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Graduate Women in Science
GWIS
FoundedMay 24, 1921; 103 years ago (1921-05-24)
Cornell University
AffiliationIndependent
StatusActive
EmphasisScience
ScopeInternational
Motto"United in Friendship through Science"
PillarsConnect, Lead, and Empower
Chapters30+
Members1,000 active
Former nameSigma Delta Epsilon
HeadquartersP.O. Box 7
Mullica Hill, New Jersey 08062
United States
Websitewww.gwis.org

Graduate Women in Science (GWIS), formerly known as Sigma Delta Epsilon, is an international organization for women in science. It was established in 1921 at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, United States.The organization is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that works to connect, lead, and empower women in science. It has over 1,000 members and more than 30 chapters.

History

GWIS was established on May 24, 1921, at Cornell University by women pursuing graduate degrees in the sciences.[1] The organization was named the Sigma Delta Epsilon—SDE for short.[1] In 1922, a similar local group for women at the University of Wisconsin–Madison agreed to merge with Sigma Delta Epsilon, establishing a national fraternity.[1] Its purpose was "to further interest in science, to provide a fraternity for the recognition of women in science, and to bring them together in fraternal relationship".[1]

Adele Gerard Lewis Grant served as its first president.[2] Sigma Delta Epsilon was incorporated in the state of New York in April 1922.[1] Its first national convention was held in 1922. It joined the American Association for the Advancement of Science as an associated member in 1936 and as an affiliated member in 1939.[1]

In 1931, GWIS established its Formal Fellowships Fund. Its First Research Fellowship was awarded in 1941.[1] In 1970, the Eloise Gerry Fellowship Fund, the first of the GWIS fellowships funded by a single individual rather than by fundraising and small membership contributions, was established.[2]

Graduate Women in Science is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that works to connect, lead, and empower women in science. Its mission is "building a global community to inspire, support, recognize, and empower women in science." It has over 1,000 members and dozens of chapters spread across the United States, as well as an international chapter that was established in 2013. Its national office is in Mullica Hill, New Jersey.

Symbols

The motto of GWIS is "United in Friendship through Science".[3] Its guiding principles or pillars are Connect, Lead, and Empower.[4]

Its badge is a Nile key with the Greek letters ΣΔΕ in black enamel on its crossbar. Attached to the key are a benzene ring, a thunderbolt, and the nabla.[1] Its colors are those of the spectrum.[1]

Membership

Membership in the Graduate Women in Science is open to anyone, regardless of gender, who has at least a bachelor's degree in a scientific discipline.

Activities

GWIS offers grants, awards, and fellowships. It serves an international network of women scientists and promotes the participation and representation of women in science-related events. The GWIS National Meeting is held annually in June. It also sponsors additional meetings and symposia. The society publishes a monthly newsletter.

Chapters

Following are the chapters of the Graduate Women in Science.[5][6][1] Active chapters are indicated in bold. Inactive chapters are in italics.

Chapter Former name Charter date Institution Location Status Reference
Ithaca Alpha May 24, 1921 Cornell University Ithaca, New York Inactive [1]
Madison Beta 1922 University of Wisconsin–Madison Madison, Wisconsin Active [7][1]
Gamma 1924 University of Illinois Champaign and Urbana, Illinois Inactive
Delta 1924 University of Missouri Columbia, Missouri Inactive
Epsilon 1925–before 1991 Iowa State University Ames, Iowa Inactive
Richmond Zeta Richmond, Virginia Active
Chicago Eta (see Chi) 1925–before 1968; 2000 University of Chicago Chicago, Illinois Active [8]
Theta 1927 Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio Inactive
Iota 1927 University of Nebraska Lincoln, Nebraska Inactive
New York City Metro Kappa 1928 New York City, New York Active
Lambda (First) 1929–before 1970 Northwestern University Evanston, Illinois Inactive
Syracuse Mu 1933–before 1991; xxxx ? Syracuse University Syracuse, New York Active [4]
Hershey Kappa Rho January 1936–xxxx ?; c. 2010 Penn State University College of Medicine Hershey, Pennsylvania Active [9][10][a]
State College Nu 1936 Pennsylvania State University State College, Pennsylvania Active
Twin Cities Xi 1945 University of Minnesota Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota Active [11]
National Capital Omicron 1948 Washington, D.C. Acitve [12]
Pi 1949 Purdue University West Lafayette, Indiana Inactive
Philadelphia Rho 1951–xxxx ?; 2019 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Active [13]
Mid-Michigan Sigma 1954–before 1991; xxxx ? Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan Active [14]
Tau 1959 University of Southern California and Western Arizona Los Angeles, California Inactive
Upsilon 1959 Indiana University Bloomington Bloomington, Indiana Inactive
Phi 1968 University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Inactive
Chi (see Eta) 1968 University of Chicago Chicago, Illinois
Chapter-at-Large Omega 1968 Chapter-at-Large Active [1]
Lambda (Second) 1970 California and Southwest United States California
Psi 1976 University of Rochester Rochester, New York Inactive
Research Triangle Rho Tau June 20, 2009 Raleigh, North Carolina Active [15]
International Iota Nu March 10, 2013 Active [16]
Iowa City Iota Chi 2014 University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa Acitve [3]
Los Angeles August 16, 2016 Los Angeles, California Active [17]
Nashville February 2019 Nashville, Tennessee Actve [18]
Delaware 2019 University of Delaware Newark, Delaware Active [19]
West Liberty c. 2021 West Liberty, West Virginia Active [20]
Central Ohio 2023 Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio Active [21][22]
Auburn Alpha Upsilon Auburn University Auburn, Alabama Active
Boston Alpha Omega Boston, Massachusetts Active
Arizona Arizona Active
Austin Austin, Texas Active [23]
Black Hills South Dakota Active
Central Kentucky Kentucky Active
Dallas Dallas, Texas Active
Eastern North Carolina Epsilon Chi Greenville, North Carolna Active [24][25]
Eastern South Dakota Sigma Delta Sioux Falls, South Dakota Active [26]
Grand Forks Grand Forks, North Dakota Active
Greater Maryland Maryland Active
Hattiesburg Hattiesburg, Mississippi Active
Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii Active [27]
Milwaukee Milwaukee, Wisconsin Active
Missoula Missoula, Montana Active
New York Capital Albany, New York Active
Northern Colorado Sigma Omega Delta Colorado State University Fort Collins, Colorado Active [28]
Orange County Orange County, California Inactive
Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Active
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Active
Rolla 20xx ? Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, Missouri Active [29]
St. Louis St. Louis, Missouri Active [30]
San Diego San Diego, California Inactive
Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa, Alabama Active
  1. ^ Chapter formed from the Women's Scientific Club, a local honorary group established in 1933.

