UNCG’s  chapter of the Beta Gamma Sigma (BGS) business student honor society has been honored as a Premier Chapter for 2010-11.

The UNCG chapter, established in 1983 within the Bryan School of Business and Economics, has been a Premier Chapter each year since 1993.

Premier Chapter status is awarded to chapters with acceptance rates above 85 percent. At UNCG, about 95 percent of invited students joined the chapter.

Premier Chapters pre-qualify for additional national honors and qualify for $500 in matching funds for the society’s scholarship program.

“This honor is not just about the students who are inducted into the honor society, because there is a limit to who can be, but it is also about the Bryan School’s excellence and commitment to overall high quality and continuous improvement,” said Pamela Cash, assistant dean of the Bryan School and past advisor to the BGS chapter. “Having a chapter of BGS is an honor for all students, faculty and staff. Having a Premier Chapter is yet another quality indicator.”

About Beta Gamma Sigma and AACSB

Beta Gamma Sigma is the honor society for business students accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Of the 1,400 U.S. institutions with degree programs in business, fewer than 600 are accredited by AACSB and have chapters of Beta Gamma Sigma. While almost 300,000 students receive baccalaureate or master’s degrees in business each year, only about 16,000 students are elected to membership in Beta Gamma Sigma.

To be eligible for BGS membership, the academic ranking of those being considered must place them in the: upper 10 percent of the junior class; upper 10 percent of the senior class; or upper 20 percent of the graduating master’s class.

Beta Gamma Sigma’s mission is to encourage and honor academic achievement in the study of business, to foster personal and professional excellence, to advance the values of the society, and to serve its lifelong members.

AACSB standards assure employers that graduates are ready to perform on day one. Additionally, AACSB accreditation benefits faculty and staff at its accredited schools by attracting higher quality students, providing greater research opportunities, and allowing for global recognition.

As of July 2011, 633 member institutions held AACSB accreditation. Overall, 41 countries and territories are represented by AACSB-accredited schools. Of the accredited schools:

• 41 institutions have undergraduate programs only (6% of accredited members)

• 26 institutions have master’s and doctoral programs only (4% of accredited members)

• 177 institutions – UNCG’s Bryan School included – have AACSB’s additional accounting accreditation (28% of accredited members)

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