From: radams@crchh404.NoSubdomain.NoDomain (Rodney Adams)
Newsgroups: rec.org.mensa
Subject: Re: FAQ for rec.org.mensa - old copy
Date: 24 Jul 92 16:14:22 GMT
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Organization: Bell-Northern Research, Richardson, Tx

The following are corrections that need to be made to the FAQ regarding
other High-IQ Societies.  This information is based on a list published
in issue 54 (March 1992) of TOPS' In-Genius, except for ISPE's address,
which was obtained directly through ISPE.  By the way, if anyone is 
applying to TOPS, I would appreciate you mentioning me as having recruited
you.

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|>10) What other High-IQ Societies are there?   
  
|>American Mensa, Ltd., 2626 E. 14th St., Brooklyn,  NY  11235-3992  (718)
|>934-3700--Open  to  individuals  who  have  scored  in  the  top 2% on a
|>standardized intelligence  test.   Founded  in  1945  by  R.Berrill  and
|>L.Ware.  Name of Journal:  Mensa Bulletin
  
|>Four Sigma Society, c/o  Kevin  Langdon,  P.O.   Box  795,  Berkeley  CA
|>94701--Open  to  individuals  who  have  an  IQ greater or equal to four
|>standard deviations above average  (99.997th  percentile).   Founded  in
|>1978 by Kevin Langdon.  Name of Journal:  Four Sigma Bulletin

It became defunct in the early 1980's, briefly revived in the late 1980's, 
and is now apparently defunct again.
  
|>Cameleopard Society, P.O.   Box  16898,  San  Diego  CA  92116--Open  to
|>individual  who have scored in the top 2% on a standardized intelligence
|>test.  Founded in 1988 by Lendon Best.  Name of Journal:  G'raffiti

It's Camelopard, not Cameleopard.
  
|>Cincinnati Society, c/o Grady Ward, 571 Belden Ave., Suite A,  Monterey,
|>CA 93940-1307 (408) 373-1491--Open to individuals who have an IQ greater
|>or equal to the 99.9th percentile of the general U.S.  population.

Cincinnatus.  Also apparently defunct.
  
|>International Society for Philosophical Enquiry, c/o Betty  Hansen,  277
|>Washington  Blvd.   U.S.,  Hudson,  NY  12534  (518)  828- 1996--Open to
|>individuals who score in the 99.9th  percentile  on  standardized  adult
|>intelligence  and  linguistic  tests.  Founded in 1974 by Chris Harding.
|>Name of Journal:  Telicom
  
c/o Hugh G. White; The Aerie, 3213 West Kansas; Midland, TX 79701.
(Betty Hansen is the President; Hugh is Director of Admissions.)

|>The International High Five Society, 3546 Devon Hill  Road,  Toledo,  OH
|>43606-1102    (419)    474-3809    FAX:     (419)    474-1009,   e-mail:
|>72717.3507@compuserve.com.--High Five is open to  anyone  testing  above
|>the 95th percentile on a standardized test of intelligence.

P.O. Box 2867; Toledo, OH 43606.
Founded in 1991.
  
|>Intertel, P.O.  Box 150580, Lakewood, CO 80215 (303) 797-7210-- Open  to
|>individuals  who  have  an  IQ  at  or  above  the 99th percentile on an
|>accepted test.  Founded in 1967  by  Ralph  Haines.   Name  of  Journal:
|>Integra
  
|>Minerva  Society,  c/o  Jalon  Leach,  11526  Tina  Street,  Norwalk  CA
|>90650--Open to individuals with an IQ in the 99.9th percentile.  Founded
|>in 1987 by Kevin Langdon.  Name of Journal:  Metis

May be merged with TNS.
  
|>Mega Society, 13155 Wimberly Sq., No.  284, San Diego,  CA  92128  (619)
|>679-0273--Open  to  individuals  with an IQ in the 99.9999th percentile.
|>Founded in 1982 by Ronald K Hoeflin.  Name of Journal:  Megarian

c/o Jeff Ward  

|>Omega Society, c/o Cristopher P. Harding,  P.O.   Box  5271,  Rockhapton
|>Mail  Centre, Queensland 4702, Australia--Open to individuals with an IQ
|>in the 99.99997th percentile.  Founded in 1990 by Cristopher Harding.

Also apparently defunct.
  
|>One-In-A-Million Society,  GPO  Box  7430,  New  York,  NY  10116  (212)
|>582-2326--Open  to  individuals  who score 43 or higher on the 48- point
|>Mega Test.  Founded in 1986 by Ronald K Hoeflin.  Name of Journal:
|>Noesis  

Changed to the Noetic Society, which was later amalgamated with the Mega 
Society.
  
|>Prometheus Society, 3000 Wesleyan, No.  245,  Houston,  TX  77027  (713)
|>850-7777--Open  to  individuals  exceeding  the  99.997th  percentile of
|>general intelligence.  Founded in 1982 by Ronald  K  Hoeflin.   Name  of
|>Journal:  Gift of Fire

c/o Robert Dick; 13 Speer Street; Somerville, NJ 08876.
  
|>Sinistral SIG, 200 Emmett Ave., Derby, CT 06418 (203) 735-1759-- Open to
|>left-handed people whose IQs are in the top 2% of the population and who
|>are eligible to be members of Mensa.
  
|>Society of Geniuses of Distinction, PO Box 3434, Center Line,  MI  48015
|>(313)  863-4327--Open  to  individuals  whose  IQs  fall in the 99.999th
|>percentile and who have distinguished themselves in at least one field.

Geniuses of Distinction Society (G.O.D.S), founded by Anton 
Montalban-Anderssen, accepting no new members and has never published a 
journal.
  
|>Top One Percent Society, PO Box 539,  New  York,  NY  10101  (Ronald  K.
|>Hoeflin,  Founder)--Open  to  persons with measured IQs in the top 1% of
|>the population.

Founded in 1989.
  
|>Triple  Nine  Society,  PO  Box  1111,  Madisonville,  KY  42431   (502)
|>821-3677--Open  to  those  individuals  who  score  in  the  top  99.9th
|>percentile on specific standardized intelligence tests.

27 Pine Street; Dover, MA 02030
Founded by Kevin Langdon in 1979.
  
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