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B e t a A l p h a P s i

Beta Alpha Psi

Founded in 1919, Beta Alpha Psi is an International honorary organization for financial information students and professionals. There are now 300 chapters on college and university campuses with over 300,000 members initiated since Beta Alpha Psi’s formation. The primary objective of Beta Alpha Psi is to encourage and give recognition to scholastic and professional excellence in the business information field. This includes: promoting the study and practice of accounting, finance and information systems, providing opportunities for self- development, service and association among members and practicing professionals, and encouraging a sense of ethical, social, and public responsibility. The Gamma Lambda chapter of Beta Alpha Psi at Virginia Tech was formed in 1967. Since then, this student organization has grown tremendously and is widely known as one of the top organizations around campus. The initiation ceremony for the 28 newest members took place on Monday, November 26 at The Inn at Virginia Tech and was sponsored by KPMG. The 2-hour ceremony was kicked off with opening remarks from the Beta Alpha Psi President, Shipra Pandey, who is a double-major in both Finance and Accounting. Shipra spoke to the importance of Beta Alpha Psi and the impact it has had on her and the members. She then welcomed the evening’s sponsor Erik Boehk, an Audit Partner at KPMG, who was happy to congratulate the newest members and to provide a few inspiring remarks about their accomplishment of being inducted as part of Beta Alpha Psi. A wonderful dinner was then served, followed by the formal initiation of the new members. The officers of Beta Alpha Psi spoke to the key areas of importance to the organization with emphasis on education and service. Each new member was initiated through the Beta Alpha Psi pledge and were recognized for their accomplishments. Shipra Pandey then ended the meeting with inspirational and motivational closing remarks. The new members will be very involved with the current members throughout the year with weekly meetings and 12 hours of required community service each academic year. Each Monday the organization hosts either a workshop or a company presentation. So far this semester, the group has hosted a Big 4 Partner Panel, a resume workshop with Deloitte, a presentation from Baker Tilley on accepting feedback in the workplace, and a Wellness Workshop put on by PwC, where the members did yoga with some of the PwC professionals. Each semester, the Beta Alpha Psi members, devote a few hours of their time for tutoring services to help students in the Principles of Financial and Managerial Accounting courses (ACIS 2115 and ACIS 2116) in order to help them prepare for their midterms during the Fall and Spring semesters. This past year, the group started offering more tutoring services for students in the Quantitative Methods courses (BIT 2405 and BIT 2406). The tutoring services are also another great way the members can interact with the VT community and promote the organization.

BAP members and induct- ees listen to Eric Boehk, Partner with KPMG who sponsored the event.

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