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• Mensa is an international organization for people whose IQ falls in the top 2% of the population on one of a group of recognized tests. American Mensa has close to 50,000 members; worldwide, membership is over 100,000. Although Mensa was designed primarily as a social organization, volunteer opportunities exist for service to the community at large. Gatherings are held on a regular basis by local chapters, augmented by Regional Gatherings and the Annual Gathering.

  In April of 2009, it was announced Elise Tan Roberts, a two-year-old child, would become the youngest member of Mensa with an IQ level of 156.BBC NEWS: Two-year-old Becomes Mensa Member (April 30, 2009)

• Fast Facts

  1. United States membership: 50,000
  2. UK and Ireland membership: 24,000BBC NEWS: Two-year-old Becomes Mensa Member (April 30, 2009)
  3. Worldwide membership: 100,000
  4. American Mensa has 134 Local Groups
  5. Scores are accepted from over 200 different tests; many local groups offer testing opportunities
  6. Each standardized test has its own scoring structure, which means a score of 130 on one test can be equal to a score of 148 on another
  7. The original symbol of membership was the "Little Yellow Map Pin," worn in the lapel
  8. Youngest Mensa member: Elise Tan Roberts, joined at age 2 years, 2 months
  9. Previous youngest member: Ben Woods at 2 years, 9 months oldBBC NEWS: Two-year-old Becomes Mensa Member (April 30, 2009)

• Famous Members

  • Geena Davis, actress
  • Donald Peterson, former Ford chairman
  • Alan Rachins, L.A. Law actor
  • Adrian Cronauer, radio personality
  • Marilyn Vos Savant, highest recorded IQ, 228
  • Henry Milligan, boxer and scholar
  • Mell Lazarus, comic strip artist
  • Jean Auel, authorFAQ.org: Famous Mensa Members

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