Alpha Sigma Mu (ΑΣΜ) is an international scholastic honor society recognizing academic achievement among students in the fields of metallurgy and materials engineering. It was established in 1932 at Michigan Technological University.

History

Alpha Sigma Mu was founded by the Metallurgy Department of the Michigan College of Mining and Technology (now Michigan Technological University) in January 1932.[1][2] It was established as a scholastic honor society to recognize academic achievement of students of metallurgy, metallurgical engineering, and materials engineering.[1][2]

After expanding to three campuses, it maintained these three chapters without further growth.[1] In 1957, the society was reorganized with the assistance of the American Society for Metals.[3] Alpha Sigma Mu was admitted to the Association of College Honor Societies in 1965.[1][2]

It separated from the American Society for Metals in the 1990s.[3] In the 21st century, it expanded internationally, with chapters installed in Australia, India, Russia, and Spain.[4][5][6][7]

In 2012, the society had 34 active chapters, 150 active members, and a total membership of over 8,000.[2] Its headquarters are housed at Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Michigan.[2]

Symbols

The Alpha Sigma Mu badge is a rectangular gold or silver key engraved with a C-curve and the Greek letters ΑΣΜ.[8] The society's colors are silver and gold.[1] Its symbol is the C-curve. Its publication is ASM Blog.

Membership

Alpha Sigma Mu has three classes of membership: regular (student), honorary, and distinguished life members.[2] Potential student members are nominated by the chapters' faculty advisors.[9] Initiates are juniors and seniors ranked in the top 25 percent of the department, with and a GPA in the top fifty percent.[9] Graduate students are also eligible for membership.[2]

Chapters

Following is list of Alpha Sigma Mu chapters.[10]

Chapter Charter date and range Institution Location Status References
Michigan Alpha January 1932 Michigan Technological University Houghton, Michigan Active [1][2][a]
Auburn University Auburn, Alabama Active [11]
Boise State University Boise, Idaho Inactive
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, California Active [12]
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Pomona, California Active [13]
Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Inactive
Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, Ohio Inactive
Colorado Alpha Colorado School of Mines Golden, Colorado Active [14]
Cornell University Ithaca, New York Active [15][16]
Pennsylvania Alpha Drexel University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Active [17]
Georgia Tech Atlanta, Georgia Inactive
India Alpha 2016 IIT Bombay Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Active [18]
Iowa State University Ames, Iowa Inactive
Lafayette College Easton, Pennsylvania Inactive [19]
Lehigh University Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Active [20][21]
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, Massachusetts Inactive
Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan Active [22]
Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, Missouri Active [23][24][b]
Montana Technological University Butte, Montana Inactive [c]
New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, New Jersey Inactive
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Socorro, New Mexico Inactive
North Carolina State University Raleigh, North Carolina Inactive [25]
Northwestern University Evanston, Illinois Inactive
Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio Inactive
Pennsylvania State University State College, Pennsylvania Inactive [26]
Russia Alpha May 2014 Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University Saint Petersburg, Russia Active [27]
Purdue University West Lafayette, Indiana Active [28][29]
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, New York Active [30][31]
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Rapid City, South Dakota Inactive
Australia Alpha October 5, 2010 Swinburne University of Technology Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Active [32]
Texas A&M University College Station, Texas Active [33]
University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, Alabama Inactive
University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, Alabama Active [34]
University of California, Irvine Irvine, California Inactive
University of California, Los Angeles Los, Angeles, California Inactive
University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio Inactive
University of Connecticut Storrs, Connecticut Active [35]
University of Florida Gainesville, Florida Inactive
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Urbana, Illinois Inactive [36]
University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky Active [37][38]
University of Maryland, College Park College Park, Maryland Active [39]
Michigan Gamma University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan Active [40]
University of North Texas Denton, Texas Active [41]
University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, Indiana Inactive [42]
Spain Alpha 2013 University of Oviedo Asturias, Spain Active [43]
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Inactive
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Active
University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, Texas Active [44]
University of Wisconsin–Madison Madison, Wisconsin Inactive
19xx ? – 1988; May 2009 Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Virginia Active [45][46]
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, Massachusetts Active [47]
Wright State University Fairborn, Ohio Inactive [48]
  1. ^ Chapter formed at the Michigan College of Mining and Technology, now Michigan Technological University.
  2. ^ Chapter formed at the Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy, now Missouri University of Science and Technology.
  3. ^ Chapter formed at the Montana College of Mineral Science and Technology, now the Montana Technological University.

Notable members

See also

References

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  41. ^ "MTSE Graduate Awards | Engineering". University of North Texas. Retrieved 2025-02-23.
  42. ^ "Nashville Wedding Planned". The Park City Daily News. Bowling Green, Kentucky. 1974-04-14. p. 25. Retrieved 2025-02-23 – via Newspapers.com.
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  44. ^ "Alpha Sigma Mu International Professional Honor Society for Materials Science and Engineering". University of Texas at El Paso. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
  45. ^ "Churchill". Bristol Herald Courier. 1968-10-13. p. 26. Retrieved 2025-02-23 – via Newspapers.com.
  46. ^ Folz, Diane (Fall 2009). "Students and Faculty Inducted into Alpha Sigma Mu" (PDF). Exploring Materials at Virginia Tech. 12 (1): 8. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
  47. ^ "Worcester Polytechnic Institute 2018". Alpha Sigma Mu. 2018-10-08. Retrieved 2025-02-23.
  48. ^ "Hereabouts: Students Honor". Dayton Daily News. 2000-09-07. p. 79. Retrieved 2025-02-23 – via Newspapers.com.
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