# Alpha Sigma Mu

Alpha Sigma Mu (ΑΣΜ) is an international scholastic honor society recognizing academic achievement among students in the fields of metallurgy and materials engineering. It was established in 1932 at Michigan Technological University.

## History

Alpha Sigma Mu was founded by the Metallurgy Department of the Michigan College of Mining and Technology (now Michigan Technological University) in January 1932. It was established as a scholastic honor society to recognize academic achievement of students of metallurgy, metallurgical engineering, and materials engineering.
After expanding to three campuses, it maintained these three chapters without further growth. In 1957, the society was reorganized with the assistance of the American Society for Metals. Alpha Sigma Mu was admitted to the Association of College Honor Societies in 1965.
It separated from the American Society for Metals in the 1990s. In the 21st century, it expanded internationally, with chapters installed in Australia, India, Russia, and Spain.
In 2012, the society had 34 active chapters, 150 active members, and a total membership of over 8,000. Its headquarters are housed at Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Michigan.

## Symbols

The Alpha Sigma Mu badge is a rectangular gold or silver key engraved with a C-curve and the Greek letters ΑΣΜ. The society's colors are silver and gold. Its symbol is the C-curve. Its publication is ASM Blog.

## Membership

Alpha Sigma Mu has three classes of membership: regular (student), honorary, and distinguished life members. Potential student members are nominated by the chapters' faculty advisors. Initiates are juniors and seniors ranked in the top 25 percent of the department, with and a GPA in the top fifty percent. Graduate students are also eligible for membership.

## Chapters

Following is list of Alpha Sigma Mu chapters.
| Chapter | Charter date and range | Institution | Location | Status |
| Michigan Alpha | January 1932 | Michigan Technological University | Houghton, Michigan | Active |
| | | Auburn University | Auburn, Alabama | Active |
| | | Boise State University | Boise, Idaho | Inactive |
| | | California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo | San Luis Obispo, California | Active |
| | | California State Polytechnic University, Pomona | Pomona, California | Active |
| | | Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Inactive |
| | | Case Western Reserve University | Cleveland, Ohio | Inactive |
| Colorado Alpha | | Colorado School of Mines | Golden, Colorado | Active |
| | | Cornell University | Ithaca, New York | Active |
| Pennsylvania Alpha | | Drexel University | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Active |
| | | Georgia Tech | Atlanta, Georgia | Inactive |
| India Alpha | 2016 | IIT Bombay | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | Active |
| | | Iowa State University | Ames, Iowa | Inactive |
| | | Lafayette College | Easton, Pennsylvania | Inactive |
| | | Lehigh University | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania | Active |
| | | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, Massachusetts | Inactive |
| | | Michigan State University | East Lansing, Michigan | Active |
| | | Missouri University of Science and Technology | Rolla, Missouri | Active |
| | | Montana Technological University | Butte, Montana | Inactive |
| | | New Jersey Institute of Technology | Newark, New Jersey | Inactive |
| | | New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology | Socorro, New Mexico | Inactive |
| | | North Carolina State University | Raleigh, North Carolina | Inactive |
| | | Northwestern University | Evanston, Illinois | Inactive |
| | | Ohio State University | Columbus, Ohio | Inactive |
| | | Pennsylvania State University | State College, Pennsylvania | Inactive |
| Russia Alpha | May 2014 | Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University | Saint Petersburg, Russia | Active |
| | | Purdue University | West Lafayette, Indiana | Active |
| | | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Troy, New York | Active |
| | | South Dakota School of Mines and Technology | Rapid City, South Dakota | Inactive |
| Australia Alpha | October 5, 2010 | Swinburne University of Technology | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | Active |
| | | Texas A&M University | College Station, Texas | Active |
| | | University of Alabama | Tuscaloosa, Alabama | Inactive |
| | | University of Alabama at Birmingham | Birmingham, Alabama | Active |
| | | University of California, Irvine | Irvine, California | Inactive |
| | | University of California, Los Angeles | Los, Angeles, California | Inactive |
| | | University of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, Ohio | Inactive |
| | | University of Connecticut | Storrs, Connecticut | Active |
| | | University of Florida | Gainesville, Florida | Inactive |
| | | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Urbana, Illinois | Inactive |
| | | University of Kentucky | Lexington, Kentucky | Active |
| | | University of Maryland, College Park | College Park, Maryland | Active |
| Michigan Gamma | | University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, Michigan | Active |
| | | University of North Texas | Denton, Texas | Active |
| | | University of Notre Dame | Notre Dame, Indiana | Inactive |
| Spain Alpha | 2013 | University of Oviedo | Asturias, Spain | Active |
| | | University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Inactive |
| | | University of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Active |
| | | University of Texas at El Paso | El Paso, Texas | Active |
| | | University of Wisconsin–Madison | Madison, Wisconsin | Inactive |
| | 19xx ? – 1988; May 2009 | Virginia Tech | Blacksburg, Virginia | Active |
| | | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Worcester, Massachusetts | Active |
| | | Wright State University | Fairborn, Ohio | Inactive |
* ↑ Chapter formed at the Michigan College of Mining and Technology, now Michigan Technological University.
* ↑ Chapter formed at the Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy, now Missouri University of Science and Technology.
* ↑ Chapter formed at the Montana College of Mineral Science and Technology, now the Montana Technological University.

## Notable members

* Y. Austin Chang, material engineering researcher and professor emeritus at the University of Wisconsin–Madison
* Anthony G. Evans, professor of materials and mechanical engineering at the University of California, Santa Barbara
* Mukta Farooq, metallurgical engineer for IBM
* Julie Schoenung, materials scientist who is a professor at the University of California, Irvine