Alpha Pi Mu
Purple and Light Yellow
Salem, Virginia 24153
United States
Alpha Pi Mu (ΑΠΜ) is an American honor society for Industrial and Systems Engineering students. All chapters are based in the United States, with the exception of one university in Puerto Rico which is an unincorporated territory of the United States.
History
The founder of Alpha Pi Mu was James T. French, who in 1949 was a senior industrial engineering student at Georgia Tech.[1] He recruited nine men that were members of the Georgia Tech chapter of Tau Beta Pi as the first members of Alpha Pi Mu. Alpha Pi Mu is the only nationally accepted industrial engineering honor society.[1] The Georgia Tech engineers who led the initial developmental work wanted an organization to provide a common ground "on which their outstanding young engineers could exchange ideas," and to provide experiences which could help their future professional development.[2]
The Alpha Pi Mu Honor Society aims to:
Confer recognition upon students of Industrial and Systems Engineering who have shown exceptional academic interest and abilities in their field, encourage the advancement and quality of Industrial and Systems Engineering education, unify the student body of the Industrial Engineering department in presenting its needs and ideals to the faculty.[3]
Alpha Pi Mu became a member of the Association of College Honor Societies in 1952.[3] The society has 68 chapters that have initiated more than 47,095 members as of 2014.[3]
Symbols
French chose the Greek letter name Alpha Pi Mu to represent the three major areas of Industrial Engineering at the time: Administration, Production, and Methods.[1] The society's motto is "Humble service to humanity is the goal of the true engineer".[4]
The society's colors are purple and light yellow. Its stole is white with an embroidered logo.
Activities
The society provides $1,000 scholarships to outstanding members.[3] Its members also participate in activities that improve their campus and the profession.[3]
Membership
Students of Industrial and Systems Engineering programs who rank in the upper one-third of the senior Industrial and Systems Engineering class and the upper one-fifth of the junior Industrial and Systems Engineering class are considered for membership on the basis of leadership, ethics, sociability, character, and breadth of interest. Graduate students and alumni may be elected to membership if they meet the requirements. Faculty members and professional industrial and systems engineers may be elected to faculty and honorary membership respectively have proven themselves outstanding professionals in the field.[3] Around 940 members are initiated each year.[3]
Chapters
The Society has established 68 chapters since 1949.
References
- ^ a b c "About". Alpha Pi Mu at Virginia Tech. Archived from the original on May 21, 2022. Retrieved April 19, 2024 – via web.archive.org.
- ^ "Alpha Pi Mu History". Alpha Pi Mu. Archived from the original on January 16, 2013. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Alpha Pi Mu Honor Society- Industrial Engineering". Association of College Honor Societies. February 14, 2014. Archived from the original on November 4, 2018. Retrieved April 19, 2024 – via web.archive.org.
- ^ "Home". Alpha Pi Mu at Virginia Tech. Archived from the original on March 19, 2022. Retrieved April 19, 2024 – via web.archive.org.
- v
- t
- e
- Alpha Beta Gamma
- Alpha Chi
- Alpha Epsilon
- Alpha Epsilon Delta
- Alpha Epsilon Rho
- Alpha Eta Mu Beta
- Alpha Iota Delta
- Alpha Kappa Delta
- Alpha Kappa Mu
- Alpha Lambda Delta
- Alpha Phi Sigma
- Alpha Pi Mu
- Alpha Sigma Lambda
- Alpha Sigma Mu
- Alpha Sigma Nu
- Beta Gamma Sigma
- Beta Kappa Chi
- Beta Phi Mu
- Chi Epsilon
- Chi Sigma Iota
- Delta Epsilon Sigma
- Delta Mu Delta
- Delta Tau Alpha
- Epsilon Pi Tau
- Epsilon Pi Phi
- Gamma Theta Upsilon
- Kappa Mu Epsilon
- Kappa Omicron Nu
- Kappa Tau Alpha
- Lambda Pi Eta
- Lambda Sigma
- Mortar Board
- Mu Kappa Tau
- National Society of Collegiate Scholars
- National Society of Scabbard and Blade
- Omega Chi Epsilon
- Omega Rho
- Omicron Delta Epsilon
- Phi Alpha
- Phi Beta Delta
- Phi Eta Sigma
- Phi Lambda Sigma
- Phi Sigma
- Phi Sigma Iota
- Phi Sigma Tau
- Phi Upsilon Omicron
- Pi Delta Phi
- Pi Gamma Mu
- Pi Kappa Lambda
- Pi Sigma Alpha
- Pi Tau Sigma
- Pi Theta Epsilon
- Psi Beta
- Psi Chi
- Rho Chi
- Sigma Beta Delta
- Sigma Delta Pi
- Sigma Lambda Alpha
- Sigma Lambda Chi
- Sigma Pi Sigma
- Sigma Tau Delta
- Sigma Theta Tau
- Tau Alpha Pi
- Tau Sigma Delta
- Theta Alpha Kappa
- Upsilon Pi Epsilon
- Xi Sigma Pi
Honor Society Caucus | |
---|---|