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{{Short description|Honor society for science and engineering}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2023}} {{Use American English|date=November 2023}}
{{Infobox Fraternity
| name = Sigma Xi
| letters = {{lang|grc|ΣΞ}}
| motto = Companions in Zealous Research
| member badge = [[File:Sigma Xi badge.png|90px]]
| crest = SigmaXi.JPG
| image_size = 120px
| founded = {{start date and age|1886}}
| birthplace = [[Cornell University]]
| affiliation = HSC
| former_affiliation = ACHS
| status = Active
| type = Honor
| scope = International
| emphasis = Science and Engineering
| colors = {{color box|#0F52BA}} [[Sapphire (color)|Blue]] and {{color box|#FFD700}} [[Gold (color)|Gold]]
| publication = ''[[American Scientist]]''
| members = 
| flower = 
| symbol = 
| chapters = 370 active, 170 inactive
| address = 3200 East NC Highway 54<br>Suite 300
| city = [[Research Triangle Park]]
| state = [[North Carolina]]
| ZIP code = 27709
| country = United States
| homepage = {{URL|http://www.sigmaxi.org}}
| lifetime = 60,000<ref name="members">{{cite web| url = http://www.sigmaxi.org/member/overview/index.shtml | title = Members - Overview |publisher = Sigma Xi|access-date = March 10, 2011}}</ref>
}}
'''Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society''' ('''{{lang|grc|ΣΞ}}''') is an international [[non-profit]] [[honor society]] for scientists and engineers. Sigma Xi was founded at [[Cornell University]] by a junior faculty member and a small group of graduate students in 1886 and is one of the oldest honor societies.<ref name="history">{{cite journal|url=http://www.sigmaxi.org/about/organization/history.pdf| title=Companions in Zealous Research, 1886&ndash;1986|journal=[[American Scientist]]|volume= 74 | year = 1986|page= 486&ndash;508|author =Michael M. Sokal| issue=5| bibcode=1986AmSci..74..486S}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Baur |first=James |date=2006 |title=Vital Sigma Xi Chapters |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1511/2006.60.290 |journal=American Scientist |volume=94 |issue=4 |pages=290 |doi=10.1511/2006.60.290 |issn=0003-0996|url-access=subscription }}</ref> Membership in Sigma Xi is by invitation only, where members nominate others on the basis of their research achievements or potential.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Membership: Sigma XI: Purdue University |url=https://www.purdue.edu/research/sigmaxi/membership.html |access-date=2022-11-09 |website=www.purdue.edu}}</ref> Sigma Xi goals aim to honor excellence in scientific investigation and encourage cooperation among researchers in all fields of science and engineering. Many of the world's most influential scientists have been members of Sigma Xi, such as [[Albert Einstein]], [[Linus Pauling]], [[Barbara McClintock]], and [[Sally Ride]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://www.sigmaxi.org/about |access-date=2022-11-09 |website=www.sigmaxi.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sigma Xi Members Hold the Key |url=https://www.sigmaxi.org/news/keyed-in/post/keyed-in/2018/11/28/sigma-xi-members-hold-the-key |access-date=2023-07-07 |website=www.sigmaxi.org}}</ref>