Only those items specified in the national SPS constitution are limiting factors. The constitution can be amended only on recommendation of the National Council followed by approval from two-thirds of the SPS chapters. Thus SPS is your society and deserves your active participation and support. We urge you to use your membership in SPS to participate in the physics community, both on your own campus and on the regional and national levels. The SPS exists to help students transform themselves into contributing member of the professional community.
Course work develops only one range o skills.
Other skills needed to flourish professionally include effective communication and personal interactions, leadership experience, establishing a personal network of contacts, presenting scholarly work in professional meeting and journals, and outreach services to the campus and local communities. Locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally, the SPS offers the opportunity for these important enrichments to the student's experience. SPS members may apply for one of the annual SPS Scholarships awarded for the senior year of study. The chapter may apply or a Marsh White Award and a Sigma Pi Sigma Undergraduate Research Award. The Marsh White Award funds science outreach programs in the local community.