistry/gammasigmaepsilon

Pi Mu Epsilon (Mathematics) was founded in 1914 at Syracuse University. “ The purpose of Pi Mu Epsilon is the promotion of scholarly activity in mathematics among the students in academic institutions.”             http://www.pme-math.org/

Sigma Pi Sigma (Physics) , founded in 1921, “exists to honor outstanding scholarship in physics; to encourage interest in physics among students at all levels; to promote an attitude of service of its members towards their fellow students, colleagues, and the public; to provide a fellowship of persons who have excelled in physics”   http://www.sigmapisigma.org