Welcome to the Beta Gamma Sigma Collegiate Chapter Officer Training Seminar

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Welcome to theBeta Gamma SigmaCollegiate
Chapter Officer Training Seminar 2008-09
Support for this Seminar Provided By
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Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society
Serving Business Programs Accredited by AACSB
International Serving to connect the top business
schools with a Global Network Serving as The
Deans Honor Society Serving your students and
faculty who are The Best in Business The
world's largest organization representing
business school alumni
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Mission of Beta Gamma Sigma
The mission of Beta Gamma Sigma is to encourage
and honor academic achievement in the study of
business, to foster personal and professional
excellence, to advance the values of the Society,
and to serve its lifetime members.
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Values of Beta Gamma Sigma
HonorHonor is personal integrity and excellence
of character. It is an enduring quality found in
all persons who deserve to lead
others WisdomWisdom is knowledge tested by
experience and tempered by discerning judgment.
It abhors prejudice, it insists upon freedom of
thought and expression. EarnestnessEarnestness
is enthusiasm measured by achievement,
disciplined by reason and ennobled by sincerity.
It is that dynamic quality which is essential for
all great achievement.
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Structure

• Board of Governors
• President - George Stevens
• Central Office
• Collegiate and Alumni Chapters
• Lifetime Members

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Beta Gamma Sigma Facts
Lifetime Members 605,000 New Members in
2007-08 21,970 Mailable Addresses 480,000
Collegiate Chapters 476 New Collegiate
Chaptersin 2007-08 9
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Your Role
New Chapter New Advisor / Officer Continuing
Officer Administrative Assistant
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Type of School
Residential/Commuter Traditional/Non-Traditional
Students/Programs Undergraduate/Masters/Doctoral
Programs Public/Private One Campus/Many
Sites Distance / On-line
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BGS Chapters on Five Continents
BGS Members in over 175 Countries
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New Chapters 2007-08
Adelphi University Fayetteville State
University Institut Quimic de Sarria National
Chiao Tung University Queens University of
Charlotte Rice University Sonoma State
University Tel Aviv University Washburn University
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BGS The Value Proposition

