IOTA SIGMA PI is a national honor society for women in chemistry. Its major objectives are:

• to promote interest in chemistry among women students
• to foster mutual advancement in academic, business, and social life
• to stimulate personal accomplishment in chemical fields

IOTA SIGMA PI was founded in 1902 and was organized on a nation-wide basis in 1916.

• Over 10,100 members have been initiated into this organization.
• More than 40 local chapters have been established in various colleges, universities, and metropolitan areas.

IOTA SIGMA PI serves to promote the advancement of women in chemistry by granting recognition to women who have demonstrated superior scholastic achievement and high professional competence by election into IOTA SIGMA PI.

Iota Sigma Pi Chlorine Chapter consists of approximately 60 members from several universities, including:

-Louisiana State University

-Southeastern Louisiana University

-Southern University

-Tulane University

-Xavier University

-University of New Orleans

-University of Lafayette