Welcome to Dayton Area Mensa’s Website!

If you are a new or existing member of Dayton Area Mensa, or interested in membership, please consider this site your online resource for Dayton Area Mensa.  Feel free to browse through the various pages on this site and get to know us better.  You can peruse coming events or the events calendar, find out about scholarships or information about joining Mensa, or contact Dayton Area Mensa for more information about us.  You may also want to visit some of the other sites on the Mensa Links page found under LINKS PAGE in the Menu Bar above.

Dayton Area Mensa

Dayton Area Mensa (DAM)

6215 Wellington Place

Dayton, Ohio 45242

 

 

© Copyright 2012

Updated: 01/20/2012

Dayton Area Mensa (DAM) is a medium-sized group of 257 members, living in west central Ohio around Dayton, south as far as Middletown, Oxford, and Lebanon, and north to Sidney.

Latest News

Steering Committee Election Results

Remember to Update Your Profile

DAM Member’s Book Published

April 2012 RG is Fast Approaching

 

 

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Did You Know

· To read the documents available on this website (MPULSE, Member Essays, etc.), you must have the Adobe PDF Viewer installed.  Click on the Adobe image to install the latest version of the Viewer.

 

· The Membership Testing dates are published on the calendar.  You can view them on the Calendar page, or the Coming Events agenda on the left side of this page.

· There are two short YouTube videos about the history of Mensa, which you can view by following the links below.

 

History of North American Mensa Part  1 (U.S.)

 

History of North American Mensa Part 2 (Canada)

 

· Current and back issues of MPULSE are available on the MPULSE Newsletter Page, available under the Publications Menu in the menu bar at the top of the page.

 

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DAM Steering Committee Election Results

The Steering Committee Election results are in.  Read more... 

 

Remember to Update your Profile

If you have not updated your American Mensa Profile recently, this is a good time to do so.  Follow the link to the American Mensa Profile Update page and update your information.  Read more... 

 

DAMNations 25 RG is Fast Approaching

The 25th Dayton Area Mensa Regional Gathering is scheduled for March 30 through April 1, 2012.  As in years past, the 2012 Dayton Area Mensa Regional Gathering will be held at the Dayton Grand Hotel (formerly the Doubletree Dayton), 11 South Ludlow Street.  New this year is the ability to fill out the form and submit it online, directly to the Registrar.  Read more…►

 

Want to Join Dayton Area Mensa (DAM)?

You may be asking, “How do I join Mensa?” or “How do I qualify for Membership?”  Joining is easy.  First, you must qualify by one of two testing methods with a score in the top 2%.  Once you qualify, it’s simply a matter of paying your dues.Read more…►

 

Scholarships

Dayton Area Mensa participates in a scholarship competition that is conducted by the Mensa Foundation.  Read more…►

 

About Mensa

Mensa was founded in England in 1946 by Roland Berrill, a barrister, and Dr. Lance Ware, a scientist and lawyer.  The original aims were, as they are today, to create a society that is non-political and free from all

racial or religious distinctions.  Mensa welcomes bright people from every walk of life, with the objective of enjoying each other's company and participating in a wide range of social and cultural activities.  Read more…►

 

Dayton Area Mensa Newsletter

MPULSE is the Dayton Area Mensa Newsletter, by and for Dayton Area Mensa members.   It will make you laugh, sometimes intentionally.  Sometimes it will be thought-provoking and sometimes just provoking.  It will definitely keep you up-to-date with what is happening in the group.  Read more…►

Events Calendar

Dayton Area Mensa has a number of fun events during the month.  All Mensans are invited to all events on the Calendar.  Events at public venues are open to all Mensans, their families, and designated guests.  Read more…►

 

About Dayton Ohio

Dayton is in southwestern Ohio, about an hour north of Cincinnati.  As the home of the Wright Brothers, and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, it has strong ties to aviation.  Read more…►

 

About Dayton Area Mensa

Dayton Area Mensa (DAM) serves an area that includes Clark, Greene, Miami, Montgomery, Preble, and Warren counties, and portions of Butler and Shelby counties.

It is governed by a Steering Committee of elected volunteers that meets monthly, generally on the first Wednesday of the month.  Read more…►

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