• To the School
• To the Chapter
• To Employers
• To Members

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BGS The Value Proposition
Offers Scholarships Student opportunities Local
international awards Recognition for
excellence Recognition to over 480,000 BGS
alumni when chapter receives award Recruit BGS
members for graduate programs
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Who is Beta Gamma Sigma
Gender
2007-08 New Membershipby Gender
Total Membership by Gender
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Who is Beta Gamma Sigma
2007-08 Inductee Degree Level
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Who is Beta Gamma Sigma
BGS Inductions by Decade
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Who is Beta Gamma Sigma
Average Age 45 Highly Educated 76 hold
Masters Degree or Higher Highly Affluent
156,300 Average HHI High Ranking 29 hold
title of Senior Executive
Business Week Research Services, March 2008
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Why Join Beta Gamma Sigma
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Lifetime Recognition for Academic Excellence
Belong to a network of top scholars business
leaders All 50 States Members in 175
Countries Membership network transcends campus
boundaries May receive hiring preference Variety
of tangible member benefits
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Member Benefits
Recognition Career / Higher Education
Assistance Alumni Network Facebook /
LinkedIn Programs / Awards Product / Services
Discounts - Test Prep Business Publication
Subscriptions (BusinessWeek, Fortune, The Week)
at No Cost to new members Short Term Insurance
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Functions of the Collegiate Chapter
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Chapter Involvement
President Chapter Advisor Other
Faculty Dean Student Vice President(s) Area
Alumni Chapter Transferring Members Members
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The Membership Invitation
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Lifetime Membership Eligibility
Business Majors
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Membership Invitation Packet
Letter of Invitation from BGS President BGS
International Exchange Membership
Brochure Benefits Brochure Folder (Plus local
invitation with response and ceremony details)
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How Best to Encourage Member Acceptance
Educate those eligible Reminders (emails work
best) Recognition by Professors /
Administrators Address tangible benefits Promote
Lifetime Membership/ Network Promote Alumni
Chapters Promote Scholarship / Student Leadership
Forum Promote complimentary business publication
subscriptions Direct to Prospective Member
section on BetaNet
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Role of Officers
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Role of the Dean/Director
Show support Participate in tapping
ceremony Participate in induction ceremony Serve
as chapter president Send letters of
congratulations Provide administrative support to
chapter Provide funding for chapter
programs Nominate businessperson for awards
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Role of Faculty/Professors
Provide assistance with invitation,
ceremony Congratulate their students invited to
membership andencourage to accept Participate in
and/or allowtapping ceremony in their
classes Attend BGS events (induction ceremony,
honor reception, etc)
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Role of the Chapter Advisor / Admin
Show enthusiasm and commitment to the mission and
objectives of Beta Gamma Sigma Primary Chapter
Coordinator Secretary-Treasurer Educate
faculty Ensure that every eligible student
receives an invitation Liaison Faculty contact
for invited students Order chapter supplies
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Role of the Chapter Advisor / Admin
Request lists of eligible students Coordinate
invitations Coordinate follow-up Collect the
lifetime membership fee Coordinate induction
ceremony Promote BGS programs Read BGS Connection
and B-Mails upon arrival and disseminate to
appropriate personnel for necessary actions
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The Induction Ceremony
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Procedure Prior to Induction Ceremony
Register Chapter Officers on BGS Online Ordering
System (OOS) Order supplies from Central Office
using OOS Obtain names of qualifying students
(all degree levels) Identify faculty /
administration to be invited Create list of
invitees on OOS Invite eligible students and
faculty (through tapping or mailing / emailng of
invitation) Identify confirm installing officer
/ induction speaker
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Procedure Prior to Induction Ceremony
Identify Chapter Honoree(s) Plan program Reserve
location for event, photographer, etc. Collect
membership fees and indicate paid members on OOS
on an ongoing basis Follow up with paid members
to complete online MDP Follow up with
non-respondents on an ongoing basis encouraging
them to accept the invitation to lifetime BGS
membership
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Sample Chapter Budget Expenses
Honor cords or Medallions (_at_ 11/each) or
Stoles(_at_18/each) Sending student to Student
Leadership Forum _at_ 750-1,000/student Matching
funds for BGS Scholarship _at_ 500 Cost of
reception/dinner- TBD locally Chapter Honoree-
85 expenses Local subsidy of memberships- TBD
locally Promotion/supply expenses- TBD
locally Bronze Key - 7,000 cost of base (TBD
locally)
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The BGS Online Ordering System (OOS)
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OOS Welcome Page
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Site Hosted on a Secure Site
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Manage Induction Ceremonies
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Adding Members
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Managing Un-Paid/Paid Members
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Supply Order Form
BGS Folders now offered separately
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Commencement Regalia
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2nd Recognition/Replacements
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Credit Card Processing (for supplies and
re-invites)
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Online MDP
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Suggestions for OOS Enhancements
Please let us know, as you use the OOS system,
how we might make it better for the future.
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Programs, Awards and Activities
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Exemplary Premier Chapters

