[3] The director is supported by additional National Office staff from the American Institute of Physics (AIP) Education Division.

[5] To promote these goals, SPS allows students to take part in professional membership societies,[6] receive peer-reviewed journals, present and publish research,[7][8] obtain scholarships,[9] and receive awards as incentives for excellent performance.

[11] and SPS members stay involved with public science issues, education, and outreach.

[12][13][14] SPS administers an Internship Program, which offers select SPS members broad based learning opportunities with various organizations in science policy, communication, physics outreach, and scientific research for 9.5 weeks in Washington D.C.[15] The Society of Physics Students (SPS) and Sigma Pi Sigma is a partner in the AIP Career Network, a collection of online job sites for scientists, engineers, and computing professionals.

[16] SPS and Sigma Pi Sigma, the physics honor society, publish several resources for students and alumni, including the quarterly SPS Observer and the online Journal of Undergraduate Research in Physics.