Posted on December 2, 2004 at 10:19 a.m.

BIRMINGHAM, AL — The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Business collegiate chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma has been recognized as a Premier Chapter for its superior level of membership acceptance and promotional activities in the 2003-2004 academic year. Of the 417 Beta Gamma Sigma chapters, only 62 were recognized as a Premier Chapter in 2004.

Beta Gamma Sigma, founded in 1913, is the honor society for The Association for the Advancement of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International), the premier accrediting agency for bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree programs in business administration and accounting.

The UAB Beta Gamma Sigma chapter is being recognized for its success recruiting top business students into the society. According to Beta Gamma Sigma, collegiate chapters extend invitations to the top 7 percent of business juniors, the upper 10 percent of business seniors and the highest 20 percent of business graduate students each year. Chapters granted premier status have had at least 85 percent of their invitations accepted by their top undergraduate and graduate students. The UAB School of Business had 95 percent of invited students choose to join Beta Gamma Sigma in 2003-2004.

With Premier Chapter status, the UAB chapter is eligible to award a $1,000 Beta Gamma Sigma scholarship in the 2005-2006 academic year, pre-qualifies for consideration as an outstanding chapter, the highest honor attainable by a collegiate chapter, and receives a certificate recognizing its accomplishments.