Founders’
Week – Celebrate Beta Gamma Sigma's 97th
Anniversary
February 19, 2010 marks Beta Gamma Sigma’s
97th Anniversary as an honor society. We encourage
your chapter to join us in commemorating this
special occasion during Founders’ Week
February 14-20.
Attend
Beta Gamma Sigma’s 1st Founders’ Week Webinar!
In
addition to the celebration suggestions below,
this year, BGS is inviting all of its collegiate
chapters and members around the world to take
part in its 1st international Founders’
Week Webinar on February 16. The interactive
webinar event will include a “State
of the Society” address and important
updates on Society news, programs and benefits,
followed by a live Q&A session with BGS
President George Stevens, members of The BGS
Board, and Central Office staff.
The Founders’ Week Webinar will be
a great opportunity for you and your student
members to find out what’s happening
at BGS and how to make the most out of membership.
To accommodate as many participants as possible,
the Founder’s Week Webinar will be held
at the following times:
*More details about
the Founders' Week Webinar will be made available
soon.
Founders’ Week
Celebration Ideas:
- Invite student members to view and participate
in the Founders’ Week Webinar at a
location on campus
- Tap (invite in classes) qualifying students/faculty
for membership
- Host a reception for business majors or
honors students
- Promote the Beta Gamma Sigma Center for
Ethical Business Leadership
- Display the BGS
banner on campus. Central Office now
offers affordable in-house custom printing
and can create a banner for your chapter.
For more information, contact Donna Binek
dbinek@betagammasigma.org
- Display Beta Gamma Sigma posters in prominent
business school and campus locations
- Set up a table to distribute BGS Information
Cards and Brochures. For ordering information,
contact Donna Binek dbinek@betagammasigma.org
- Download and display the 2010
Founder's Day PowerPoint Presentation
- Honor and announce a Beta Gamma Sigma
Professor
of the Year
Celebrating
BGS Founders' Week is not limited to suggestions
from the Central Office.
Be creative! We
look forward to hearing about your Founders’ Week plans for 2010.
To encourage chapters to share
their Founders’ Week activities, we
will award customized banners to three chapters
that provide Central Office with the most
creative ways they celebrated Beta Gamma Sigma’s
97th anniversary. For consideration,
submit your celebration details to Lauren
Scheidemantel at lscheidemantel@betagammasigma.org
by March 1, 2010. Winning chapters will be
featured in the early March edition of the
B-Mail.
