History of UPE

What is UPE?

Upsilon Pi Epsilon is an honor society which was founded in 1967 to recognize scholarship and professionalism in the Computing Sciences. In the 28 years since then, over 120 institutions of higher education around the world have established UPE chapters. It is the only international honor society in the Computing Sciences. UPE has been officially recognized by both the ACM (Association for Computing Machinery) and by the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers) Computer Society.

UPE at Purdue University

The Purdue University Department of Computer Sciences chapter is the 115th in the world, and the second in Indiana. It was formed in the fall semester of 1992. Daniel Coppersmith was the student primarily responsible for establishing the local chapter with assistance from faculty advisor Eugene Spafford. Coppersmith served as the group's first president. The Charter Ceremony for the Chapter was performed on October 17, 1992, by Robert Roggio, a Purdue graduate and member of the UPE Executive Council.

The local Beta Chapter has been approved by the Purdue University Dean of Students office as an official student-run organization.

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