The idea is that you can socialize with people who have a significantly higher intelligence than the average person (I believe 1 in 50 intelligence is the requi

The idea is that you can socialize with people who have a significantly higher intelligence than the average person (I believe 1 in 50 intelligence is the requirement to get in). I knew someone who went into it with these expectations only to find the community largely concerned with their own intellectual superiority. As your IQ is explicitly a score based on the relation to others' IQs and only implies you might be capable of meaningful contribution to society, these groups may not fulfill their intentions. Again this is second-hand; some of you may have had a different experience with Mensa. I have heard of better societies that provide a good forum for communication between profoundly intelligent individuals (Glia, IQuadrivium, Triple Nine), but I would argue the greatest benefit for IQ testing these kinds of people is to provide resources for the undiscovered geniuses. In the vast majority of cases they are recognized as a result of their schooling, but all the IQ-test rage is worth it for the rare diamond in the rough whose unconventional nature disguises his abilities. I believe it was Da Vinci who said: "Thousands of geniuses live and die undiscovered- either by themselves or others."