Outstanding / Premier / Exemplary Chapters

Outstanding Chapter Award
Over the years, the Outstanding Chapter Award recognized chapters that demonstrated excellence in chapter performance. Since 1995, an additional benefit to receiving an Outstanding Chapter Award was the ability to award an additional Beta Gamma Sigma Scholarship to an outstanding student member from the chapter. Collegiate chapters that complete and return the Survey of Membership Acceptance & Chapter Promotional Activities by the deadline date and indicate an acceptance rate of 85 percent or greater will be considered for the Outstanding Chapter Award.

Outstanding Chapter Awards are presented in four levels: Gold, Silver, Bronze and Honorable Mention. The Gold Chapter awards a $1,500 scholarship to one of its student members; Silver Chapter - $1,250; Bronze Chapter - $1,000; and Honorable Mentions - $500.

2009 Gold Award
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro was named the 2009 Gold Chapter, the highest recognition a collegiate chapter can earn through Beta Gamma Sigma. A $1,500 scholarship will be awarded to one of the chapter’s outstanding student members.

2009 Silver Award
Coastal Carolina University
Coastal Carolina University has been recognized with Beta Gamma Sigma’s Silver Chapter Award. As the Society’s Silver Chapter, a $1,250 scholarship will be awarded to one of the chapter’s outstanding student members.

2009 Bronze Award
Lamar University
Lamar University has been named the Bronze Collegiate Chapter. A $1,000 scholarship will be awarded to one of the chapter’s outstanding student members.

Honorable Mentions
La Salle University
Saint Joseph’s University
Stephen F. Austin State University

This year, Beta Gamma Sigma has chosen three chapters as Honorable Mentions. Each chapter will award a $500 Beta Gamma Sigma Scholarship to one of the student members at their respective schools.

Premier Chapters
Chapters that complete and return the Survey of Membership Acceptance & Chapter Promotional Activities by the established October 1, 2008 deadline and indicate an acceptance rate of at least 85 percent will be named Premier Chapters. A certificate recognizing this accomplishment will be awarded to each Premier Chapter. Premier Chapters will pre-qualify for consideration as an Outstanding Chapter as well as qualifying for $500 in matching funds for the Society’s Scholarship Program.

2008 Premier Chapters (as of 01/22/09)

University of Arkansas
Arkansas Tech University
Augusta State University
Ball State University
Barry College
Belmont University
Berry College
Bradley University
Brock University
Butler University
Canisius College
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Christopher Newport University
Coastal Carolina University
Colorado State University-Pueblo
Creighton University
Delaware State University
East Tennessee State University
Eastern Illinois University
Eastern Kentucky University
Elon University
University of Evansville
Fairfield University
Francis Marion University
Georgetown University
University of Hartford
Henderson State University
HHL - Leipzig Graduate School of Management
Howard University
Indiana University Northwest
Indiana University South Bend
Institut Quimic de Sarria
Ithaca College
John Carroll University
King's College
La Salle University
Lamar University
Lander University
Longwood University
University of Louisiana at Monroe
Loyola College in Maryland
Loyola University New Orleans
University of Maine
Marist College
Michigan Technological University
University of Minnesota Duluth
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Monmouth University
Morehouse College
Murray State University
University of Nebraska at Kearney
University of Nebraska at Omaha
New York University-Undergraduate
Nicholls State University
The University of North Carolina at Asheville
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
North Carolina A&T State University
University of North Dakota
University of Northern Colorado
Northwestern State University of Louisiana
University of Notre Dame
Ohio Northern University
Ouachita Baptist University
University of Ottawa
Pennsylvania State University at Erie, The Behrend College
Queen's University
Quinnipiac University
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rollins College
Rowan University
Saint Joseph's University
Sam Houston State University
Samford University
University of San Francisco
Savannah State University
University of Scranton
Seattle University
Seattle Pacific University
Shenandoah University
Southeast Missouri State University
Southern Arkansas University
Southern University and A&M College
Stephen F. Austin State University
Stetson University
Susquehanna University
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin
The University of Texas at Tyler
Texas Southern University
Thunderbird School of Global Management
Trinity University
Truman State University
United States Air Force Academy
United States Coast Guard Academy
Union Graduate College
Valdosta State University
Vanderbilt University
University of Vermont
Washington and Lee University
University of West Georgia
Western Carolina University
Western Kentucky University
Willamette University
Winston-Salem State University
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Youngstown State University

Exemplary Chapters
Chapters that complete and return the Survey of Membership Acceptance & Chapter Promotional Activities by the established October 1, 2008 deadline and indicate an overall acceptance rate between 70 and 84 percent, or an acceptance rate of 85 percent or higher in one degree level (undergraduates or master's), will be named Exemplary Chapters. A certificate recognizing this accomplishment will be awarded to each Exemplary Chapter. Exemplary Chapters will also qualify for $500 in matching funds in the Society’s Scholarship Program.


2008 Exemplary Chapters (as of 01/22/09)

Abilene Christian University
The University of Akron
The University of Alabama in Huntsville
Alfred University
Appalachian State University
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Arkansas State University
Aston University
Baylor University
Bryant University
University of California, Davis
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
California State University-Bakersfield
California State University-San Bernardino
Chapman University
Clark University
University of Colorado at Boulder
University of Detroit Mercy
Drexel University
East Carolina University
Emporia State University
Fort Lewis College
George Mason University
Georgia College & State University
Georgia Southern University
University of Hawaii at Hilo
University of Illinois at Chicago
Illinois Institute of Technology
Illinois State University
Indiana University Kokomo
Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne
Iona College
Jacksonville State University
James Madison University
Louisiana State University in Shreveport
Loyola Marymount University
Marquette University
Mississippi State University
Missouri State University
The College of New Jersey
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
North Dakota State University
Northern Michigan University
Oregon State University
Pacific Lutheran University
The Pennsylvania State University
University of Pittsburgh
Purdue University
Radford University
University of Rhode Island
University of Richmond
University of Rochester
Roger Williams University
Saint Louis University
Seton Hall University
Shippensburg University
State University of New York College at Geneseo
The University of Texas-Pan American
Texas State University-San Marcos
Utah Valley University
Villanova University
University of Washington Tacoma
Western Illinois University
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

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