Upsilon Pi Epsilon (): International Honor Society for the Computing and Information Disciplines, is the first honor society dedicated to the discipline of the computing and information disciplines. Informally known as UPE, Upsilon Pi Epsilon was founded on January 10, 1967 at
Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University (Texas A&M, A&M, or TAMU) is a public, land-grant, research university in College Station, Texas. It was founded in 1876 and became the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System in 1948. As of late 2021, T ...
and has chartered over 270 chapters at college campuses around the world. With the rise of importance of information technology to many fields, other honorary societies have added computer science to their traditional scope.
[An example is Sigma Zeta, whose discipline scope now includes ]natural sciences
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/ mathematics/computer science
Computer science is the study of computation, automation, and information. Computer science spans theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, information theory, and automation) to practical disciplines (includi ...
About
Upsilon Pi Epsilon is endorsed by the
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and the
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Computer Society (IEEE-CS), the two largest computer organizations in the world. Aside from conferring honor on computer science and computer engineering students, it has a large involvement with the
ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest
The ICPC International Collegiate Programming Contest, known as the ICPC, is an annual multi-tiered competitive programming competition among the universities of the world. Directed by ICPC Executive Director and Baylor Professor Dr. William B. ...
. UPE is a member of the ACHS - Association of College Honor Societies.
Membership in UPE, like many other
honor societies, is lifetime. Newly inducted student members get a free year of
ACM student-level membership as well. Additionally, UPE gives out a number of scholarships for its members and those who are active student members of the ACM or IEEE-CS.
References
External links
UPE Homepage ACHS Upsilon Pi Epsilon entry Upsilon Pi Epsilon chapter list at ACHS
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Association of College Honor Societies
Honor societies
Student organizations established in 1967
1967 establishments in Texas