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Riana HerschPresident Brittany SchaubVice President of Technicals Jeffrey NuddVice President of Candidates Gilbert ChengTreasurer Erica KellyReporting Secretary Allan ReidCorresponding Secretary Fannie WangCommunications Secretary Prof. Kathy NesperFaculty Advisor 

Beta Alpha Psi is a nonprofit international honorary and service organization for accounting, finance and information systems students. It provides opportunities for development of technical and professional skills to complement university education; participation in community service; and interaction among students, faculty and professionals. 

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 Professional Activities include: ◦ Meet the Professionals Night ◦ Technical Presentations by Professionals ◦ Initiation Banquet ◦ Accounting Department Banquet ◦ 30 th Anniversary Banquet 

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Linda Yalem Safety Run VITA Habitat For Humanity

Adopt a Highway Relay for Life Blood Drive Tutoring Buffalo City Mission MICE Program 

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Atlantic Coast Regional Meeting Last Year: Providence, RI This Year: Stamford, CT March 

Annual Meeting Next Summer: Baltimore, MD Last Summer: Denver, CO 

Go for the Gold Status at Annual Meetings Chance to Win Recognition for UB 

Project Run With It at Annual Meetings Chance to Win Recognition for UB 

And now for the fun part… 

Upcoming Social Events: Beta BBQ Paintball Bowling Ice Skating Sabres Game

 Each new candidate will be assigned to a committee  The committee chair will serve as a mentor for the candidates in their committee  Candidates will be expected to keep in touch with their mentors to stay up to date  Mentors will be responsible to get new candidates involved in club activities  Mentors will facilitate the transition from candidate to member 

If you are an Accounting student… ◦ Must have completed and received an average 3.3 GPA in MGA 201/202 and an overall 3.0 GPA ◦ Must have and maintain a 3.3 GPA in all accounting courses, including MGA 301, 303, and 311 (fall) and MGA 302 and 314 (spring) in order to become members 

If you are a Finance student… ◦ Must have completed or be currently taking MGF405, 401, 402, 403, or MGA305, or 306 ◦ Must have completed and have a 3.3 GPA in MGA 201/202 ◦ Must have taken or be enrolled in MGF301 ◦ Must maintain a 3.3 overall Finance GPA 

If you are a MIS student… ◦ Must have completed CSE 113 ◦ Must have completed and have a 3.3 GPA in MGA 201/202 ◦ Must have taken or be enrolled in MGS351, MGS402, 404 or 405 ◦ Must maintain a 3.3 overall MIS GPA 

If you are a graduate student… ◦ Must have declared a concentration in Accounting, Finance or MIS ◦ Must have completed at least one semester of graduate study if undergraduate concentration was not Accounting, Finance, or MIS or have a cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.5 ◦ Must have achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.3 in all graduate level courses 

If you are a sophomore student: ◦ Must have a 3.0 overall GPA ◦ Must complete MGA 201/202 with an average GPA of 3.3 or higher (TBD End of Spring 2012) ◦ Must maintain average GPA of 3.3 or higher in ALL accounting courses, including MGA 301, 303, 311 (TBD end of Fall 2012) ◦ Must meet candidate requirements in Spring 2012 ◦ Must remain active in Fall 2012 ◦ Will be inducted in January 2013

During this semester all candidates must:   Attend a minimum of 80% of all BAP events. This includes: ◦ 66% of all technical events ◦ 66% of all general meetings (4/5) ◦ 4 hours of community service ◦ Tutor at least 6 hours per semester (1 hour every other week) ◦ 8 hours of VITA  Actively participate in at least 1 committee  Submit unofficial transcript, candidate application, and pay dues ($80) by January 23, 5pm  Submit essay and candidate quiz by February 13, 5pm  Complete candidate interview by February 31 ◦ Turn all documents into Beta mail file in Alfiero 206C

During this semester all sophomore candidates must:   Attend a minimum of 80% of all BAP events. This includes: ◦ 66% of all technical events ◦ 66% of all general meetings (4/5) ◦ 4 hours of community service ◦ Tutor at least 6 hours per semester (1 hour every other week) ◦ 8 hours of VITA  Actively participate in at least 1 committee  Submit unofficial transcript, candidate application, and pay dues ($25) by January 23, 5pm  Submit essay and candidate quiz by February 13, 5pm  Complete candidate interview by February 31 ◦ Turn all documents into Beta mail file in Alfiero 206C

 First General Meeting ◦ January 24, 5:30pm, Alfiero 104  Initiation Banquet ◦ January 26, 6pm, Banchettis ◦ Business Professional ◦ All initiates are required to attend  VITA Training Dates ◦ January 21, 28, and 29, 9am, Capen 201 **All technicals and general meetings are business casual** 

International Website: The Program for Chapter Activities (PCA) ◦ This document gives detailed information on BAP Chapter Activities and more. If you are thinking about pledging, this is an important document to get familiar with. ◦ It can be downloaded from the National BAP site 

 Chapter Website ◦ tclubs/Beta_Alpha_Psi/Hom e.html tclubs/Beta_Alpha_Psi/Hom e.html  Beta Office ◦ Alfiero 206 G  Tutoring Room (ARC) ◦ Jacobs 322  Beta Mail File ◦ Alfiero 206 C  Riana’s ◦  Jeff’s ◦

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