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Arlington, Texas (January 24, 2003) - It doesn't take a genius to know that it can be hard to find a quality date. Nightclubs and chat rooms are popular places to meet people, but most singles are still heralding the battle cry --- "Where are all the good men and women?"
Many smart singles around the world have found their answer to that question: Mensa!
Mensa is an organization for anyone who scores in the top two percent on an accepted, standardized intelligence test. The organization is primarily social in nature and offers intelligent people a place to explore their current interests and discover new ones. Many members end up discovering true love.
Lisa Hickerson of Phoenix, Arizona met her fiancé, Greg Webster, through Mensa. "We both joined Mensa several years ago, mostly in hopes of widening our circle of intellectually compatible friends," says Hickerson. She met Greg at a Gen-X outing in April 2002. The couple plan to wed this spring.
"Take a look around at any local event," says Mensan Cookie Bakke of Orange, California. "Couples, couples, and more couples." (Cookie met her husband of 17 years at an Annual Gathering of Mensa. They have a 10 year-old daughter who is also a member.)
Why do so many people find love in Mensa? According to American Mensa's Executive Director, Pam Donahoo, there are many reasons.
"The organization is incredibly diverse," says Donahoo. "We have members from all walks of life. Through the organization, people can attend local and national events or become involved with more than 200 national special interest groups. Many of our local groups have special interest groups that are specifically for singles. In LA, they have a group for single "bookworms." In Chicago, they have a group for singles over 30. In Washington DC, and many other cities, they have a general group for all singles."
So do these relationships last? Can you really cram more than 260 IQ points under one roof and expect success?
Just ask American Mensa's Board of Directors. Eight of the 21 board members are married to other Mensans, including the chair, first vice chair, and second vice chair.
"Mensa marriages are magical," says Bakke. "They have their challenges, but overall they present an unending stream of magical moments."
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