Mu Sigma Rho

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Mu Sigma Rho (ΜΣΡ) is an American national honor society for statistics.[1] It was established at Iowa State University in 1968.

Founded1968; 58 years ago (1968)
Iowa State University
TypeHonor
AffiliationIndependent
StatusActive
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Mu Sigma Rho
ΜΣΡ
Founded1968; 58 years ago (1968)
Iowa State University
TypeHonor
AffiliationIndependent
StatusActive
EmphasisStatistics
ScopeNational
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PublicationThe Mu Sigma Rhover
Chapters36
Headquartersc/o Lynne Seymour, PhD
Secretary, Mu Sigma Rho
Department of Statistics
University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia 30602
United States
Websitewww.stat.purdue.edu/msr/
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History

Mu Sigma Rho was founded by Ted Bancroft, David Huntsberger, and Oscar Kempthorne at the Statistical Laboratory and Department of Statistics at Iowa State University in 1968.[2][3] It was formed as the National Statistics Honor Society.[2] Mu Sigma Rho seeks to promote and encourage scholarly activity in statistics, and to recognize outstanding achievement of students, faculty, and professional statisticians in academic and non-academic institutions.[1][3]

The society was incorporated in the state of Iowa.[3] Its first chapter, Alpha, was established at towa State University.[3] Donald K. Hotchkiss was the first president of the national society, while Eric West was the first president of the Alpha chapter.[3]

In February 2005, the society began allowing American Statistical Association chapters to join Mu Sigma Rho as affiliate chapters.[4] The allows students to join the society who attend universities and colleges that do not have a Mu Sigma Rho chapters.[4]

Activities

Mu Sigma Rho provides outreach and professional service.[5][1] Some chapters host speakers and provide tutoring services to other students.[2] The society publishes an occasional newsletter, The Mu Sigma Rhover.[5]

Mu Sigma Rho presents annual awards, including the William D. Warde Statistics Education Award and the Mu Sigma Rho Early Career Undergraduate Impact Award.[1][6] The Early Career Undergraduate Impact Award is presented to a statistics faculty member for contributions to the success of undergraduate students.[7] The Warde Statistics Education Award known as the Statistics Education Award before 2000, is presented to a statistics instructor for excellence in the classroom and a lifetime of commitment to statistics education.[7] Faculty at any academic institution in the United States are eligible; recipients do not have to work for Mu Sigma Rho member institutions.[7][6]

Membership

Mu Sigma Rho's membership consists of undergraduate students, graduate students, faculty, and honorary members.[2]

To be eligible for membership, undergraduates must have completed two years of college and eight semester hours of statistics courses, including five hours at a junior level, with a 3.40 GPA in those courses and a 3.20 GPA overall.[6][8] Graduate students seeking membership must have completed twelve semester hours with a 3.50 GPA.[6][9]

Chapters

Following is a list of Mu Sigma Rho chapters.[10] Active chapters are in bold. Inactive chapters are in italics.

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Chapter Former chapter name Charter date and range Institution Location Status Ref.
Iowa State Iowa Alpha 1968 Iowa State University Ames, Iowa Active [3]
Medical University of South Carolina South Carolina Alpha August 30, 1979 Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, South Carolina Active [11][12]
Virginia Tech Virginia Alpha 1979 Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Virginia Active [2][12][13]
Oklahoma State University Oklahoma Alpha Before 1982 Oklahoma State University–Stillwater Stillwater, Oklahoma Active [13][14]
West Virginia Alpha Before 1982 West Virginia University Morgantown, West Virginia Inactive [13]
Colorado Alpha Before 1986 Colorado State University Fort Collins, Colorado Inactive [15]
North Carolina State University North Carolina Alpha 1986 North Carolina State University Raleigh, North Carolina Active [15]
Utah Alpha Before 1988 Utah State University Logan, Utah Inactive [16]
Brigham Young University Utah Beta 1988 Brigham Young University Provo, Utah Active [17][18]
University of South Carolina South Carolina Beta 1988 University of South Carolina Columbia, South Carolina Active [19][12][18]
Alabama Alpha Before 1989 University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, Alabama Inactive [18][14]
Louisiana Alpha Before 1989 McNeese State University Lake Charles, Louisiana Inactive [13]
New York Alpha Before 1989 Cornell University Ithaca, New York Inactive [12][14]
Pennsylvania Alpha Before 1989 Temple University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Inactive [14]
Ohio Alpha Before 1992 Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, Ohio Inactive [12]
University of Vermont Vermont Alpha April 18, 1994 University of Vermont Burlington, Vermont Active [20]
University of Florida Florida Alpha 1995 University of Florida Gainesville, Florida Active [21]
Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia Beta Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, Virginia Active [22]
Wyoming Alpha University of Wyoming Laramie, Wyoming Inactive
Bryant University Bryant University Smithfield, Rhode Island Active
Butler University Butler University Indianapolis, Indiana Active
Cal Poly California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, California Active
Cal - Riverside University of California, Riverside Riverside, California Active [23]
Eastern Kentucky University Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, Kentucky Active
Florida State University Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida Active
George Mason University George Mason University Fairfax, Virginia Active [24]
Grand Valley State University Grand Valley State University Allendale, Michigan Active [25]
Kennesaw State University Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, Georgia Inactive ?
New York University Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development New York, New York Active
Penn State University Pennsylvania State University University Park, Pennsylvania Active [26]
Purdue University Purdue University West Lafayette, Indiana Active
Texas A&M Texas A&M University College Station, Texas Active
University of Georgia University of Georgia Athens, Georgia Active
University of Louisville Biostatistics University of Louisville Louisville, Kentucky Active
University of Maryland, Baltimore County University of Maryland, Baltimore County Catonsville, Maryland Active [27]
University of Nebraska University of Nebraska–Lincoln Lincoln, Nebraska Active
Boston Chapter of ASA 2005 Colby College and Saint Michael's College Boston, Massachusetts Active [28][29]
Cleveland Chapter of ASA After 2005 Cleveland State University Cleveland, Ohio Active [4][30]
Dayton Chapter of ASA After 2005 Dayton, Ohio Active
Kentucky Chapter of ASA After 2005 University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky Active [4]
Pittsburgh Chapter of ASA After 2005 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Active [4][a]
Southern California Chapter of ASA After 2005 University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, California Active [4]
Albuquerque Chapter of ASA 2006 University of New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico Active [4]
Winona State University 2007 Winona State University Winona, Minnesota Active [31]
Washington, D.C. Chapter of ASA 2008 Washington, D.C. Active [32]
Kansas Western Missouri Chapter of ASA 2012 University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, Missouri Active [4][33]
Elon University January 2016 Elon University Elon, North Carolina Active [8]
University of Arizona April 2021 University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona Active [34][9]
St Lawrence University 2023 St. Lawrence University Canton, New York Active [1][35]
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  1. [a]
    Chapter covers the greater Pittsburgh area, including Carnegie Mellon University, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Slippery Rock University, and the University of Pittsburgh.

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