Alcala Yearbook 2003

Beta Alpha Psi is a national schol astic and professional fraternity for finan cial information st udents and profession– als. The USO chapter is primarily comprised of accounting majors. The main object ive of the fraternity is to encourage ~ ___&ta l\lpl1a Psi and give recognition to scholastic and professional exce ll ence in the business information field. This includes promoting the study and practice of accounting, finance and information sys tems, providing opportunities for self-development, service and assoc iation amo ng members and practicing professionals , and encouraging a sense of ethical, soc ial, and pub li c responsibility.

We strive to instill in our members the va lues and goa ls of our fraternity: - to inspire a desire for se lf-improvement - to foster hi gh moral and eth ical standards - to encourage and give recognition to scholast ic and professional exce ll ence - to cultivate a sense of responsib ili ty and serv ice - to promote the collegiate study of fin ancial in fo rmation professions - to provide for its members opportuniti es to assoc iate with business professionals

Each year, National Beta Alpha Psi supports the Regional Meeting and leaders hip conferences. The Zeta Kappa chapter or USO wil l be hosting the leadership conference on February 2 1, 2003. We are excited to announce that this year we expect 25 Beta Alpha Psi chapters and abo ut I50 people to attend, including the National President. We wi ll also be assist ing San Diego State throughout the weekend , as they are the hosts for the Western Regional Conference. Hosting the leaders hip conference wi 11 be a great opportunity for our chapter to exemp lify our leadersh ip abi Iiti es. while working with ot her strong leaders. During the past year, our chapter has traveled throughout the United States. In August, we attended the National Ann ual Meeting in San Anto ni o, Texas. In November, we were headed to Minneapolis, Minnesota to host the Thomas J. Burns National Student Seminar.