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Beta
Gamma Sigma will mark its 100th year as an Honor Society in
2013. Given this momentous occasion, we didn't want to wait
to kick off the celebration. Instead, the Society will officially
launch its Centennial Celebration efforts later this month
during Founders' Week - Feb. 19 - 25, 2012.
The celebration will continue
through June 2013 with a variety of special programs and projects
in the works to commemorate the event along the way. To help
keep the Society's lifetime members up to date with all that
is going on, Beta Gamma Sigma is pleased to announce the launching
of a new email magazine specifically dedicated to the BGS
Centennial - the B-Zine:Centennial Edition.
This new publication will provide
members with information about upcoming program opportunities
as well as updates on ongoing centennial projects. Here are
just a few of the things that you will see in upcoming issues
of the B-Zine:Centennial Edition:
- Updates
from the BGS
Gives Back Service Initiative:
Find out for
yourself how many lifetime members of Beta Gamma Sigma have
volunteered time within their communities. See how many
hours have been donated, and how many organizations have
benefited from these efforts.
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The
latest and greatest submissions to the BGS
is Everywhere Photo Contest:
Keep up with
the Society's centennial mascot Professor Elwell, as he
travels the globe with the help of lifetime members. BGS
members truly are everywhere, so we expect to see our
stuffed feathered friend pop up in some amazing places.
- Information
about upcoming Centennial Celebration activities:
Various activities are currently in the works for the Centennial
Celebration, and the Society will let you know more about
them as the information becomes available. In particular,
keep an eye out for information about the Meet
the Leaders of Business Speaker Series,
which is set to launch in Spring 2012.
In addition to
information about the Society's programs and activities, future
issues of the B-Zine: Centennial Edition will also
include:
- Profiles
of Beta Gamma Sigma members:
There's no denying
that BGS lifetime members are very talented people. Just
earning invitation into the Society places members within
a select group. Beyond their commonality as the "Best
in Business" though, lifetime members are extremely
diverse with a wide array of talents, backgrounds and expertise.
These profiles will illustrate the incredible diversity
within the Society's membership. They will also provide
a great opportunity to learn about the career paths taken
and choices made by some of your fellow BGS members.
- Interviews
with Past Presidents of Beta Gamma Sigma:
Just like any other business or organization, Beta Gamma
Sigma has had to evolve with the times. Some of the key
individuals who drove this change the most were the Society's
presidents.Find out how their presidencies helped mold BGS
into what it is today.
- Glimpses
into the Society's History:
Beta Gamma Sigma is your honor society. As such, we want
you to know all there is to know about BGS, its founding,
and its growth into the premier honor society for business
students.
We
hope that you will enjoy these special Centennial Issues of
the B-zine and that you will find value in their content.
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Beta Gamma Sigma
was formed as a national organization on Feb.
19, 1913 from the merger of three campus organizations
at the University of Wisconsin (Beta Gamma Sigma),
University of Illinois (Delta Kappa Chi) and
University of California (the Economics Club).
According to Prof. Fayette
H. Elwell (the first grand president of the
national organization) in his book The First
50 Years of Beta Gamma Sigma, BGS owes its beginnings
to an idea presented by Alfred L. Sommers, a
1907 senior in the School of Commerce at the
University of Wisconsin. He proposed the development
of an honorary fraternity to Prof. D. Earle
Burchell. With Burchell's blessing, Sommers
forwarded the idea to William A. Scott (then
director of the School of Commerce) and Stephen
W. Gilman (another professor in the school).
These three top professors encouraged Sommers
to go forward with his idea.
 According
to Elwell, It was voted to have a name consisting
of Greek words having as their first letters
the initials of the three professors: Burchell,
Gilman and Scott - the alphabetical order was
followed so no one might be offended by his
position in the combination of letters. There
was no meaning given to the letters until the
founding of the national organization in 1913,
when a professor in the Greek Department assigned
Bebaeos (which signifies honor), Gnosis (meaning
wisdom) and Spoude (meaning earnestness) to
the initials.
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This
is your Society.
We hope that you will take advantage of the upcoming Centennial
Celebration to forge a deeper relationship with Beta Gamma
Sigma.
For more information about the Centennial
Celebration, go to: http://www.betagammasigma.org/centennial
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 Beta
Gamma Sigma is inviting all of its lifetime
members to join
us for a special member webinar on February
21, 2012.
The
presentation will focus on the various programs
and projects that will be part of the Society's
Centennial Celebration. Find out for yourself
what BGS has been working on, and learn how
you can get involved in celebrating Beta Gamma
Sigma's 100th.
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Gamma Sigma, Inc. © 2012
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Maryland Heights, MO 63043
Phone: 314.432.5650
Fax: 314.432.7083
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