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A Little Slice of Pi: Facts About Pi!

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Winthrop chapter.

March 14, 2017–Happy Pi Day, Collegiettes! This is the day we can geek out and celebrated the mathematical symbol pi (π), equal to approximately 3.14159265358979323846264338327950288419716939937510582097494459230781640628620899862803482534211706798214808651328230664…

Pi is a constant which represents the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. It has been calculated to over one trillion digits beyond its decimal point. Basically, it continues indefinitely without any type of pattern of repetition.

Enjoy some pi day songs, and eat some pie!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ali Maclay is a biology major, chemistry minor, psychology minor, and honors student at Winthrop University. She is an aspiring Neuroscientist and hopes to work at St. Jude Children's Hospital. She is the Facebook Social Media Director for Her Campus Winthrop's Facebook page, and associate member of Tri Beta Biological Honors Society, and a member of the Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society at Winthrop. When she's not doing academic work, working at her job, or writing for HC, she's probably binge-watching Netflix, dreaming on Pinterest, stress cleaning, or eating ice cream.
Winthrop University is a small, liberal arts college in Rock Hill, SC.