In 1914 the American Chemical Society granted a charter to the South Carolina Section that encompassed the entire state of South Carolina. With the advent of World War I (1914 – 1917), the Section became inactive in 1915 and remained so until 1927. Initially, one of the principal missions of the Section was to promote chemical research within the state of South Carolina and to communicate the results of the research. Meetings, at which one or two papers were presented, were held sporadically at different locations when there was something “new” to report. Eventually, the lack of efficient transportation and the great distances between cities militated against very regular meetings. Consequently, the American Chemical Society agreed to divide South Carolina into four distinct Sections: Carolina Piedmont (Charlotte), Savannah River (Aiken), South Carolina (Columbia) and Western Carolinas (Asheville).   The South Carolina Section is composed of approximately 720 American Chemical Society members residing in the following counties:

Allendale              Bamberg       Beaufort         Berkeley    Calhoun           Charleston       Chester          Chesterfield Clarendon      Dorchester       Fairfield         Florence  Georgetown   Hampton          Horry             Jasper  Kershaw         Lancaster        Lee           Lexington   Marion         Marlboro           Orangeburg   Richland      Sumter                Williamsburg