--- title: "Sigma Xi" url: "/academics/honors/sigma-xi" type: page date: 2026-04-30 updated: 2026-05-19 --- # Sigma Xi ## Sigma Xi **International honor society for scientists and engineers** Image ![Emblem of the Sigma Xi honor society](/sites/default/files/styles/original_aspect_ratio_400/public/media/2026-04/SigmaXi.jpg?itok=FLIA4Tdh) [Sigma Xi](https://www.sigmaxi.org/) is an international, multidisciplinary community of science and engineering professionals dedicated to research excellence, to promoting public engagement with science, and to fostering the next generation of researchers. As one of the oldest and largest scientific organizations in the world, Sigma Xi has had a distinguished history of service to science and society since its founding in 1886. Sigma Xi chapters can be found at colleges and universities, government laboratories, and industry research centers around the world. More than 200 Nobel Prize winners have been members. ### Eligibility Students are elected to membership on the basis of their accomplishments in research and their enthusiasm for continued scientific investigation. [Explore School of Engineering](/academics/engineering) [Explore Kakos School of Arts and Sciences](/academics/kakos) ### Moderator Marcy Kelly, Ph.D. [718-862-7911](tel:718-862-7911)