Kappa Mu Epsilon
Kappa Mu Epsilon (KME) is the national honor society in mathematics. Members are students in math and closely related fields who have earned strong grades and shown real commitment to the subject. Chapters do more than induct members. The Pitt State chapter works alongside the mathematics department on activities throughout the year.
Kansas Alpha started here.
The third KME chapter ever was installed at Kansas State Teachers College of Pittsburg, now Pittsburg State University, on January 30, 1932.
Kappa Mu Epsilon was founded and continues to exist as a students' mathematics honor society. The society has grown steadily since its founding in 1931. It has over 100 chapters and approximately 66,000 members nationwide.
Who can join?
You can be a student or a faculty member at an institution with a KME chapter. Students also need to meet all of these:Class standing
At least three semesters (or five quarters) completed, ranking in the upper 35% of your class.
Math coursework
At least three college math courses, including a semester of calculus, with a B average or higher.
Transfer students: complete at least one semester here and one math course with a B or higher before induction.
Membership is independent of any other organization. No one is disqualified based on sex, race, creed, or color. Members can transfer their affiliation between chapters with proof of good standing.
PSU KME officers
Dr. Scott Van Thuong
Dr. Tim Flood
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Student officer roles will be updated as they are filled.
What KME is about
KME has five goals:
- Further the interests of mathematics in schools that focus on undergraduate programs.
- Help students see the role math has played in the development of civilization.
- Build an appreciation for the power and beauty of math and its logical, rigorous thinking.
- Recognize outstanding undergraduate achievement in math.
- Share current progress in mathematics with members.
How KME is organized
National business is handled at conventions by delegates from each chapter and the National Council. National conventions are held in odd-numbered years, and regional conventions in even-numbered years since 1972.
Student papers are presented at both kinds of convention, and strong ones can be published in The Pentagon, KME's official journal, which comes out twice a year.
A brief history of KME
In 1930 Dr. Wyant joined Northeastern Oklahoma State Teachers College, where she and Professor L.P. Woods turned the existing math club into the first chapter, Oklahoma Alpha, on April 18, 1931. Iowa Alpha followed on May 27, 1931, then Kansas Alpha at Pittsburg on January 30, 1932, and Missouri Alpha on May 20, 1932.
Today KME has 115 or more active chapters in 34 states, and about 60,000 students have been initiated.