NEW MEXICO MENSA

New Mexico Mensa is a local chapter of American Mensa Ltd, "the High IQ Society", which is in turn a national group of Mensa International. Geographically, New Mexico Mensa covers the northern 2/3 of our state, from Socorro up to the Colorado border plus the northern Texas Panhandle (Amarillo and environs). As might be expected, most of our 325+ local members are clustered in the Albuquerque area, with smaller clusters in Santa Fe/Los Alamos. the Four Corners area and far off in Amarillo. We do have activities in these areas; the number and type of activities continually change, but usually include dinner meetings, speaker nights, lunch groups, occasional games nights, pool parties or barbeques, and even visits to museums or baseball games. Gen-Xers have additional restricted activities. These activities are listed under "EVENTS CALENDAR" and/or "Gen-X".

We do have a restricted e-mail list where members post questions, swap jokes, make comments, and have contests. To join, you must send a blank e-mail message to NMMensaList To join and read messages you must go to yahoogroups and click on "Join this Group". You will have to register with Yahoo if you aren't already registered with them. It's a fun way to chat with our more remote members.

Why do people join? The most common reason people give is "for intellectual stimulation". And we do talk and read a lot! It's a great way to meet new and interesting people. Plus, there are over 140 Special Interest Groups (SIGs) that you can join which publish newsletters on many topics and there are on-line Mensa-only e-mail lists on numerous topics. The sky's the limit.

The only requirements to belong to Mensa are to have an IQ (proven through tests) in the upper 2% of the general population and to have paid the required yearly dues. Tests are scheduled periodically, usually in Albuquerque or Santa Fe. The next known testing date can be obtained by e-mailing Gordon Graham at PROCTOR COORDINATOR. Include your phone number, address or e-mail address with your request. The next known testing date and location can also be found in the CALENDAR.

New Mexico Mensa also has a newsletter, The New Mensican, which informs members about upcoming local events through a calendar and which publishes articles by members on myriad topics.

This website was created and is maintained by Ralph Rudolph, Webmaster. Please note that the Mensa logo at the top of the page is copyright protected.

Yes, I know the hit counter does not work. I'm hoping that the server at the National Office will be updated to include Microsoft FrontPage 2003 extensions. If and when they do, it will start working.

This site was last updated 06/25/08