Mu Sigma Rho () is an American national honor society for statistics. It was established at Iowa State University in 1968.
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."National Statistical Honor Society Organized at Iowa State University." Biometrics, vol. 24, no. 4, 1968, p. 1053. . Accessed 22 Mar. 2024. It was formed as the National Statistics Honor Society. 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.
The society was incorporated in the state of Iowa. Its first chapter, Alpha, was established at towa State University. Donald K. Hotchkiss was the first president of the national society, while Eric West was the first president of the Alpha chapter.
In February 2005, the society began allowing American Statistical Association chapters to join Mu Sigma Rho as affiliate chapters. The allows students to join the society who attend universities and colleges that do not have a Mu Sigma Rho chapters.
Activities Mu Sigma Rho provides outreach and professional service."National Articles of Incorporation, Constitution and Bylaws of Mu Sigma Rho", (2015) Mu Sigma Rho:The National Statistics Honorary Society. accessed 17 Dec 2022. via Department of Statistics, University of Purdue. Some chapters host speakers and provide tutoring services to other students. The society publishes an occasional newsletter, The Mu Sigma Rhover.
Mu Sigma Rho presents annual awards, including the William D. Warde Statistics Education Award and the Mu Sigma Rho Early Career Undergraduate Impact Award. The Early Career Undergraduate Impact Award is presented to a statistics faculty member for contributions to the success of undergraduate students. 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. Faculty at any academic institution in the United States are eligible; recipients do not have to work for Mu Sigma Rho member institutions. The names and photos of the winners are on the Mu Sigma Rho website.
Membership Mu Sigma Rho's membership consists of undergraduate students, graduate students, faculty, and honorary members.
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. Graduate students seeking membership must have completed twelve semester hours with a 3.50 GPA.
Chapters Following is a list of Mu Sigma Rho chapters. Active chapters are in bold. Inactive chapters are in italics.
ChapterFormer chapter nameCharter date and rangeInstitutionLocationStatusIowa StateIowa Alpha1968Iowa State UniversityAmes, IowaActiveMedical University of South CarolinaSouth Carolina AlphaMedical University of South CarolinaCharleston, South CarolinaActiveVirginia TechVirginia Alpha1979Virginia TechBlacksburg, VirginiaActiveOklahoma State UniversityOklahoma AlphaBefore 1982Oklahoma State University–StillwaterStillwater, OklahomaActive"Mu Sigma Rho: Local Chapter Activities". The Mu Sigma Rhover. Charleston, South Carolina: Mu Sigma Rho. 7: 7-8. 1989 – via Department of Statistics, Purdue University.West Virginia AlphaBefore 1982West Virginia UniversityMorgantown, West VirginiaInactiveColorado AlphaBefore 1986Colorado State UniversityFort Collins, ColoradoInactiveNorth Carolina State UniversityNorth Carolina Alpha1986North Carolina State UniversityRaleigh, North CarolinaActiveUtah AlphaBefore 1988Utah State UniversityLogan, UtahInactiveWasik, John L. "Report on 1988 Annual Meetin fo Mu Sigma Rho". The Mu Sigma Rhover. Charleston, South Carolina: Mu Sigma Rho. 7: 5. 1989 – via Department of Statistics, Purdue University.Brigham Young UniversityUtah Beta1988Brigham Young UniversityProvo, UtahActiveUniversity of South CarolinaSouth Carolina Beta1988University of South CarolinaColumbia, South CarolinaActiveAlabama AlphaBefore 1989University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, AlabamaInactiveLouisiana AlphaBefore 1989McNeese State UniversityLake Charles, LouisianaInactiveNew York AlphaBefore 1989Cornell UniversityIthaca, New YorkInactivePennsylvania AlphaBefore 1989Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaInactiveOhio AlphaBefore 1992Bowling Green State UniversityBowling Green, OhioInactiveUniversity of VermontVermont AlphaUniversity of VermontBurlington, VermontActiveUniversity of FloridaFlorida Alpha1995University of FloridaGainesville, FloridaActiveVirginia Commonwealth UniversityVirginia BetaVirginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond, VirginiaActiveWyoming AlphaUniversity of WyomingLaramie, WyomingInactiveBryant UniversityBryant UniversitySmithfield, Rhode IslandActiveButler UniversityButler UniversityIndianapolis, IndianaActiveCal PolyCalifornia Polytechnic State University, San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, CaliforniaActiveCal - RiversideUniversity of California, RiversideRiverside, CaliforniaActiveEastern Kentucky UniversityEastern Kentucky UniversityRichmond, KentuckyActiveFlorida State UniversityFlorida State UniversityTallahassee, FloridaActiveGeorge Mason UniversityGeorge Mason UniversityFairfax, VirginiaActiveGrand Valley State UniversityGrand Valley State UniversityAllendale, MichiganActiveKennesaw State UniversityKennesaw State UniversityKennesaw, GeorgiaInactive ?New York UniversitySteinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human DevelopmentNew York, New YorkActivePenn State UniversityPennsylvania State UniversityUniversity Park, PennsylvaniaActivePurdue UniversityPurdue UniversityWest Lafayette, IndianaActiveTexas A&MTexas A&M UniversityCollege Station, TexasActiveUniversity of GeorgiaUniversity of GeorgiaAthens, GeorgiaActiveUniversity of Louisville BiostatisticsUniversity of LouisvilleLouisville, KentuckyActiveUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore CountyUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore CountyCatonsville, MarylandActiveUniversity of NebraskaUniversity of Nebraska–LincolnLincoln, NebraskaActiveBoston Chapter of ASA2005Colby College and Saint Michael's CollegeBoston, MassachusettsActiveCleveland Chapter of ASAAfter 2005Cleveland State UniversityCleveland, OhioActiveDayton Chapter of ASAAfter 2005Dayton, OhioActiveKentucky Chapter of ASAAfter 2005University of KentuckyLexington, KentuckyActivePittsburgh Chapter of ASAAfter 2005Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaActiveSouthern California Chapter of ASAAfter 2005University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles, CaliforniaActiveAlbuquerque Chapter of ASA2006University of New MexicoAlbuquerque, New MexicoActiveWinona State University2007Winona State UniversityWinona, MinnesotaActiveWashington, D.C. Chapter of ASA2008Washington, D.C.ActiveKansas Western Missouri Chapter of ASA2012University of Central MissouriWarrensburg, MissouriActiveElon UniversityElon UniversityElon, North CarolinaActiveUniversity of ArizonaUniversity of ArizonaTucson, ArizonaActiveSt Lawrence University2023St. Lawrence UniversityCanton, New YorkActive
Notable members Marcia Gumpertz, professor of statistics at North Carolina State University
See also List of academic statistical associations Professional fraternities and sororities
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