urn:taro:utexas.cah.02643 Pi Mu Epsilon Records, 1922-2010 Original EAD encoding by Carol Mead according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. April 2011 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Pi Mu Epsilon Records Pi Mu Epsilon Records 1922-2010 Materials are written in English. 2011-032; 2011-052; 2011-277; 2011-343 19 ft. Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin Records consist of files of petitions to establish chapters, national meetings, grant applications, and organizational files including correspondence, financial statements, and council reports. Historical Note

Pi Mu Epsilon (PME) promotes mathematics and recognizes successful mathematics students. The organization was founded in 1914 at Syracuse University. Professor Edward Drake Roe, Jr., served as its first director. PME now consists of 354 members and has chapters in 46 states and Washington, D.C.

More information about PME, including its history, can be found on the organization's web site: http://www.pme-math.org/

Source: “The Earliest Days of Pi Mu Epsilon”: http://www.pme-math.org/organization/historydecker.html

Scope and Contents

PME’s records consist of files of petitions to establish chapters, national meetings, grant applications, and organizational files including correspondence, financial statements, and council reports.

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Index Terms Subjects (Persons) Edward Drake Roe, Jr. Subjects (Organizations) Pi Mu Epsilon Syracuse University Subjects Fraternal organizations United States Mathematics Preferred Citation

Pi Mu Epsilon Records, 1922-2010, Archives of American Mathematics, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin.

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This collection was processed by Carol Mead, April 2011.

