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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