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'{{Advert|date=September 2017}} {{Infobox Fraternity |letters=ΣΞ |name=Sigma Xi |flower= |symbol= |motto= ''Companions in Zealous Research'' |crest=[[Image:SigmaXi.JPG|120px]] |founded= {{start date and age|1886}} |birthplace=[[Cornell University]] |type= [[Honor Society]] |scope= International |colors ={{color box|#0F52BA}} [[Sapphire (color)|Blue]] and {{color box|#FFD700}} [[Gold (color)|Gold]] |address= 3106 East NC Highway 54 |city=[[Research Triangle Park]] |state=[[North Carolina]] |country=United States |chapters= 350 Active in the United States, 170 Inactive, 20+ International |homepage = [http://www.sigmaxi.org sigmaxi.org] |free_label= |emphasis = |mission = <small>''To enhance the health of the research enterprise, foster integrity in science and engineering, and promote the public's understanding of science for the purpose of improving the human condition.''</small> |vision = <small>''To be the global honor society of science and engineering.''</small> |publication = ''[[American Scientist]]'' |members = 60,000<ref name="members">{{cite web| url = http://www.sigmaxi.org/member/overview/index.shtml | title = Members - Overview |publisher = Sigma Xi|accessdate = March 10, 2011}}</ref> }} '''Sigma Xi: The Scientific Research Honor Society''' ('''ΣΞ''') is a [[non-profit]] [[honor society]] for scientists and engineers which was founded in 1886 at [[Cornell University]] by a junior faculty member and a handful of graduate students.<ref name="history">{{cite journal|url=http://www.sigmaxi.org/about/organization/history.pdf| title=Companions in Zealous Research, 1886&ndash;1986|journal=[[American Scientist]]|volume= 74 | year = 1986|page= 486&ndash;508|author =Michael M. Sokal}}</ref> Members elect others on the basis of their research achievements or potential. ==Information about== Sigma Xi has nearly 100,000 members<ref>https://www.sigmaxi.org/members</ref> who were elected to membership based on their research achievements and potential. It has more than 500 chapters<ref>https://www.sigmaxi.org/chapters</ref> in North America and around the world. In addition to publishing ''[[American Scientist]]'' magazine, Sigma Xi provides grants<ref>https://www.sigmaxi.org/programs/grants-in-aid</ref> annually to promising young researchers and sponsors a variety of programs supporting [[ethics]] in [[research]], [[science]] and [[engineering]] [[education]], the public understanding of [[science]], international research cooperation and the overall health of the research enterprise. The Society is based in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. ==Motto and name== The [[Greek letters]] "[[Sigma]]" and "[[Xi (letter)|Xi]]" form the acronym of the Society's motto, Σπουδῶν Ξυνῶνες or "Spoudon Xynones," which translates as "Companions in Zealous Research." The word 'Honor' was added to the name of the Society at the 2016 Annual Meeting.<ref name=name>Guidotti, TL. [https://www.sigmaxi.org/news/keyed-in/post/keyed-in/2016/12/13/sigma-xi-the-scientific-research-honor-society ''Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society''] Keyed In Blog. 13 December 2016.</ref> According to Sigma Xi President Tee L. Guidotti, <blockquote>"Sigma Xi, of course, is our basic name and has been since the organization was founded in 1886 as the scientific and engineering counterpart to Phi Beta Kappa. Like all “Greek letter” societies, whether professional or social, it is an acronym for the motto of the organization, Σπουδων Ξυνωνες (Spoudon Xynones), which translates as "companions in Zealous Research." For many years, we were referred to as “Society of the Sigma Xi.” In the early twentieth century, some in the leadership wanted “Sigma Xi” to be dropped altogether in favor of some formulation such as “Scientific Research Society of America.” In a strange quirk of history, both names survived because the organization split in the 1940s into an academic honor society (Sigma Xi) and an honor society for applied research and engineering (the Scientific Research Society of America, called RESA). RESA was a separate entity, wholly owned by Sigma Xi, and represented engineers and scientists at non-academic institutions, such as government and industrial research laboratories. In an even stranger development, Sigma Xi and RESA merged back together in 1974 and eventually began calling itself Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society."<ref name=name/></blockquote> ==Notable Alumni== More than 200 winners of the [[Nobel Prize]] have been [[List of Sigma Xi members|Sigma Xi members]],<ref>https://www.sigmaxi.org/about/history/nobel-laureates</ref> including [[Albert Einstein]], [[Enrico Fermi]], [[Linus Pauling]], [[Francis Crick]] and [[James D. Watson|James Watson]]. ==Mission== '''Culture:''' The Society is a diverse chapter-based organization dedicated to the advancement of science and engineering through outstanding programs and services delivered in a collegial and supportive environment. '''Mission:''' To enhance the health of the research enterprise, foster integrity in science and engineering, and promote the public's understanding of science for the purpose of improving the human condition. '''Vision:''' To be the global honor society of science and engineering. ==See also== *[[List of Sigma Xi members]] ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{Official website|https://www.sigmaxi.org/}} *[http://www.americanscientist.org/ ''American Scientist''] *[http://water.sigmaxi.org/ Sigma Xi's Year of Water H2008 Blog] [[Category:Sigma Xi| ]] [[Category:Scientific societies]] [[Category:Honor societies]] [[Category:1886 establishments in New York (state)]] [[Category:Organizations established in 1886]]'