2011-2012 BGS Success

2011-2012 was a big year for Beta Gamma Sigma!  The Society inducted a record number of new members, established 13 new BGS chapters around the world and recognized the hard work and efforts of several chapters through the 2012 Outstanding Chapter awards as well as the 2012 Outstanding Chapter Advisor award. Way to go, BGS!

Year in Review

With well over 700,000 members and 522 chapters worldwide,
Beta Gamma Sigma has only continued to grow throughout the 2011-2012 year:

-Record number of new inductees for 2011-2012 year at 24,872 (300 more than in 2010-2011)
-New chapters in areas like New Zealand, Hong Kong, Slovenia, Peru, Puerto Rico and Sharjah
-Eight Outstanding Chapters and Outstanding Chapter Advisor, Sheri Henson
-13 new chapters (see below)

New Chapters in 2011-2012

American University of Sharjah (2012)
Auckland University of Technology (2012)
The University of Hong Kong (2012)
Jacksonville University (2012)
Le Moyne College (2012)
Lingnan University (2012)
University of Ljubljana (2012)
University of Maryland Eastern Shore (2011)
University of Massachusetts Boston (2012)
State University of New York College at Oneonta (2012)
Universidad del Pacífico (2012)
Stonehill College (2012)
Universidad del Turabo (2011)

BGS Recognizes Outstanding Achievement

Known for creating a BGS Information Site at her university, annually coordinating a BGS honoree dinner each year and bringing honorary inductees such as public officials or businesspeople to her school to discuss leadership and ethics in business, Sheri Henson, executive-in-residence and BGS chapter advisor at Western Kentucky University’s Gordon Ford College of Business, was honored with the 2012 Outstanding Chapter Advisor award. Henson received a plaque in honor of her award at the BGS Deans’ Luncheon in April at WKU. Ms. Henson will be presenting a session at the Collegiate Chapter Training Seminar in Portland, OR in September. Space is still available if you would like to attend.

Beta Gamma Sigma honored eight separate business programs with 2012 Outstanding Chapter awards:

Gold Chapter
St. Joseph’s University

Silver Chapter
La Salle University

Bronze Chapter
Eastern Illinois University

Honorable Mentions
University of Arkansas
Coastal Carolina University
University of Hartford
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
Texas State University-San Marcos


Tips from Outstanding Chapters on their "Best Practices"

• Make the BGS invitation process highly visible. Extend the tapping ceremony out over four days during Founders’ Week
  
  
• Purchase a BGS Bronze Key to display on campus
  
  
• Sponsor an Executive Lecture series. BGS members can host the events, and business leaders can visit campus to share what they’ve learned
  
  
• Create a BGS chapter page for spreading news and promoting the Society’s events
  
  
• Provide BGS regalia (cords, stoles, medallions) for members to wear at graduation
  
  
• Send a student (or two) to the Student Leadership Forum to learn more about BGS
  
  
• Nominate business professionals for the Medallion of Entrepreneurship and Business Achievement awards
  
  
• Host a Founders’ Day luncheon, and invite BGS members from the President’s and Dean’s lists
  
  
• Show BGS pride! Ask faculty and administrators to wear BGS pins during the month of February 2013 in honor of the Centennial celebration

For other Collegiate Chapter Best Practices, click here.