• Exemplary Chapter
• 70 acceptance overall
• 85 at one degree level

• Premier Chapter
• 85 acceptance overall

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Exemplary Premier Chapters
To qualify, chapters must submit Chapter Survey
of Membership Acceptance by October 1, 2008
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Scholarship Program
Baccalaureate or Post-Baccalaureate level student
members Must be enrolled in business program at
AACSB International accredited institution Chapte
r must have achieved 70 overall acceptance rate
in previous year (Exemplary Premier
Chapters) Or
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Scholarship Program
Chapter must have achieved 85 acceptance rate
in previous year at specific degree
level Chapter must agree to provide 500 (U.S.)
matching funds to award 1000 (U.S.)
scholarship Chapter selects recipient submits
necessary paperwork Only one (1) BGS matching
scholarship per chapter Now allow qualifying
new chapters to
participate
immediately after 1st year
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Scholarship Recipients
More than 140,000 awarded in Collegiate
Scholarships in 2008-09
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Outstanding Chapter
Requires 85 acceptance overall Premier
ChapterStatus with notification obtained from
chapters Survey of Membership
Acceptance Awarded to chapters whose activities
/ programs promote purposes of BGS enhance
value of membership Chapters must have invited
all eligible students to membership, elected
chapter officers submittednecessary paperwork
to the Central Office Chapter must have
participated in Society programs other programs
of a professional nature Scholarship awards
presented to Outstanding Chapters Traveling
Trophy Plaque presented to Gold Chapter
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2008 Outstanding Chapters
Gold ChapterStephen F. Austin State
University? Silver ChapterSaint Josephs
University Bronze ChapterLa Salle University
Honorable MentionsBrock UniversityCoastal
Carolina UniversitySam Houston State University
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Outstanding Chapter Advisor
Pre-Qualification Exemplary or Premier Chapter
2008 Outstanding Chapter Advisor John
Norwood Associate Professor, University of
Arkansas
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Student Leadership Forum
All chapters can send students Opportunity for
selected student members to participate in a
global BGS event Interaction with other
outstanding student members Participation in
personal professional development
opportunities Limited to seniors 1-3 / chapter
/ Forum Answer, What Kind of Leader Can I Be? 2
Forums to be held in 2008-2009 Fall 2008 Tampa,
FL October 30 - November 2, 2008 Winter 2009
San Antonio, TX February 5-8, 2009
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Fall 2007 SLF
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Winter 2008 SLF
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Chapter Honoree
Achieved distinction in business Possesses
qualities that BGS fosters Up to 2 / year /
chapter Submit form and 85 (U.S.) fee Honorary
membership Receive plaque, key
certificate Outside U.S. plaque ordered locally
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BGS Professor of the Year
Recipient must be a
member of the
business faculty
Recipient must be a BGS member
(Central Office can verify membership
of professorial
members) Chapter members vote for Professor of
the Year Recipient announced at appropriate
campus forum and presented with the Professor of
the Year Medallion (available at the BGS Store)
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2008 Medallion for Entrepreneurship
Nomination Deadline October 15, 2008
Joseph V. Tortorice, Jr. President and
CEO Jasons Deli, Deli Management, Inc. Nominated
by Lamar University Janice Bryant
Howroyd Founder, Chairman, and CEO Act-1
Group Nominated by North Carolina AT State
University
Michael J. Hagan Chairman CEO NutriSystem,
Inc. Nominated by Saint Josephs University
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2008 Business Achievement Award
Nomination Deadline October 15, 2008
Sir Adrian Cadbury Former Chairman Cadbury
Schweppes Nominated by Aston University Willia
m R. Sautter President and CEO Elliott-Lewis
Corporation Nominated by La Salle University
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Virtual Career Fair Virtual Graduate School
Fair
Connecting the Best in Business with top
employers and graduate schools looking for the
Best.
September 15-28, 2008
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Ethical Business Leadership
Mission of the BGS EBL InitiativeBeta Gamma
Sigma will influence discussion about and the
practice of ethical business behavior by
gathering information about ethical business
leadership and disseminating that information in
useful ways to its alumni and collegiate
members and chaptersand to the broader
businesscommunity world-wide.
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Ethical Business Leadership
Vision of the BGS EBL InitiativeBeta Gamma
Sigma will become a premier global resource for
information and ideas about effective ethical
business leadership. Its efforts will establish
BGS as a significant force in the field whose
impact and reputation willbe both profound and
global in scope and relevance.
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The Beta Gamma Sigma Center forEthical Business
Leadership

• Informational Topics
• Developing a Culture of Ethics
• Maintaining a Culture of Ethics
• The Importance of Leadership
• Finding the Right Employees
• Ethics in a Global Economy

Coming this fall!
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The Beta Gamma Sigma Center forEthical Business
Leadership
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Ethical Business Leadership

