[phas-dept] SPS - Society of Physics Students: First meeting this Thursday!

[Alexander Spahn]

Welcome back, everyone!
With the start of a new semester, we at SPS (Society of Physics Students)
would like to invite you to the first meeting of the Fall!  The meeting
will be held in *room 127* of the science building this coming *Thursday,
September 11th, at 3:00 p.m*.

In this first meeting, we will all introduce ourselves and the
organization, brainstorm ideas for outreach (for example; visiting high
schools to give talks/demonstrations), plan monthly movie nights in the
planetarium, elect officers into position, and discuss recent scientific
discoveries.  The best part?  There will also be PIZZA and refreshments!

We look forward to meeting new members and to working with you all over the
coming months!  If you have any questions regarding the meeting or the
organization, feel free to contact me!

Take care,
Alexander Spahn
Acting President of SPS

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A (relatively) brief excerpt about SPS:

The Society of Physics Students (SPS) is a professional association
explicitly designed for students. Membership, through collegiate chapters,
is open to anyone interested in physics. The only requirement for
membership is that you be interested in physics. Besides physics majors,
our members include majors in chemistry, computer science, engineering,
geology, mathematics, medicine, and other fields.

[image: SPS & Sigma Pi Sigma]
Within SPS is housed Sigma Pi Sigma
<http://www.spsnational.org/about/sigma.htm>, the national physics honor
society, which elects members on the basis of outstanding academic
achievement.  This unique two-in-one society operates within theAmerican
Institute of Physics <http://www.aip.org/>, an umbrella organization for
ten other professional science societies.
The SPS exists to help students transform themselves into contributing
members of the professional community. Course work develops only one range
of skills. Other skills needed to flourish professionally include effective
communication and personal interactions, leadership experience,
establishing a personal network of contacts, presenting scholarly work in
professional meetings and journals, and outreach services to the campus and
local communities.
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