Detailed Description of the Papers Series 1. Chapter Files Chapter Petitions [Files include membership certificates, petitions for chapter membership, voting ballots, correspondence, reports] Alabama 2011-032/1Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon, Zeta, Eta, 1937-1999, circa 2004 Arizona Alpha, Beta, 1941-1995 Arkansas Alpha, 1944-1971 2011-032/2Beta, Gamma, Delta, 1976-1999, circa 2005 California Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon, Zeta, Eta, Theta, Iota, Kappa, Lamda, 1938-1978 2011-032/3Mu, Nu, Xi, Omicron, Pi, Rho, Sigma, 1981-1999, 2007-2011 Colorado Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, 1936-1979 Connecticut Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon, Zeta, 1962-1999, 2004, 2009 District of Columbia 2011-032/4Alpha, Beta, Gamma, 1950-1999 Delaware Alpha, Beta, 1941-1998 Florida Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon, 1950-2000 2011-032/5Zeta, Eta, Theta, Iota, Kappa, Lamda, 1971-1999 Georgia Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, 1936-1999 2011-032/6Epsilon, Zeta, 1978-1999 Illinois Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon, Zeta, Eta, Theta, Iota, 1936-1999, 1936-1999 2011-032/7Kappa, Mu, Nu, 1990-1999, 2008, 2010 Indiana Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon, 1954-1999 Iowa Alpha, Beta, 1937-1999 Kansas Alpha, 1938-1979 2011-032/8Beta, Gamma, 1937-1999 Kentucky Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon, Zeta, Eta, 1936-1999, 2005, circa 2008 2011-032/9Louisiana Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon, Zeta, Eta, Theta, Iota, Kappa, 1939-2005 Maine Alpha, 1965-1998 2011-032/10Maryland Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon, Eta, Theta, 1955-1999, 2005 Massachusetts Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon, Zeta, 1966-1999 2011-032/11Eta, Theta, circa 2007, 2009 Michigan Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon, Zeta, Eta, Theta, Iota, 1940-1999 2011-032/12Minnesota Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon, Zeta, Eta, Theta, Iota, 1960-1999, 2008 2011-032/13Mississippi Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, 1968-1998, circa 2004 Missouri Alpha, Beta, Gamma, 1926-2001 2011-343/1Gamma, 2011 2011-032/14Montana Alpha, Beta, 1936-1998 Nebraska Alpha, Beta, Gamma, 1936-1999, 2009 Nevada Alpha, 1955-1990 New Hampshire Alpha, 1947-1999 New Jersey Alpha, 1954-1997 2011-032/15Beta, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon, Zeta, Eta, Theta, 1957-1999 2011-032/16Iota, Kappa, Mu, Nu, 1992-2009 New Mexico Alpha Beta, 1960-1965 New York Alpha, Beta, Gamma, 1925-1996 2011-032/17Delta, Epsilon, Zeta, Eta, Theta, Iota, Kappa, Lamba, Mu, Nu, Xi, 1936-1998 2011-032/18Omicron, Pi, Rho, Sigma, Tau, Upsilon, Phi, 1963-1999 2011-032/19Chi, Psi, Omega, Alpha Alpha, Alpha Beta, Alpha Gamma, Alpha Delta, Alpha Epsilon, Alpha Zeta, Alpha Eta, Alpha Theta, Alpha Lamda, Alpha Mu, Alpha Nu, 1969-1999 2011-032/20Alpha Xi, Alpha Omicron, Alpha Rho, Alpha Pi, 2009-2010 2011-343/1Alpha Sigma, 2010-2011 North Carolina 2011-032/20Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon, Zeta, 1936-1999 2011-032/21Eta, Theta, Iota, Kappa, Lamda, Mu, 1976-1999 North Dakota Alpha, 1967-1989 Ohio Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, 1926-2010 2011-032/22Epsilon, Zeta, Eta, Theta, Iota, Lamba, Mu, Nu, Xi, 1955-1999 2011-032/23Omicron, Sigma, Tau, Evendale Affiliate (Cincinnati), 1957-2009 Oklahoma Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, 1937-2003 Oregon Alpha, Beta, Gamma, 1936-1999, 1936-1999 2011-032/24Epsilon, Zeta, Eta, 2006-2010 Pennsylvania Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon, Zeta, Eta, Theta, 1924-1999 2011-032/25Iota, Kappa, Lamba, Mu, Nu, Xi, Omicron, Pi, Rho, Sigma, Tau, Upsilon, Phi, Chi, 1967-2002 2011-343/1Omega, 2011 Rhode Island 2011-032/25Alpha, Beta, 1962-1999 2011-032/26Gamma, 1973-1999 South Carolina Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon, 1959-1999 South Dakota Alpha, Beta, Gamma, 1960-1999 Tennessee Alpha, 1966-1973 2011-032/27Beta, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon, 1970-1995 Texas Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon, Zeta, 1958-1999 2011-032/28Eta, Theta, Iota, Lamba, Mu, Nu, 1970-2001 2011-032/29Xi, Omicron, Sigma, Tau, 1987-2007 Utah