Sigma Gamma Epsilon at W&M

The National Honor Society for the Earth Sciences

Purpose

We are a group of Geology Juniors and Seniors who are passionate about sharing our knowledge of the geosciences with future generations of geologists at William & Mary and with surrounding communities. Our society has four main goals:

• Provide tutoring sessions to students in introductory geology classes
• Maintain an online presence, informing members of scholarship and career-building opportunities
• Support W&M geoscience students by advocating for student needs to the Geology Department
• Perform outreach to local community colleges in order to foster a deep love for the earth sciences and foster connections between the W&M Geology Department and fellow geoscience departments in Virginia

For students in introductory classes, we hold tutoring every Wednesday and Sunday from 5-6 PM in McGlothlin-Street Hall Room 230.

For other important dates, such as our planned Transfer Days, please reach out to the club email sge.wam@gmail.com.

Current Executive Committee:

• President: Mara Cox
• Vice President: Sage Khurana
• Secretary: Abby Wyatt
• Tutoring Coordinator: Alicia June
• Transition Advisor: Marina Ashurkoff

Joining

Requirements for joining SGE include:

• Junior or senior social class status
• Completion of 10 or more semester hours in geoscience courses
• Maintaining a 3.0 GPA in those courses
• Maintaining an overall GPA of at least 2.67

If you believe you are qualified and would like to join, please reach out to the club email sge.wam@gmail.com for more information. 

Benefits

Here are a selection of the many benefits from joining (from the Sigma Gamma Epsilon website):

• Members of Sigma Gamma Epsilon are encouraged to submit articles to the Society’s professional journal, The Compass, as it provides the opportunity to share your research with the society. 
• As an associated society of the Geological Society of America, Sigma Gamma Epsilon members are entitled to GSA-member rates for registration at national and regional meetings and for purchase of GSA publications.