{{Infobox Fraternity

|letters=ΣΞ

|name=Sigma Xi

|colors= Blue, Gold

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|motto=''Companions in Zealous Research.''

|crest=[[Image:SigmaXi.JPG|160px]]

|founded= [[1886]]

|birthplace=[[Cornell University]]

|type= Honor Society

|scope= International

|address= 3106 East NC Highway 54

|city=Research Triangle Park

|state=North Carolina

|country=USA

|chapters= 350 Active in the [[United States]], 170 Inactive, 20+ International

|homepage=http://www.sigmaxi.org

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'''Sigma Xi: The Scientific Research Society''' was founded in [[1886]] at [[Cornell University]] by a junior faculty member and a handful of graduate students. Members of the [[non-profit]] [[honor society]] elect others on the basis of their research achievements or potential. (Despite the name, Sigma Xi is not a [[Fraternities_and_sororities|fraternity]] nor a [[sorority]], and today is open to all qualified individuals who are interested in science and engineering.)

Pronunciation: Sigma Xi (Xi is pronounced with a "Z" sound-"Zi"-as in "xylophone")

Today the Society comprises about 60,000 [[scientists]] and [[engineers]] belonging to more than 500 Sigma Xi chapters at [[universities]] and colleges, government laboratories and industry research centers. Almost all are in the [[United States]], though there are about 20 in [[Canada]] and single chapters in about 20 other countries. In effect, however, Sigma Xi is an American society. In addition to publishing the award-winning ''[[American Scientist]]'' magazine, Sigma Xi provides grants 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 [[Greek letters]] "sigma" and "xi" form the acronym of the Society's motto, "Spoudon Xynones," which translates as "Companions in Zealous Research."

More than 200 winners of the Nobel Prize have been Sigma Xi members, including [[Albert Einstein]], [[Enrico Fermi]], [[Linus Pauling]], [[Francis Crick]] and [[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.

==External links==

*[http://www.sigmaxi.org/ Official Homepage]

*[http://www.americanscientist.org/ American Scientist]

*[http://water.sigmaxi.org/ Sigma Xi's Year of Water H2008 Blog]

*[http://www.faculty.fairfield.edu/biology/sigxi/ Fairfield University Chapter website]

*[http://www.umresearch.umd.edu/sigmaxi/homepage.html University of Maryland Chapter website]

*[http://www.sigmaxi.org/chapters/web/index.php?chapter_id=138 Sigma Xi Moscow, Russia - International Partner Chapter]

[[Category:Scientific societies]]

[[Category:Honor societies]]

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