Geology Club

The WIU Geology Club offers close contact between fellow students interested in geology and faculty in a friendly social setting. The Geology Club sponsors guest speakers and organizes scholarship fundraising activities, as well as promoting job contacts and study groups. Other activities include rock, mineral, and fossil collecting field trips, picnics, and educational trips.

Sigma Gamma Epsilon

Sigma Gamma Epsilon (SGE) is a national honorary society established to recognize scholarship and professionalism in the Earth Sciences. SGE was founded at the University of Kansas in 1915 and presently contains nearly 150 chapters nationwide. The Delta Psi Chapter of SGE was founded at WIU on April 30, 1982. Students wishing to join Sigma Gamma Epsilon must have at least a 3.0 G.P.A. in their Earth Science courses and a 2.67 G.P.A. overall. Members of the WIU chapter of SGE sponsor guest speakers and organize field trips, often in cooperation with the WIU Geology Club. Membership includes a subscription to a professional journal, The Compass, to which members are encouraged to submit articles resulting from undergraduate research projects.