• Program for Chapters
• Informational Video
• Panel Discussions
• During Founders Week 2009

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The Central Office as a Resource
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The Central Office as a Resource
Answer questions Develop materials
programs Communicate with chapter advisors
members Seminars / sessions / displays at
faculty meetings Maintain Database / BetaNet
Process chapter orders Survey new members
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BGS International Exchange
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Other Communications
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Other Communications

• Sent electronically to all chapter contacts
• Weekly in Spring
• At least monthly rest of year

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Other Communications

• Published in September and January
• Sent electronically to all collegiate chapter
  contacts

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Other Communications

• Quarterly publication
• Sent electronically to Deans of BGS Chapter
  Schools

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BetaNetwww.betagammasigma.org
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The BGS Storewww.betagammasigmastore.org
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BGS CareerCentral
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List of Employers on BGS CareerCentral
Accenture AETNA Apple Inc. Baker Hughes Brinks
Inc. Campbell Soup Company Carrier
Corporation Chevron Corporation Cisco Fannie
Mae Follett Corporation
Franklin Templeton Investments Google,
Inc. KPMG MBAs Without Borders McDonald's
Corporation MetLife Osram Sylvania Owens
Corning Paychex, Inc.
Pfizer, Inc. Pitney Bowes, Inc. Raytheon Southern
California Edison The Clorox Company T-Mobile
USA Vanguard Group Wal-Mart Wells Fargo
and many more.
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Whats New with BGS

• Membership re-invites from the Central Office
• Increased Member Benefits
• BGS Center for Ethical Business Leadership
• Chapter Advisor Mentoring Program
• Order all chapter supplies through Central
  Office
• LinkedIn
• Webinar Training
• Virtual Career and Virtual Graduate School Fairs

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Whats in the Works for BGS

• 2nd Century Celebration planning
• More significant relationships with Members
• Enhance the BGS Brand
• Increase acceptance rates
• Additional member benefits
• Continued global expansion of Collegiate and
  Alumni Chapters

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We Need Your Help!!
Send photos of chapter events Issue invitations
to graduate / doctoral students Update chapter
constitution Include off-site programs Invite
eligible faculty Support Alumni Chapters Promote
BGS Locally
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Collegiate Chapter Requirements
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Requirements of Chapters
Invite all eligible students at least
annually Hold an induction ceremony at least
annually
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Requirements of Successful Chapters
Invite all eligible students at least
annually Hold an induction ceremony at least
annually
Plus . . .
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Requirements of Successful Chapters
Educate business students about the honor of Beta
Gamma Sigma Inform qualifying students of the
value of BGS membership
Plus . . .
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Requirements of Successful Chapters
Support the Mission Objectives of BGS Believe
in the value of lifetime membership for
qualifying students Promote BGS so all qualifying
students understand the honor bestowed on them
Plus . . .
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Requirements of Successful Chapters
Participate in programs available to chapters
Plus . . .
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Requirements of Successful Chapters
Enhance recognition of BGS on campus
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BGS Bronze Key
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Displays on Campus
Stephen F. Austin State University
University of Arkansas
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Beta Gamma Sigma Information Cards
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Display a BGS Banner
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Create Chapter Websites
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Make Invitations Special - Tapping Ceremony
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Celebrate Founders Week February 15-21, 2009
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Celebrate ChapterAnniversary Year
Anniversaries Commemorated in 2009
15 Years Rider University 10 Years Coastal
Carolina University Southern University and AM
College 5 Years Lander University The
Pennsylvania State University at Erie, The
Behrend College
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Beta Gamma Sigma celebrates 100 years of
recognizing Business Excellence 2013
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Honor Cord, Graduation Stole and Medallion
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Requirements of Successful Chapters
Elect chapter members to chapter offices
President Senior faculty member and often the
dean/director Secretary / Treasurer Faculty
member who also serves as the Chapter Advisor and
liaison with the Central Office Vice President(s)
position(s) identified and filled by student or
faculty members
Plus . . .
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Requirements of Successful Chapters
Communicate with the Central Office
Accurate Timely filing of Reports Orders Award
applications Event registrations
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Value Through the Members Lifetime
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The BGS Alumni Network
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Alumni Network Areas
Atlanta Boston Charlotte Chicago Cleveland Dallas
/ Ft. Worth Denver Hong Kong
St. Louis San Diego San Francisco Seattle South
Florida Washington DC
Houston Los Angeles Minneapolis / St. Paul New
York City Philadelphia Phoenix
New Chapters in Progress Raleigh, Portland,
Italy, Singapore and Beijing
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Needs Met Through Alumni Network

