What is the University Physical Society?

The University Physical Society, also known as the Physics Club, is a student organization for people interested in physics and related fields.

What does the Physics Club do?

The Physics Club organizes events such as seminars, tours, trips, and socials for its members. Physics Club volunteers also offer free drop-in tutoring to students in introductory physics and astronomy classes. In addition, we maintain subscriptions to science related magazines such as Scientific American, Astronomy, and Physics Today, which are kept in the club's room (2328 Chamberlin Hall) for students to read at their leisure.

The club also sponsors a variety of other events. For example, in the past, we took a trip down to Fermilab and sponsored a racquetball tournament. Who knows what we'll come up with this year? If you have any good ideas feel free to suggest something.

Why should I join the Physics Club?

By joining the Physics Club you'll be meeting many physics majors, who are, in general, really cool people to hang out with. If you are even thinking about declaring a physics major, this is the place to come for helpful advice about taking classes and getting a job in the physics department. But even if you don't care about physics, you're still quite welcome here. We like to meet all sorts of people. We are all truly laid back individuals and nobody should feel intimidated about approaching us.

If you join up, you can get access to the Physics Club Room, 2328 Chamberlin Hall, which is a great place to study or goof off any time. Joining also adds you to the club email list, so you can be notified about club sponsored events.

We also sell cheap soda.

How do I join the Physics Club?

To join, send an email to ups-officers(at)googlegroups.com saying you would like to join UPS. If you have a google account, you may visit this web page and click 'apply for group membership' on the right hand column. After that, an officer will collect the annual membership fee of $5 and you will be put on the ups-members email list. You will receive an email notifying you that an access card for the club room can be picked up at the UW campus police station (formerly the credit union, behind Camp Randall stadium).