Promote Membership Acceptance:
Share with students the reasons to join Beta Gamma Sigma
 There are numerous great reasons for students to accept the invitation to lifetime membership in Beta Gamma Sigma. Often, however, those eligible don't know the reasons, so they reject the invitation. Be sure your top students know the value of lifetime membership:
- Global Recognition: Beta Gamma Sigma is the world's first truly global honor society, and membership is increasingly recognized as a mark of academic excellence wherever you are. It is truly a great honor to be recognized among "the best in business."
- Graduate schools are actively recruiting BGS members: For qualifying students interested in pursuing a graduate degree in business, MBA programs are increasingly seeking the “BGS” credential for their applicants. Graduate program directors and admissions personnel are recognizing the value of recruiting “the best in business” so be sure your potential members know. MBA (and other graduate) programs are looking for them and working with Beta Gamma Sigma to get the word out.
 Career Enhancement through BGS CareerCentral: Beta Gamma Sigma membership offers a "step up" with many employers who recognize the importance of honor society membership. In addition, Beta Gamma Sigma offers its members exclusive use of the BGS CareerCentral Job Board. Here members can connect with employers wishing to hire only the best students of business. Be sure to encourage your newest members to post their resumes on BGS CareerCentral and look through the
posted jobs for excellent career opportunities.
- Member benefits entitle members to receive one-year subscriptions of BusinessWeek and Fortune magazines: All new members of Beta Gamma Sigma - students, faculty, etc. - are eligible to receive the BusinessWeek subscription, which provides all new members a one-year subscription in either the print or digital format. For those with a U.S. mailing address, Fortune offers a similar one-year subscription. To get all the details, visit the Member Benefits section of BetaNet at http://www.betagammasigma.org/benefits.htm.
- Student-Only Benefits: In addition to BusinessWeek and Fortune, there are other valuable member benefits available only to student members. These include the Student Leadership Forum (http://www.betagammasigma.org/studentforum.htm) and BGS Scholarship Program (http://www.betagammasigma.org/scholarshipprogram.htm). Find out more about these programs and be sure to offer them to your very best students. (NOTE: Chapters must qualify to participate in the BGS Scholarship Program. Contact Donna Binek at dbinek@betagammasigma.org for more information.)
- Affiliate Discount Programs: Beta Gamma Sigma has assembled an impressive list of member benefit and discount programs, including discounts at The Princeton Review, Kaplan CPA Review and Test Prep, and Becker Test Prep. To see the entire list of BGS member benefits, visit BetaNet at http://www.betagammasigma.org/benefits.htm.
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