• Business contacts
• Professional development
• Opportunity to give back to current business
  scholars
• Career assistance

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Partnering of Collegiate Alumni Chapters

• Promotion to new inductees
• Program (space, speaker)
• Joint events
• Faculty / Dean assistance

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Potential Support to Business Schools /
Collegiate Chapters

• Scholarships
• Potential MBA, EMBA students
• Mentoring
• Internships
• Recruit / hire BGS students

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BGS Alumni Events
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BGS Member Benefits

• Lifelong Recognition
• Alumni Network
• BGS CareerCentral Job Board
• BGS International Exchange Magazine
• B-zine Email Magazine
• Key Graphic for Resume
• Member Verification Letter
• LinkedIn Networking Group
• Benefits available exclusively to current student
  members
• Student Leadership Forum Program
• Scholarship Program
• Business Publications
• Facebook Discussion Group

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Publications - Discounted Complimentary

• Discounted Publications
• Black Enterprise
• BusinessWeek
• The Economist
• Fast Company
• Financial Times (4 Week Free Trial)
• Fortune
• Inc.
• Money
• Wall Street Journal (USA / Europe / Asia)
• The Week
• USA Today
• Complimentary Publications
• DiversityInc.
• Hispanic Enterprise

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Additional Member Benefits

• Insurance Discount Offers
• GEICO Auto Insurance Program
• MiQuotes Supplemental Insurance
• Financial Services Offers
• Bank of America / BGS MasterCard
• MBNA Canada / BGS MasterCard
• Travel Discount Offers
• Avis Car Rental Discount Program
• Enterprise Business Rental Program
• Hotels.com Discounted Travel

• Test Preparation Discount Offers
• Becker CPA Review
• Kaplan and Schweser Discount Programs
• Princeton Review Discount Program
• Other Discount Offers
• Apple Online Store
• 1-800-FLOWERS.COM Discount Program
• BGS HomeBenefits
• BGS Wireless Solutions
• BGS Satellite Television
• Barnes Noble.com Discounts
• GlobalFit Healthy Living Programs

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PromotingBeta Gamma Sigma
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Best Practices for Promoting BGS on Campus
Bronze Key Displays / Banners Chapter web
page Articles ads Founders Day / Week
Celebration Recognition in classes /
departments New Student Orientation Honors
Day School Catalog Listing Recognition at
commencement
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Making Decisions for the Future
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BGS Chapter Goals 2008-09

• 23,000 New Members
• Reactivate inactive chapters
• 10 new collegiate chapters
• Increased number of Premier and Exemplary
  Chapters
• Award 150 scholarships
• 100 participants at each SLF
• 5 Webinars for Collegiate Chapters

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Setting Your Chapter Goals
Ideas 2008-09 acceptance rate of __ Qualify for
scholarship program Submit nominations for
Medallion or Business Achievement Award Select
Chapter Honoree Send members to Student
Leadership Forum
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Tell us how Beta Gamma Sigma can better serve
your school, chapter, faculty, and new members
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Questions?
Call or email the Central Office
Phone [phone] Web www.betagammasigma.org
Email bgshonors_at_betagammasigma.org
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Thank you for participating in the Beta Gamma
Sigma Collegiate Chapter Officer Training
Seminar.
Have a safe journey home!
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Special thanks to
for its Support of this Seminar