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High IQ Societies

I joined Mensa when I was 15.  I didn't go to events often, but at that time I really needed to feel like I belonged, and so I remained a member.  I followed a couple special interest groups, but when I came to Columbus I got more involved and am in my second year as President of the Columbus chapter.  The Triple Nine Society was a different issue.  I joined TNS on the basis of my GRE scores mostly because my advisor called me into his office and told me I was too stupid to remain in mathematics.  I don't know, what do you think?

Mensa

American Mensa, Ltd. Homepage
Cleveland Area Mensa
Western Pennsylvania Area Mensa
Columbus Area Mensa

British Mensa
International Mensa

Triple Nine Society

TNS Homepage

While Mensa and TNS are the two high IQ societies that I belong to, there are many others.  Why join a high IQ society?  Well, each person is different.  I needed a sense of belonging, and to prove my "worthiness" in the face of the doubt of someone supposed to be supporting me.  Which one will you join, depends on you, and which one you can score high enough to get into.

Top 1% Society
Intertel
Mega Society

There are others, but this is a good spread of levels.  For a more complete list visit

High IQ society - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

You'll notice from the list on this site that there are a lot of high IQ societies.  It has been suggested to me that there are so many of them because of the internal politics.  People with exceptionally high intelligence are sometimes poorly socialized--so the argument goes--and while they need to reach out to others like themselves, they are not able to work together, so the societies fracture.  It's possible that some of this plays a role, but it's also true that many of the societies have different foci... some of them have more intellectual bents, some are more social.  You may wish to research the society you're interested in closely before you join, and if you don't find what you like, try another.  If you are looking for a lot of social contact, and don't wish to just debate with people, Mensa is a good bet.  The smaller ones thrive on the Internet, and there is nothing that says you just can join one... if you make the grade that is.

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