Alpha, Beta, Gamma, 1960-1999 Vermont Alpha, Beta, 2002-2009 Virginia Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon, Zeta, 1947-1999 2011-032/30Eta, Theta, Iota, Kappa, Lamda, Mu, 1982-1999 2011-343/1Nu, Xi, circa 2010, 2011 Washington 2011-032/30Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon, Zeta, 1931-circa 2000 West Virginia Alpha, Beta, 1967-1969 Wisconsin Alpha, Beta, Epsilon, Eta, Theta, 1936-2010 2011-343/1Petitions, various chapters, undated 2011-343/1New Chapter Announcements, 2005-2007 Chapter Business 2011-032/31Chapter Annual Reports, 1959 2011-343/1“Chapter Reports,” 2001-2010 2011-343/1“Other Reports,” 1989-2001 2011-032/31Chapter Election Files [Files include ballots. Arranged chronologically.] “Election of Officers,” 1954 “Election of Officers,” 1956 “Election of Officers,” 1960 “Election of Officers,” 1963 “Election of Officers,” 1965 “Election of Officers,” 1972 Blank ballot, 1975 Blank ballots, vitae on nominees, correspondence, for officers for 1978-1981, 1978 Blank ballots, vitae on nominees, vote counts, for officers for 1981-1984, 1981 Blank ballots, vitae on nominees, election results, correspondence, for officers for 1984-1987 Blank ballots, vitae on nominees, election results, correspondence, for officers for 1987 2011-032/32Blank ballots, vitae on nominees, election results, correspondence, for officers for 1990-1993 Blank ballots, vitae on nominees, results, for officers for 1993-1996 Blank ballots, vitae on nominees, vote counts, for officers for 1996-1999, 2002 Ballots, vote counts, for officers for 1999-2002 Vote Results for PME Editor, 1963 “Vote Results on Amendment for President-Elect to be Automatic President at end of term,” circa 1970s Series 2. National Organization Files National Meetings Files 2011-343/1-2Programs, 1942-2010 2011-032/33Columbus, OH, annual breakfast meeting announcement, Dec. 2, 1939 2011-032/33East Lansing, MI, Aug. 31-Sept. 1, 1952 Baltimore, MD, Dec. 28, 1953 Ann Arbor, MI, Aug. 30, 1955 State College, PA, Aug. 26-27, 1975 Boulder, CO, Aug. 27-28, 1963 Amherst, MA, Aug. 25-26, 1964 Ithaca, NY, Aug. 31-Sept. 1, 1965 Ontario, Canada, Aug. 29-30, 1967 Madison, WI, Aug. 27-28, 1968 Eugene, OR, Aug. 25-27, 1969 2011-032/34Laramie, WY, Aug. 25-27, 1970 University Park, PA, Aug. 31-Sept. 1, 1971 Hanover, NH, Aug. 27-Sept. 1, 1972 Missoula, MT, Aug. 20-22, 1973 2011-032/35Kalamazoo, MI, Aug. 19-20, 1975 Toronto, Canada, Aug. 24-27, 1976 Seattle, WA, Aug. 12-16, 1977 Providence, RI, Aug. 6-12, 1978 Duluth, MN, Aug. 19-25, 1979 2011-032/36Ann Arbor, MI, Aug. 16-20, 1980 Pittsburgh, PA, Aug. 15-21, 1981 Toronto, Canada, Aug. 21-26, 1982 Albany, NY, Aug. 9-11, 1983 Eugene, OR, Aug. 15-19, 1984 2011-032/37Laramie, WY, Aug. 10-15, 1985 Berkeley, CA, Aug. 3-6, 1986 Salt Lake, UT, Aug. 5-8, 1987 Providence, RI, Aug. 8-11, 1988 Phoenix, AZ, Jan. 14, 1989 Boulder, CO, (1 of 2) Aug. 7-9, 1989 2011-032/38Boulder, CO, (2 of 2) 7-9, 1989 Columbus, OH, Aug. 8-10, 1990 Orono, ME, Aug. 7-9, 1991 2011-032/39Oxford, OH, Aug. 5-8, 1992 Vancouver, BC, Aug. 16-18, 1993 Minneapolis, MN, Aug. 14-16, 1994 2011-032/40Burlington, VT, Aug. 5-7, 1995 Seattle, WA, Aug. 10-12, 1996 Atlanta, GA, Aug. 1-3, 1997 Baltimore, MD [Council meeting], Jan. 10, 1998 Toronto, Canada, July 16, 1998 Providence, RI, July 30-Aug. 1, 1999 Washington, D.C., Jan. 21, 2000 Los Angeles, CA, Aug. 2-4, 2000 2011-343/2Banquet and Awards Ceremony programs, 2007-2010 2011-343/2Awards and Lectures 2011-343/2Awards 2011-343/2Richard V. Andree Awards, list of past recipients, 1966-2009 2011-343/2Triennial Faculty Advisor Award, about the award, color printout of 2008 recipient, 2008 2011-343/2C. C. MacDuffee Award, summaries of recipients, 1964-2010 2011-343/2Lectures 2011-343/2J. Sutherland Frame Lectures, list of past recipients, 1975-2010 Council Reports 2011-032/411934-1999 2011-032/422002-2007, undated 2011-032/412008-2010 2011-343/2National Council Meeting minutes, 1997, 2000-2001 2011-032/43National Security Administration Grant and Account Statements [Files for national meetings funding] 2011-032/421988-2001 2011-032/432001-2007 PME Correspondence 1932-1965 2011-032/441966-1989 2011-032/451980-2007 Financial Statements 1931-2010 2011-343/21997-2002 2011-032/45Chapter Ledger, 1936-1951 Blank membership certificates, undated Constitution Changes, 1936, 1949, 1956-1957