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American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChe)
AIChe at Carnegie Mellon unites and promotes collaboration between chemical engineering students and helps them collaborate with professors and other chemical engineers from around the world. AIChe sponsors interesting and useful resources for all chemical engineering students in the form of lectures, seminars, and mentorship.

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
The vision of ASCE, America's oldest national engineering society, is “to position engineers as global leaders building a better quality of life.” The Carnegie Mellon chapter of ASCE fulfills this mission by providing social, educational, and professional development opportunities to Civil Engineering majors.

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
ASME promotes the art, science, and practice of mechanical engineering through programs and activities such as design competitions, social activities, and factory tours. A free e-Library of engineering resource books, professional development opportunities, and student conferences are just some of the membership benefits.

Biomedical Engineering Society
Undergraduate members of the Carnegie Mellon BMES are active in raising awareness of the biomedical engineering field. The committee promotes social interactions and exchange of ideas between all levels of undergraduate students, graduate students, and faculty.

Carnegie Mellon Racing / Society of Automotive Engineers
SAE is the worldwide leader in automotive education and mobility engineering advancement. Becoming part of the Carnegie Mellon Chapter of SAE is the best way to get involved with the automotive industry at an undergraduate level. SAE will not only give you hands-on experience and practical knowledge, but is also an exciting and fast-paced extracurricular.

Eta Kappa Nu
HKN is the Honor Society of the Electrical & Computer Engineering department. At Carnegie Mellon, members of the Sigma Chapter synergize to network and build relationships in the engineering community. HKN membership is open to juniors and seniors with exceptional character, leadership, teamwork, and quality.

Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
The Carnegie Mellon Student Chapter of IEEE organizes various social events and meetings throughout the school year. Most notably, IEEE sponsors seminars that showcase engineers who are on the cutting edge of the industry. These seminars not only give students a clear picture of what can be accomplished with their degree, but they can also help students establish corporate relationships.

Material Advantage
The national Material Advantage organization is a combined student program of four professional societies in the field of Materials Science: The American Ceramic Society (ACerS), Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST), ASM International, and The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS). The national organization provides funding for student travel to conferences and events and provides scholarship and career search assistance. Material Advantage at Carnegie Mellon works to connect students with postgraduate options. 

National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)
The NSBE mission is to increase the number of culturally responsible black engineers who excel academically, succeed professionally and positively affect the community. The Carnegie Mellon chapter of NSBE participates in activities such as tutorial programs, group study sessions, high school/junior high outreach programs, technical seminars, and workshops in addition to taking advantage of all the resources and opportunities afforded by the national organization.

Society of Hispanic Engineers (SHPE)
The Carnegie Mellon chapter of SHPE strives to increase the number of Hispanic engineering and science students at Carnegie Mellon through the development of programs with industry and the university. These activities are designed to increase career awareness, encourage relationships with professionals, develop leadership skills, and promote academic excellence.

Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
SWE is a highly active organization that offers scholarship, career, service, and social opportunities to its members. Some highlights of SWE’s programming include their annual Winter Ball, participation in National Engineers Week, the SWE National Convention, and carnival booth building.

Tau Beta Pi
Tau Beta Pi is a CIT honors society that recognizes outstanding engineering students around the nation and gives them a forum to apply their talents to better the world in which they live. Among its members are two Draper prize winners, seven postage stamp honorees, nine winners of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, 12 Nobel laureates, 24 honorees in the National Inventors Hall of Fame, 27 recipients of the National Medal of Technology, 41 astronauts, 65 recipients of the National Medal of Science, and hundreds more successful engineers.

Women in ECE (WinECE)
WinECE is an organization for the professional development of women students and alumni in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Carnegie Mellon. The primary goal of Women in ECE is to help its members develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes that are necessary for success in their careers.


Pi Tau Sigma Society
Pi Tau Sigma is a National Honorary Mechanical Engineering Society with over 150 active chapters across the country. The organization's purpose is to foster the high ideals of the engineering profession and to develop in students of mechanical engineering the attributes necessary for effective leadership and the assumption of the responsibilities of a citizen in a democracy.

Chi Epsilon (ChiEp)
ChiEp is an honors society that fosters the development and exercise of sound traits of character and technical ability among Civil Engineers by precept and example, working toward an even higher standard of professional service.

Electrical & Computer Engineering Student Advisory Council
ECE SAC is an undergraduate student advisory committee which represents the undergraduate community to the ECE administration. ECE SAC works to provide feedback on undergraduate issues including curriculum, facilities, computing, events, professional development and other areas as appropriate.

Mechanical Engineering Student Advisory Council
The Student Advisory Council provides a link between students and the Undergraduate Education Committee for feedback and suggestions on improvements and changes in the Mechanical Engineering department. Students are encouraged to contact their SAC representative if they have questions about undergraduate issues.

All Organizations at Carnegie Mellon
Learn about all of the student organizations at Carnegie Mellon.