Upsilon Pi Epsilon - An Honor Society
UPE is*: the acronym for Upsilon Pi Epsilon. The computing
and information disciplines are relatively young. Yet despite their
comparative youth, the computing and information disciplines have had
an unparalleled effect on almost every aspect of contemporary life.
Indeed it is difficult to predict the ultimate place of the computer
in our world. It is the express purpose of Upsilon Pi Epsilon to promote
the computing and information disciplines and to encourage their
contribution to the enhancement of knowledge.
UPE was first organized at Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas,
in 1967. The international organization now consists of chapters in various
colleges and universities in North America and overseas.
The mission of UPE is to recognize academic excellence at both the
undergraduate and graduate levels in the Computing and Information
Disciplines. UPE is a member of the Association of College Honor Societies
(ACHS).
UPE is the first and only, existing international honor society in the
Computing and Information disciplines.
UPE has received endorsements from the two largest computer organizations
in the world, the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and the IEEE
Computer Society (IEEE-CS).
UPE is also a charter member of The International Federation of Engineering
Education Societies (IFEES).
UPE is a tax-exempt corporation under Section 501(c)(3) of the IRS Code.
*taken from the site www.acm.org/upe