Student Groups and Organizations

The PSU Physics Society

The purpose of the Physics Society is to help students develop a greater understanding and appreciation of physics. We seek to help students transition into and from academics, provide exposure to skills and knowledge that will help students post-college, and to promote having fun with Physics.

Physics Society Website

The PSU Physics Society is trying to foster some online community and they have Physics Discord Server that is open to all students, Physics faculty, and alumni!

Discord Server Invite

Other Groups and Organizations

Society of Physics Students

The Society of Physics Students is a professional association explicitly designed for students and their advisers. Membership, through collegiate chapters, is open to anyone interested in physics. SPS is a chapter based society that exists to help students transform themselves into contributing members of the professional community.

Sigma Pi Sigma

Sigma Pi Sigma exists to honor outstanding scholarship in physics; to encourage interest in physics among students at all levels; to promote an attitude of service of its members towards their fellow students, colleagues, and the public; to provide a fellowship of persons who have excelled in physics.

American Physical Society

A nonprofit membership organization working to advance and diffuse the knowledge of physics through its outstanding research journals, scientific meetings, and education, outreach, advocacy, and international activities. Offers a discounted student membership, free for the first year.