President's Message

Recent survey indicates BGS members with email address on file with the Society consider themselves more "active" than others

Welcome to Beta Gamma Sigma’s second electronic-only version of the BGS International Exchange. We have gotten very positive feedback from members about both the electronic and print versions of the magazine, and your continued input is certainly welcome and appreciated. Please email us at exchange@betagammasigma.org and let us know how we’re doing.

The Society is happy to announce that the International Exchange will now be distributed to members four times per year – twice electronically to those with working email addresses on file with the Central Office, and twice in printed form to everyone with a valid mailing address. In its history, Beta Gamma Sigma has never delivered its newsletter/magazine more than three times annually, so we are very excited about this additional opportunity to let you know what’s going on.

Recently, with the help of one of our major partners, Bloomberg Businessweek, we were able to complete a survey of a portion of our members with email addresses. If you took part in this survey, thank you very much. Your input will be vital as we continue finding ways to serve you better. But we’re not nearly done. Additional surveys will focus on different areas, so if you’re chosen, we would very much appreciate your participation.

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One of the things we recognized through the results of the survey was that our members who keep an active email on file with Beta Gamma Sigma are very “in tune” with the developments of the Society. They overwhelmingly consider themselves “active” members, and we are very pleased with that assessment. The more active our membership, the more beneficial Beta Gamma Sigma can be for everyone.

We also found that BGS members with email addresses on file tend to be much more interested and informed about advances in technology than the general public. You spend a great deal of time online, and you are much more likely to make purchases through the Internet than others.

Since this is one of our email editions of the magazine, I thought it was the perfect opportunity to say thank you for staying active. All of us representing Beta Gamma Sigma get great satisfaction knowing your membership is important to you. Because we have learned a little more about you and your interests, we are more convinced that there is value to sending the e-versions of the BGS International Exchange.

Thanks again, and remember to keep your information current in the BGS Central Office. We’d love to keep you as an “active” member so you can continue to get the maximum benefit from your membership.

Sara M. Freedman
President, Beta Gamma Sigma
Dean, College of Business and Industry, Mississippi State University