2006-2007 Undergraduate Catalog - Kettering University

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Eta Kappa Nu is a national electrical engineering honor society and has its Theta Epsilon Chapter at Kettering. Electrical engineering
students who rank in the top quarter of their class are admitted after their junior year. Students ranking in the top third of their class are
admitted after they become degree seniors.
Gamma Mu Iota is a Kettering scholastic honor society established in 1989 to recognize outstanding achievement among Manufacturing
Engineering students. The goals of this society are to recognize scholarship, promote the field of manufacturing engineering, and to
encourage fellowship among its members and faculty.
Gamma Sigma Epsilon is a national honor society recognizing scholarship in the field of chemistry has its Eta Beta Chapter at Kettering
University. Its aim is to promote professionalism and scholarship in chemistry and the general welfare of its members.
Kappa Mu Epsilon is a national mathematics honor society and has its Michigan Epsilon Chapter at Kettering University. To be eligible for
initiation, students must be at least a Sophomore 2, rank in the top 35% of their class, achieve an overall average of 85 or higher in their
mathematics courses, and be willing to participate in Chapter activities.
Phi Eta Sigma, a national freshman honor society, has a chapter at Kettering. Students who have achieved a cumulative grade of 92 or
greater during their freshman terms are given the opportunity to become lifetime members. Normally, about 5 percent of the class will
achieve this honor based on scholarship.
Pi Tau Sigma, a national mechanical engineering honor society, selects members from the top-ranked junior and senior students on the basis
of personality, leadership, and probable future success in mechanical engineering. The largest local chapter of this society is Kettering’s
Delta Chi Chapter.
Sigma Alpha Chi is a Kettering scholastic honor society founded in 1970 for the purpose of recognizing high scholarship among management
students at Kettering.
Sigma Pi Sigma is a national honor society which exists to honor outstanding scholarship in physics. Membership is open to any student
who has completed at least four courses in physics at Kettering, who has an accumulative WAG of 85 or higher, and who ranks in the top
third of their graduating class. Membership in the Society of Physics Students is also required.
Tau Beta Pi is a national engineering honor society and has its Michigan Zeta Chapter at Kettering. This association offers appropriate
recognition to engineering students for scholarship and exemplary character.
Upsilon Pi Epsilon is an international computer science honor society and has its Michigan Epsilon chapter at Kettering. Its mission is to
recognize academic excellence in computer science. Students qualify for membership as seniors by being in the top third of computer
science majors in their graduating class and having an overall GPA of 3.5/4.0.
Other Honor Societies
Leadership Fellow A student leadership endowment established by recent graduates recognizing aspiring student leaders.
President’s Medal The President’s Medal is a recognition given to graduating seniors who excel in scholarship, in professionalism on the
job, in their academic pursuits, in involvement in the Kettering community, and in their home community. Students are nominated by
employers, faculty, and staff and are selected by a committee appointed by the President of the University. The number of medals given is
at the discretion of the President but generally will not exceed two percent of the graduating class.
Professional Leadership Honor Society Professional Leadership Honor Society, formerly Management Honor Society is an organization
comprised of upperclassmen who have demonstrated leadership potential as evaluated by the management of their co-op employer. All
members are appointed for one academic year. Activities consist of lunch and dinner meetings each year. Speakers are leading executives
in industry and business. Members are given an opportunity to ask questions of these top executives and become acquainted with their
ideas, backgrounds, and managerial philosophies.
Robots This honor society was organized in 1928 for the purpose of giving recognition to those students who have demonstrated outstanding
leadership, citizenship, and service to the Kettering community. Scholastic standing is an added criterion for election.
Sobey Scholars Engineering students who are elected to membership in both Tau Beta Pi and Robots, and management students who are
elected to membership in both Sigma Alpha Chi and Robots are recipients of the Albert Sobey Memorial Award. This award is made biannually
in memory of Albert Sobey, the founder and first president of GMI/Kettering University.