At UCI, the Society of Physics Students, or SPS, is a primarily undergraduate student organization set up for the purpose of promoting the study of physics, assisting students studying physics, providing career guidance to physics students, and presenting research opportunities in the physics department.

To achieve these goals, SPS conducts demonstrations and organizes events to help students to develop interest in studying physics, provides a place of study to members (Rowland Hall, Room 270), and offers access to instructors and researchers in the physics department, in addition to providing a group of fellow physics students to discuss and assist in the study of physics.

Members of SPS recieve the following benefits:

- Access to the SPS study room (Rowland Hall 270)

- A subscription to Physics Today, the SPS Observer, and the Journal of Undergraduate Research in Physics

- Career Placement Services

- Eligibility for SPS scholarships, internships, research & travel grants, fellowships and other awards

- Membership with one of AIP's ten member societies, like the American Physical Society and American Astronomical Society

To join SPS, you must first join the national organization for a membership fee of $20. The annual dues are $20. You can join online, or you can fill out the membership application form, and mail it to the national organization with your membership fee.

If you have joined SPS and would like to have a key to the SPS study room, contact Prof. Elizabeth Barton.