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BETA GAMMA SIGMA The National Honor Society in Business and Management Lifetime Membership Membership in Beta Gamma Sigma is the highest recognition a business student in business anywhere in the world can receive in an undergraduate or master’s program at a school accredited by the AACSB– The International Association for Management Education. With the expansion of AACSB accreditation internationally, membership is no longer limited to those who have studied in the U.S. or Canada. To be eligible for membership, a student must rank in the upper 7 percent of the junior class, upper 10 percent of the senior class, or upper 20 percent of the graduating master’s class. Doctoral candidates are automatically eligible following completion of all requirements for their degree. Beta Beta signifies honor. Honor is personal integrity and excellence of character. It is an enduring quality found in all persons who deserve to lead others. Gamma Gamma signifies wisdom. Wisdom is knowledge tested by experience and tempered by discerning judgement. It abhors prejudice; it insists upon freedom of thought and expression. Sigma Sigma signifies earnestness. Earnestness is enthusiasm measured by achievement, disciplined by reason and ennobled by sincerity. It is that dynamic quality which is essential for all great achievement. Mission of the Society The mission of Beta Gamma Sigma is to encourage and honor academic achievement in the study of business and personal and professional excellence in the practice of business.

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