Explore Student Organizations
Finding a Community
Many institutions host their own unique student organizations that offer business school learners opportunities to connect with other learners, faculty, and professionals. These organizations offer experiential learning opportunities, networking and professional connections, and much more.
When applying to business school, ask an admissions officer what organizations the university offers. Once enrolled, connect with your peers to get a first-hand account of what the business school’s membership groups can do to enhance your educational journey.
If your institution doesn’t host an organization that you’re interested in, it’s possible to work with the business school’s faculty to create one yourself or talk with an established group to bring a chapter to your campus.
Student Business Organizations
Here are just a few examples of student organizations that can enhance your business education experience:
Beta Gamma Sigma (BGS) is an international honor society that exclusively serves business programs accredited by AACSB. More than 600 BGS chapters exist worldwide, operating in nearly 70 percent of AACSB-accredited business schools. Close to 50 alumni chapters are established in major metropolitan areas globally. Membership in BGS is available to undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral business students.
BGS encourages and honors academic achievement in the study of business by cultivating and celebrating leadership and professional excellence, by advancing the values of the society, and by serving its lifelong members.
Alpha Kappa Psi (AKPsi) is a professional co-ed business fraternity, founded with the purpose of developing its members into principled business leaders. Today, AKPsi chapters are active in more than 200 universities across four countries.
Beta Alpha Psi is an international honors organization for financial information students and professionals, located in more than 300 universities. Beta Alpha Psi recognizes academic excellence and complements members’ formal education by providing interaction and networking among learners, faculty, and professionals.
Enactus is an experiential learning platform dedicated to creating a better world while developing the next generation of entrepreneurial leaders and social innovators. The Enactus network of global business, academic, and student leaders is unified by its vision—to create a better, more sustainable world.