Notable members

Name Chapter Notability References
Ruth M. Addoms Botanist at Duke University
Beulah Armstrong Mathematician and professor at the University of Illinois
Helen Calkins Mathematician and professor at the Pennsylvania College for Women
Margery C. Carlson Botanist and professor at Northwestern University [31]
Martha E. Church Geographer and the first female president of Hood College [32]
Teresa Cohen Mathematician and professor at Pennsylvania State University
Ethaline Hartge Cortelyou Chemist and scientific technical writer who worked on the Manhattan Project at the University of Chicago's Metallurgical Laboratory
Rajammal P. Devadas Nutritionist and a former chancellor of Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women
Martha Doan Honorary, 1951 Chemist and dean of women at Earlham College and Iowa Wesleyan College. [31][33]
Bernice Durand Physicist, professor, and vice provost at the University of Wisconsin–Madison
Helen Dyer Biochemist and cancer researcher
Sophia Eckerson Honorary, 1941 Botanist, microchemist, and department chair at the Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research
Alice Catherine Evans Honorary, 1931 Senior bacteriologist at the National Institutes of Health [31]
Aline Huke Frink Nu, 1936 Mathematician and professor at Pennsylvania State University [9]
Adele Gerard Lewis Grant Alpha, 1921 Botanist who taught at the Missouri Botanical Garden, Cornell University.the Huguenot Faculty in Wellington, South Africa, and the University of California, Los Angeles [2]
Laura Hare Medical doctor, naturalist, and conservationist [31][34][35][36][37][38]
Edith Haynes Professor of microbiology at the Indiana University School of Medicine [39][31]
Marie Agnes Hinrichs
Elizabeth E. Hood
Hope E. Hopps Co-developed the rubella vaccine [40]
Ariel Hollinshead
Barbara Iglewski
Roberta Frances Johnson
Vivian Annabelle Johnson
Lois Lampe
Jean Langenheim
Jean Langenheim
Madge Macklin
Lynne E. Maquat
Eula Davis McEwan
Nell I. Mondy
Ethel Isabel Moody
Dorothy Virginia Nightingale
Katherine Van Winkle Palmer [31]
Sophy Parfin
Edith Marion Patch
Jeannette Piccard
Dorothy Powelson
Jessie Isabelle Price
Johnnie Hines Watts Prothro
Elizabeth Wagner Reed
Nina Roscher
Ernestine Hogan Basham Thurman
Evelyn Butler Tilden
Evelyn J. Weber
Marion Webster
Elizabeth Weisburger
Cynthia Westcott
Frances Wick
Evelyn Prescott Wiggin
Emily Kathryn Wyant

See also

References

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  2. ^ a b c "GWIS History - Graduate Women In Science". www.gwis.org. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
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  4. ^ a b "About". Syracuse GWIS. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  5. ^ "Chapters". Graduate Women in Science. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
  6. ^ Anson, Jack L. and Marchesani Jr. Robert F., eds. Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities, 20h edition. Indianapolis: Baird's Manual Foundation, 1991, p. VII.48–VII49. ISBN 0-9637159-0-9
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  9. ^ a b "Local Scientific Club Joins National Group". Penn State Collegian. January 24, 1936. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspaper Archive.
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  11. ^ "Twin Cities, MN Chapter". Twin Cities, MN Chapter. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
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  15. ^ "GWIS Research Triangle Chapter". GWIS Research Triangle Chapter. Archived from the original on August 1, 2022. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via web.archive.org.
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  28. ^ "Graduate Women In Science: Northern Colorado Chapter". Colorado State University System. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  29. ^ "Home". Graduate Women in Science Rolla Chapter. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
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  32. ^ "City Nativ Gets Education Post". The Pittsburgh Press. April 8, 1971. p. 20. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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  34. ^ "About Dr. Laura Hare". Hare Trust. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  35. ^ "The Laura Hare Nature Preserve at Downey Hill". Sycamore Land Trust. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
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  39. ^ "Edith Haynes: University Honors and Awards: Indiana University". University Honors & Awards. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  40. ^ "HOPE E. HOPPS DIES AT 62". Washington Post. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
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