Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site cadre.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!cbdkc1!desoto!packard!edsel!bentley!hoxna!houxm!whuxlm!akgua!mcnc!idis!cadre!geb From: geb@cadre.UUCP Newsgroups: net.misc Subject: Re: Mensa and elitism Message-ID: <114@cadre.UUCP> Date: Sat, 22-Dec-84 17:20:57 EST Article-I.D.: cadre.114 Posted: Sat Dec 22 17:20:57 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 25-Dec-84 02:40:13 EST References: <166@ttidcc.UUCP> Organization: Decision Systems Lab., Univ. of Pgh. Lines: 14 Mensa isn't in the same category as Phi Beta Kappa. One is an honorary which is given to university students for high grades. Very few go to more than the first meeting, those who continue active in it are either deans or indeed have mensa tendencies. Mensa has to be sought out. No accomplishment is necessary, other than having taken an IQ test. Phi Beta Kappa is mainly useful for resumes. Anyone who puts Mensa membership on their resume should have their head examined, as they should be able to see from the high level of hostility of the net people. Certainly Phi Beta Kappa and the like are anachronisms also nowadays, since really they count for very little in my experience, since grades, standard exam scores and references are more easily interpreted in evaluating a candidate for graduate or meical schoo.