Pi Mu Epsilon

Some members of the Saint Peter's College chapter of Pi Mu Epsilon at the Induction Ceremony, 2007

Pi Mu Epsilon is a national mathematics honor society founded at Syracuse University and incorporated in 1914 under the laws of the State of New York. The chapter at Saint Peter’s College was chartered in 1968 and is called the New Jersey Epsilon Chapter. The purpose of Pi Mu Epsilon is the promotion and recognition of mathematical scholarship among students in postsecondary institutions. It aims to do this by electing members on an honorary basis according to their proficiency in mathematics and by engaging in activities designed to promote the mathematical and scholarly development of its members.

The insignia of Pi Mu Epsilon appears to the right.  The colors of the fraternity are violet, gold and lavender. At the top, surrounded by fleur-de-lis, is the pin, which consists of a triangle and a rectangle with the Greek letters Pi, Mu, and Epsilon on it. The center of the insignia contains a shield divided into four sections. In the upper right hand corner is the design of the conventionalized violet, the symbol of beauty present in the development, study, and applications of mathematics. In the lower right hand corner is the summation sign, symbolizing the discrete, and in the upper left hand corner the integral sign, symbolizing the continuous. In the lower left hand corner are three stars, representing community, morality and scholarship. Below the shield on a streamer in Greek is the motto of Pi Mu Epsilon which translated means: “To Promote Scholarship and Mathematics”.