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Coastal Carolina University's
Beta Gamma Sigma Chapter Receives Outstanding Chapter Honor
 CONWAY,
SC (May 19, 2009) – Beta Gamma Sigma, the international business
honor society, recently named Coastal Carolina University a 2009
Outstanding Chapter Award recipient. The
chapter received the Silver Chapter Award – the second highest
recognition a collegiate chapter can earn through Beta Gamma Sigma.
“The Outstanding Chapter Award is presented at four levels:
Gold, Silver, Bronze and Honorable Mention. This year, it is a pleasure
to recognize Coastal Carolina University for its exceptional chapter
performance in encouraging and honoring academic achievement in
the study of business,” said George E. Stevens, president
of Beta Gamma Sigma.
In addition to earning this prestigious accolade, as the 2009 Silver
Outstanding Chapter Award recipient, the Coastal Carolina University
chapter will receive a $1,250 scholarship from Beta Gamma Sigma
to present to one of its outstanding student members.
To be considered for Beta Gamma Sigma’s Outstanding Chapter
Award, chapters must complete and return a survey that details their
membership acceptance and activities. Only chapters with a membership
acceptance rate of 85 percent or greater are eligible for consideration.
About Beta Gamma
Sigma
Beta Gamma Sigma is the international honor society serving business
programs accredited by AACSB International – The Association
to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Membership in Beta Gamma
Sigma is the highest recognition a business student anywhere in
the world can receive in a business program accredited by AACSB
International.
Beta Gamma Sigma has established
488 collegiate chapters in 19 countries and territories around the
world, and inducted more than 625,000 outstanding students into
membership since its founding in 1913. These members have served
in corporate, government, non-profit, educational, and other management
positions at every level of responsibility. Members currently reside
in all 50 U.S. states and more than 160 countries around the world.
For more information, visit www.betagammasigma.org
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