Imhotep, architect of the step pyramid of Saqqarah, was the first great pyramid builder and perhaps the first universal genius in Western history. His Order exists to encourage and reward the brave who do their best to score high on the world's hardest intelligence tests, thus allowing the highest levels to be normed and contributing to the study of high intelligence.
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Vase containing the great pyramid builder Imhotep's brain, currently in possession of the Order's Psychometitor. |
Like the step pyramid has six stages, the Order has six grades; Neophytus, Assessor, Magister, Inspector, Mathematicus, and Philosophus. Each grade has a requirement in the form of a score on any of the tests scored by Paul Cooijmans, the Order's Psychometitor (please read that sentence carefully as it is sometimes misunderstood, resulting in questions like, "Is [this or that non-Cooijmans-scored test] accepted?"). All tests scored by said Psychometitor are accepted, including those with only preliminary norms and including homogeneous (one-sided) tests. The requirements are here expressed as I.Q.'s or standard scores, but are ultimately based on proportions of high-range scores that exceed respective levels.
That preliminary norms are accepted is to encourage candidates to take the tests and do their best, which makes it possible to formulate better norms later. Accepting preliminary norms also means that sometimes more qualify than would be the case according to better norms.
Upon achieving a qualifying score one automatically acquires the corresponding grade. Application and registration are not needed and one will not be informed (please read the first two sentences of this paragraph carefully as they are sometimes misunderstood, resulting in questions like, "How do I join?"). Below are the requirements and privileges of each grade. The I.Q.'s are given on a scale with a standard deviation of 15.
You may call yourself Neophytus in the Order of Imhotep. About 1 in 2 scores on these tests qualify for this or a higher grade.
You may call yourself Assessor in the Order of Imhotep, and your approximate number is mentioned here; currently less than 487 Assessors are.
You may call yourself Magister in the Order of Imhotep. There are currently less than 165 Magisters. Also, you may have your name mentioned here; send request to the Order's Psychometitor. You must send a clear, explicit request for your name can not be published without your permission.
You may call yourself Inspector in the Order of Imhotep. There are currently less than 31 Inspectors. You may have your name mentioned here, including a hyper reference to a web page of your own with biographical information.
You may call yourself Mathematicus in the Order of Imhotep. There are currently less than 6 Mathematicus'. You may have your name mentioned here, and a short biography of no more than 30 words, including a hyper reference to a web page of your own with biographical information.
You may call yourself Philosophus in the Order of Imhotep. There are currently less than 8 Philosophus'. You may have your name mentioned here, and a short biography of no more than 30 words, including a hyper reference to a web page of your own with biographical information. Ideally, no scores qualify for this grade.
You may call yourself Psychometitor in the Order of Imhotep. There are currently less than 1011 Psychometitrae. You may have your name mentioned here, and a short biography of no more than 30 words, including a hyper reference to a web page of your own with biographical information. There are ideally no scores that qualify for this grade.
You may call yourself Verificatrix in the Order of Imhotep. There are currently less than 1023 Verificatrices. You may have your name mentioned here, and a short biography of no more than 30 words, including a hyper reference to a web page of your own with biographical information. There are ideally no scores that qualify for this grade.