About GLAAM
Greater Los Angeles Area Mensa (GLAAM) is a local chapter of American Mensa serving multiple counties across Southern California.
Our mission is to identify and foster human intelligence, encourage research into the nature of intelligence, and provide a stimulating intellectual and social environment for our members.
What is Mensa?
Mensa is an international society with one qualification for membership: a score in the top 2% of the general population on an approved intelligence test.
- Founded in 1946 by Roland Berrill and Lancelot Ware.
- A non-political and non-religious organization.
- Over 140,000 members across 100 countries worldwide.
How the chapter is organized
- Areas — our six geographic subgroups
- Contacts — officers, board, and coordinators
- Bylaws — how the chapter governs itself
- Elections — how officers are chosen
- History — over 60 years of chapter records
Ways to take part
- Events and Special Interest Groups
- Regional Gathering — our annual weekend convention
- Gifted Youth activities
- Scholarships through the Mensa Foundation
- SIGHT — hospitality for visiting Mensans