Intertel
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| Founder | Ralph B. Haines |
| Type | High IQ society |
| Members | 1,700+ |
Official language | English |
| Website | intertel-iq |
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Intertel is a high-IQ society founded in 1966 that is open to those who have scored at or above the 99th percentile, or the top one percent, on a standardized test of intelligence. It has been identified as one of the notable high-IQ societies established since the late 1960s with admissions requirements that are stricter and more exclusive than Mensa. Statistical research validates the robustness of Intertel’s admissions criteria to correctly identify IQ at the 99th percentile, while raising questions about whether it is possible for high-IQ societies to accurately measure intelligence beyond this percentile threshold.[1]
History
Intertel is open to those who have scored at or above the 99th percentile, or the top one percent, on a standardized test of intelligence.[2] It has been identified as one of the notable high-IQ societies established since the late 1960s with admissions requirements that are stricter and more exclusive than Mensa.[3][4]
Intertel was founded in 1966 by Ralph Haines, following the example of Mensa founders Roland Berrill and Lancelot Ware, who wanted to create an association adapted to the gifted needs without any specific restriction of admission (with the exception of a minimum IQ). Intertel thus became the second oldest organization of this kind, Mensa being the first.[5][6]
Intertel members are divided into eight regions, as of 2026: Six regions only cover the U.S. and Canada, one region covers South America and one "International" region covers the rest of the world.
Organization and activities
Aligned with one of the goals stated in its constitution, Intertel's members participate in research on high intelligence.[7][8]
In 1978, Intertel established the "Hollingworth Award"[9] in memory of psychologist Leta Stetter Hollingworth, who specialized in research on gifted children. This award was annually presented until at least 1993, first sponsored by Intertel and then the Intertel Foundation.[10][11]
Notable past and current members
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See also
- Mensa International, high IQ society above the 98th percentile
- Triple Nine Society, high IQ society above the 99.9th percentile
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Moraes, Cicero (17 March 2025). "An Approach to the 98th and 99th Percentiles in Standardized IQ Tests". SSRN.
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Schregel, Susanne (December 2020). "'The intelligent and the rest': British Mensa and the contested status of high intelligence". History of the Human Sciences. 33 (5): 12–36. doi:10.1177/0952695120970029. S2CID 227187677.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Kaftandjieva, Felianka (2010). Methods for setting cut scores in criterion-referenced achievement tests : a comparative analysis of six recent methods with an application to tests of reading in EFL (PDF). Arnhem: European Association for Language Testing and Assessment. ISBN 978-90-5834-104-4. OCLC 934307372.
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Storfer, Miles D. (October 1995). "Problems in left-right discrimination in a high-IQ population". Perceptual and Motor Skills. 81 (2): 491–497. doi:10.2466/pms.1995.81.2.491. PMID 8570344. S2CID 220711269.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Storfer, Miles (January 1999). "Myopia, Intelligence, and the Expanding Human Neocortex: Behavioral Influences and Evolutionary Implications". International Journal of Neuroscience. 98 (3–4): 153–276. doi:10.3109/00207459908997465. PMID 10995133.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Cramer, Roxanne H. (1990-03-01). "The Hollingworth award". Roeper Review. 12 (3): 184–185. doi:10.1080/02783199009553268. ISSN 0278-3193.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Cramer, Roxanne H. (1990-03-01). "The Hollingworth award". Roeper Review. 12 (3): 184–185. doi:10.1080/02783199009553268. ISSN 0278-3193.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Hollingworth Award Announcement: Intertel Foundation". Journal for the Education of the Gifted. 17 (1): 98–99. 1993. doi:10.1177/016235329301700110. ISSN 0162-3532. S2CID 220401326.
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