Welcome, Smithsonian readers!

We appreciate your interest and
invite you to participate in American Mensa!

What better time to seize new opportunies, meet new friends and discover a wealth of intellect as a member of American Mensa? As a Smithsonian reader, you're used to looking at art, history and popular culture through the pages and Web site of the Smithsonian. We hope you'll seize this moment to see the world through the viewpoints of other intelligent readers like you.

American Mensa is an organization bringing smart people like you together to learn new things, talk about their ideas and connect with like minds. We have members around the globe and in your own backyard with plenty of opportunities to make friends at local events, national gatherings and in our online communities.

Our only requirement for membership is a score in the top 2 percent on an accepted, standardized intelligence test — that means one in 50 people qualifies for membership. If you'd like to see if you qualify, you can submit scores from a test you've taken in the past or take our test.

If you’re not quite ready to join, Mensa still has plenty to offer. Puzzle-lovers enjoy taking the Mensa Home Test, gamers test themselves against our games, and there are more than 70 Mensa books for every interest. If you're curious what Mensans read or write about, visit our SmartBuys store and browse to your heart's content.

We hope you enjoy touring our Web site. If, afterward, you still have questions, don't hesitate to contact a Member Services Representative.