[Copied 13 January 1996 from American Mensa]

                    WHAT OTHER HIGH-IQ SOCIETIES ARE THERE?
                                       
   
   
   The currently active societies include:
   
   American Mensa, Ltd., 2626 E. 14th St., Brooklyn, NY 11235-3992 (718)
   934-3700--Open to individuals who have scored in the top 2% on a
   standardized intelligence test. Founded in 1945 by R.Berrill and
   L.Ware. Name of Journal: Mensa Bulletin
   
   Camelopard Society, P.O. Box 16898, San Diego CA 92116--Open to
   individual who have scored in the top 2% on a standardized
   intelligence test. Founded in 1988 by Lendon Best. Name of Journal:
   G'raffiti
   
   International Society for Philosophical Enquiry, c/o Harry Callahan,
   PO Box 34304, Omaha, NE 68134 -- Open to individuals who score in the
   99.9th percentile on a standardized adult intelligence test. Founded
   1974 by Chris Harding. Name of Journal: Telicom
   
   The International High Five Society, 3546 Devon Hill Road, Toledo, OH
   43606-1102 (419) 474-3809 FAX: (419) 474-1009, e-mail:
   72717.3507@compuserve.com.--High Five is open to anyone testing above
   the 95th percentile on a standardized test of intelligence.
   
   Intertel, P.O. Box 150580, Lakewood, CO 80215 (303) 797-7210-- Open to
   individuals who have an IQ at or above the 99th percentile on an
   accepted test. Founded in 1967 by Ralph Haines. Name of Journal:
   Integra
   
   Mega Society, c/o Rick Rosner, 5139 Balboa Blvd #303, Encino, CA
   91316-3430--Open to individuals with an IQ in the 99.9999th
   percentile. Founded in 1982 by Ronald K Hoeflin. Name of Journal:
   Noesis
   
   One-In-A-Thousand, PO Box 539, New York, NY 10101 (Ronald K. Hoeflin,
   Founder)--Open to persons with measured IQs in the top 1/10% of the
   population. Name of Journal: Oath
   
   Prometheus Society, c/o Robert Dick, 13 Speer Street, Somerville, NJ
   08876--Open to individuals exceeding the 99.997th percentile of
   general intelligence. Founded in 1982 by Ronald K Hoeflin. Name of
   Journal: Gift of Fire
   
   Sinistral SIG, 200 Emmett Ave., Derby, CT 06418 (203) 735-1759-- Open
   to left-handed people whose IQs are in the top 2% of the population
   and who are eligible to be members of Mensa.
   
   Triple Nine Society, POB 711, Excelsior, MN 55331--Open to those
   individuals who score in the top 99.9th percentile on a standardized
   intelligence test.
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Society                 Minimum      Members     Potential
                       Percentile   Worldwide     Members#
High Five               95                 ?    250,000,000
Mensa                   98           100,000    100,000,000
Camelopard              98               300    100,000,000
Sinistral SIG           98                 ?     10,000,000 ##
Intertel                99             1,700     50,000,000
Philosophical Enquiry   99.9             450      5,000,000
Triple Nine             99.9             420      5,000,000
One-In-A-Thousand       99.9              30      5,000,000
Prometheus              99.997           100        150,000
Mega Society            99.9999           17          5,000

#   Based on a world population of 5 Billion People.
##  Based on 10% of people being left handed.
    [I don't have better stats on hand - Phil]