The Macon East Academy chapter of Mu Alpha Theta National High School and Two Year College Mathematics Honor Society. Mu Alpha Theta has over 2,000 chapters in the U.S. and fifteen foreign countries. The organization provides a method for schools to recognize and encourage students who excel in mathematics and to reward them for outstanding curricular and extracurricular achievement in this area of study.

The Macon East Chapter of Mu Alpha Theta must meet the following minimum requirements: completion of 2 years of college preparatory math, including Algebra I and Geometry, and be currently enrolled in or completed other advanced mathematics courses, while maintaining a 3.5 or better grade point average on the 4.0 grading scale.