Business Program Announces New VUSC Honor Society
Sigma Beta Delta Business Honor Society 2011 Inductees
Those pictured left to right:
Marc Brown
Anthony Varon
Tiffany Tam Phuong
Deanna Birtwell
Inductees missing from the photo:
Norma Angelica Caro
Bing Crosby
Elva Frye
Desiree M. Hensley
Sabine Fidler Leeson
Marcel James Landry Jr.
Taylor Russell
Alison Steele
The faculty of the Business and Management Department proudly announces the establishment of a Chapter of Sigma Beta Delta, International Honor Society for Business Administration and Management students at Vanguard University of Southern California in both the traditional undergraduate and the degree completion programs.
The purposes of Sigma Beta Delta are to promote higher scholarship in education for business and to recognize and reward scholastic achievement in business subjects.
Acceptance into Sigma Beta Delta is by invitation only. It is open to the traditional undergraduate students and students in the degree completion program. At the start of Spring Term in each academic year, seniors approved for graduation are automatically considered for membership eligibility.
Lifetime Membership
To be considered for invitation to the Society, the highest national recognition your faculty can offer, students must be, an undergraduate student (either traditional or degree completion) enrolled at VUSC, approved for participation in the May commencement VUSC exercises by the University Registrar, be receiving a degree offered by the VUSC Department of Business and Management (either traditional or degree completion), have a minimum cumulative 3.25 GPA, have a minimum major 3.5 GPA, and be in the top 20%, measured by GPA, of the Department of Business and Management graduating senior class (traditional program graduates and degree completion program graduates are considered separately for the 20% cap). This is the opportunity to become one of the select few who earn lifetime recognition within Sigma Beta Delta.
What does Membership mean to Students?
Lifetime Recognition for Outstanding Academic Achievements: Sigma Beta Delta membership provides recognition for a lifetime. Because the Society is recognized for honoring scholastic excellence in business, it is appropriate to include Sigma Beta Delta membership on one’s resume. Employers throughout the country will recognize your academic achievements.
Fellowship Program: Sigma Beta Delta members are eligible to compete for the Society’s fellowship awards. The Society awards $500 fellowships annually to assist five outstanding student members in continuing their education.
Networking Opportunities: As members graduate and assume important positions in the business community, they provide excellent sources of help and guidance for future employment. The chance for Sigma Beta Delta students and alumni members to network with business professionals places them a step ahead of the employment competition.
Lifetime Contact Through Aspirations Newsletter: The Society publishes Aspirations at least annually for distribution to the membership. The newsletter keeps the membership informed of Sigma Beta Delta’s activities and current business issues.
