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The Statistics Club (aka Stat Club) is an organization of undergraduate and graduate statistics students at USC. The club is established as a cornerstone of the statistics community on campus. Stat Club is a social organization and anyone interested in statistics is eligible to join.

Here are some reasons why you might want to join:

  • Learn about careers in statistics in both academia and industry.

  • Get to know professors and potential employers during frequent Stat Club activities.

  • Take part in recreational activities such as trips to Clemson and Charleston as well as picnicking and hiking.

If you are interested in joining, contact faculty advisor David Hitchcock

2008-09 Officers:
President: Lalita Das
Vice President: Lesley Sapp
Secretary: Vy Doan
Treasurer: Matthew Rhoades

2007-08 Officers:
President: Nick Pritchard
Vice President: Lesley Sapp
Secretary: Matthew Rhoades
Treasurer: Holly Watson

Some Recent Activities:

  • Stat/Math Picnic and Canoe Trip at Congaree National Park (with Mu Sigma Rho and Pi Mu Epsilon), March 2009.
  • Statistics Career Night, March 2009.
  • Actuarial Career Talk with local actuary Randy Finn, November 2008.
  • Haunted House visit, October 2008.
  • Pizza Social and Faculty vs. Students Putt-Putt Challenge, March 2008.
  • Lights Before Christmas at Riverbanks Zoo, December 2007.
  • Statistics Career Night, March 2007.
  • Field Trip to South Carolina ASA meeting and tour of Charleston, March 2007.
  • Haunted Cornfield Social, November 2006.
  • Pizza and Putt-Putt Social (with Mu Sigma Rho), September 2006.
  • ASA Membership Recruiting Session, March 2006.
  • Job Search Discussion Forum, March 2006.
  • Field Trip to see Christmas Lights at the Zoo, December 2005.
  • Pizza and Bowling Social (with Mu Sigma Rho), September 2005.


HISTORICAL ACTIVITIES:


Our activities for 1999-2000 included:
  • January 12, 1999--Student Night at Columbia ASQ Meeting

  • February 26-27, 1999--Stat Club trip to SC ASA meeting in Charleston

  • March 2, 1999--Presentation by Georgie Baker from BC Components

  • March 28-30, 1999--Stat Club trip to ENAR meeting in Atlanta

  • April 20, 1999--Presentation by Karin McCullogh from Albany International

  • April 24--Spring picnic/Awards Day

  • October 1999--Hiking trip in Congaree Swamp

  • October 19, 1999--Plant tour at Carolina Eastman

  • November 7, 1998--Stat Club Hike to Raven Cliff Falls

  • November 9, 1999--Student Night at Columbia ASQ Meeting

  • November 16, 1999--Jobs talk by Don Edwards/Pizza

  • February 10, 2000--Consulting talk by John Grego

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