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Thanks to all who attended BLAST!

Our BLAST! Regional Gathering was held from January 23 and 24. The Sunday events were held by Zoom because of the winter storm


Join our literacy outreach!

Help to spread the word about Northern New Jersey Mensa’s Literacy Program. We are providing free resources for teaching reading! For information about how you can help, contact us.


Renew Your Membership!

If your membership has lapsed or your membership expires on March 31, you can renew by clicking here.


Admissions testing

For information on how to qualify for Mensa, click here.

March 2026
Mar 21
Mar 21, 202610:00 am – 12:00 pm
Admissions Testing

Please arrive 10 minutes early to allow for registration. Please bring a printed copy of your voucher and your picture ID to the session. If you are under the age of 18, but at least 14, you need to bring a parent or guardian and complete additional forms. You must contact Richard A. Schaefer via[…]

April 2026
Apr 18
Apr 18, 202610:30 am – 12:30 pm
Admissions Testing
Rockaway Twp Library, 61 Mt. Hope Rd.
Rockaway, NJ 07866 United States

Please arrive 10 minutes early to allow for registration. Please bring a printed copy of your voucher and your picture ID to the session. If you are under the age of 18, but at least 14, you need to bring a parent or guardian and complete additional forms. You must contact Richard A. Schaefer via[…]

May 2026
May 16
May 16, 20261:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Admissions Testing
Morris County Library, 30 East Hanover Ave.,
Whippany, NJ 07981 United States

Please arrive 10 minutes early to allow for registration. Please bring a printed copy of your voucher and your picture ID to the session. If you are under the age of 18, but at least 14, you need to bring a parent or guardian and complete additional forms. You must contact Richard A. Schaefer via[…]

June 2026
Jun 20
Jun 20, 202610:30 am – 12:30 pm
Admissions Testing

Please arrive 10 minutes early to allow for registration. Please bring a printed copy of your voucher and your picture ID to the session. If you are under the age of 18, but at least 14, you need to bring a parent or guardian and complete additional forms. You must contact Richard A. Schaefer via[…]


Who We Are

Northern New Jersey Mensa (NNJM) is a chapter of Mensa, the international society for people who score in the top 2% on IQ tests. The goals of the group are to provide and encourage social and intellectual interaction among members.

Mensa is the largest and oldest high IQ society in the world. It is a non-profit organization open to people who score at the 98th percentile or higher on a standardized, supervised IQ or other approved intelligence test.


News

Go Tell It on the Mountain, by James Baldwin
James Baldwin's semiautobiographical novel is about relationships. It deals with mature themes.
Hippocrates: On the Sacred Disease and the Hippocratic Oath
The Hippocratics swore by all the gods to serve their patients but …

Upcoming events

March 2026
Mar 14
Mar 14, 202610:00 am – 11:30 am
Northern New Jersey Mensa Executive Committee Meeting

The Northern New Jersey Executive Committee meets by Zoom the second Saturday of each month, except for August, when it is held in conjunction with the annual picnic. Please download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system. Monthly: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/tZ0ofumqqjwrHNOhGbFsv9vtp2caZZcMW77c/ics?icsToken=DD-Gc3YAANjZCmeMHAAALAAAANjkS_rNaC6ZT1AwtDh-8NAQ9u62Dfkm9vIHPzMo4BGajotga5J_yOqP9rNh6MU6A3taqgf7cDjdiY5xZDAwMDAwMQ&meetingMasterEventId=nq63tF_OSImkbYrI7WLZUw Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89590247167?pwd=MVO3wgLRzlvRCopCqIwNTzdIIbYLNq.1 Meeting ID: 895 9024 7167 Passcode: 698189 —[…]

Mar 14
Mar 14, 20261:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Bertrand Russell on Israel and Palestine (1917-1970)

Philosopher Bertrand Russell was a supporter of Israel but took an interest in Palestinian issues and worked with Israeli leftists, leading to his final statement of February 1970. This Zoom conference will be presented by John Lenz (a classicist from Drew University) and Thom Weidlich (an independent scholar), both of whom are active members in[…]

Mar 14
Mar 14, 20264:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Agatha Christie: And Then There Were None

Agatha Christie is one of the best-selling authors of all time. Her And Then There Were None is the seventh best-selling book (100 million copies) of all time. Christie is famous for her 66 detective novels, some of which featured the fictional Belgian detective Hercule Poirot or an elderly English spinster named Miss Marple. Christie[…]

Mar 17
Mar 17, 20267:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Armchair Conversations: Free Speech, Fighting Words, and Violence

Northern New Jersey Mensa’s Armchair Conversations are a friendly environment for serious conversations.

Mar 21
Mar 21, 202610:00 am – 12:00 pm
Admissions Testing

Please arrive 10 minutes early to allow for registration. Please bring a printed copy of your voucher and your picture ID to the session. If you are under the age of 18, but at least 14, you need to bring a parent or guardian and complete additional forms. You must contact Richard A. Schaefer via[…]


Volunteer opportunities

Learn valuable new skills while helping to build Northern New Jersey Mensa! We need a Vice Chair and a calendar coordinator, among others