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Americas Foremost Professional Fraternity for
Men and Women Pursuing Careers in Business
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Welcome
Information Session Fall 2009
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Agenda

• About Delta Sigma Pi
• What we do
• Professional events
• Community service
• Faculty banquet
• Social events
• Benefits of DSP
• Pledgeship
• Application
• Questions

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History

• Founded in 1907 at New York University
• Coed business (professional) fraternity
• Over 260 chapters and 220,000 members worldwide
• Delta Sigma Pi is a professional fraternity
  organized to foster the study of business in
  universities to encourage scholarship, social
  activity and the association of students for
  their mutual advancement by research and
  practice to promote closer affiliation between
  the commercial world and students of commerce,
  and to further a higher standard of commercial
  ethics and culture and the civic and commercial
  welfare of the community

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Beta Phi

• Started in 1948
• Largest business fraternity at SMU
• 115 current brothers
• Over 10 of Cox
• Top majors Finance, Accounting, Marketing

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Professional events

• Speakers
• CEO and Founder of the Container Store
• President of Blockbuster
• CFO of MetroPCS
• Tours
• American Airlines Center
• Dallas Federal Reserve
• Meyerson Symphony Center
• Events completely organized by brothers

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Professional event Meyerson
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Social Events

• Pledge socials
• Formals
• Chapter Dinner
• Camping
• Mystery?!?

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Pledge events
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Formals
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Dinners
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Camping
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Halloween
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More events

• Intramurals
• Community Service
• Faculty banquet
• LEAD

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Community Service Habitat for Humanity
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Faculty banquet
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LEAD
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Benefits of Joining DSP

• Classroom peers
• Study groups
• Mentors
• Resources
• Informal headhunters

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Network of professionals
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Leadership opportunities

• President
• Senior VP
• Pledge educator
• VP Professional
• VP Finance
• 16 positions in all

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Extracurricular involvement

• Professional events
• Community service
• Intramurals
• Leadership

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Pledgeship

• Important Dates
• Wed Sept 23th Pinning
• Sun Sept 27th First Pledge Meeting
• Nov 20th Initiation

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Pledgeship (cont.)

• Pledge Class Officers Events
• President Oversee Pledge Class Officers
  Events
• Professional Event Plan one professional event
  mandatory for pledges, optional for active
  members
• Fundraising Plan one fundraising event
  mandatory for pledges, optional for active
  members
• T-Shirt Create a T-Shirt for the Fall 09
  Pledge Class
• Social - Plan one social event mandatory for
  pledges, optional for active members
• Community Service - Plan one community service
  event mandatory for pledges, optional for active
  members

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State Fair
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Bowling
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Broomball
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Application process

• Application process
• Apply online at people.smu.edu/dsp
• Must sign-up for a 15 minutes interview
• on bulletin board outside 250 Maguire
• Competitive
• New member evaluation
• Professional acumen
• Academic achievement
• Application
• Attendance
• Soft skills
• Dues

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Application

• Tips and Hints
• Devote time and thought into written application
• Save a copy in word
• Polished resume
• Formatting
• Spelling
• One-page
• Prepare for interview
• Professional dress
• Know your story
• Attend recruitment events
• Meet brothers
• Learn more about DSP

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Delta Sigma Pi
Americas Foremost Professional Fraternity for
Men and Women Pursuing Careers in Business

• Fall 2009 Recruiting Calendar
• Information Sessions
• September 2nd (Wednesday) _at_ 530 P.M.
• September 3rd (Thursday) _at_ 500 P.M.
• September 9th (Wednesday) _at_ 530 P.M.
• All info session held in 175 Crow (Georges
  Auditorium)
• Tailgate SMU vs. SFA
• September 5th (Saturday) _at_ 500 P.M.
• Umbrella tent in front of Clements Hall
• Dinner
• September 9th (Wednesday) _at_ 615 P.M.
• At Tin Star on Preston and Northwest Highway
• Submit applications online at people.smu.edu/dsp
• Applications due September 10th _at_ 500 P.M.
• (Also be sure to sign up for required
  interview on

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QUESTIONS?
Sign up for e-mail list
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Thank you