Chi Epsilon Pi
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Chi Epsilon Pi （ΧΕΠ） （Also known as XEP） is a national honor society for outstanding students in the field of meteorology/atmospheric sciences.
The purpose of the society is mainly twofold: to serve as a means for awarding distinction to students who have high scholastic ability
and promise of achievement in meteorology; and to promote student interest in advanced study of meteorology and related sciences.
The society is now known to have a well-defined national organizational structure.
The chapters exist at various institutions, which usually have a notable meteorology program; however, the existence of a chapter is not known to be defined by common criteria.
The first official chapter of Chi Epsilon Pi was founded at the University of California, Los Angeles in 1951.
From there it developed into a national organization.
The UCLA Chapter of Chi Epsilon Pi, the founding chapter, has existed since 1951.
This chapter consists of graduate student in the Atmospheric and Oceanic sciences department.
An associated chapter was established in 2019 on campus which consists of undergraduate students majoring and minoring in Atmospheric and Oceanic sciences.
UCLA Chi Epsilon Pi The ERAU Chapter of Chi Epsilon Pi has been in existence since 2004.
The chapter consists of undergraduate students majoring in Applied Meteorology.
Students must be a sophomore and have a high GPA. The honor society provides tutoring to students as well as giving talks to elementary and high school students about meteorology.
An annual banquet is held every spring to induct the new members.
The Florida International University Chapter of Chi Epsilon Pi was founded in September 2016, with a future addition of a student AMS Chapter to complement the new chapter.
The FSU Chapter of Chi Epsilon Pi ...