The SPS is essentially a self-governing society created to serve the interests of undergraduate physics students. At present, there are over 600 active chapters of SPS, and approximately 6,000 students take part in chapter activities, making SPS the fourth largest physics society in the country.
Chapters promote activities for all students interested in physics.
They act as a service organization for the physics department and help to popularize physics with the general collegiate public. For more information, see our list of SPS links . A group of students at the University of Chicago voted unanimously to apply for SPS chapter membership on October 3, 1995. U of C SPS has interesting physics activities, like speakers to talk about various physics topics, and physics and sci-fi movies. Thanks to the generosity of the U of C Department of Physics , we have regular pizza nights.