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Supplement to The Battalion March 3, 1982 — Vol. 5, No. 4 Page TivtS.,
Business students have many opportunities to be involved
Good grades and good times can go together
Texas A&M University's College of
Business Administration offers students
much more than just a classroom educa
tion. Although academic excellence is a
priority, students are also involved in a
wide array of extra-curricular activities.
These activities are voluntary and add to
the student's academic experience.
Student organizations in business are
open to anyone who would like to don
ate time and effort to a worthy cause; the
honorary societies require a minimum
grade point ratio for membership. The
organizations are beneficial to the col
lege, the community and — most of all
— to the students involved. Students
meet many other students who have
similar interests and needs.
These societies are student chapters of
professional organizations and provide
many programs and events to help pre
pare students for careers after gradua
tion. Recruiters realize this and look for
extra-curricular activities on students'
resume's. The organizations serve a uni
que role in a student's education so all
students are urged to find their area of
interest and participate. We want you to
know something about these groups.
MBA Association The MBA Associa
tion is an organization for graduate stu
dents in the College of Business. Mem
bers include Master of Business Admi
nistration, Master of Science and PhD
students.
Speakers, career awareness confer
ences and social activities are sponsored
by the association. A recent event was
the third annual TAMU Invitational
Case Competition. The association also
puts out a membership resume book,
which is sent to approximately two hun
dred companies. Another purpose of the
organization is to facilitate professional
and social interaction between the gra
duate students and faculty of the College
of Business.
If you are a graduate student in the
College of Business, or plan to be soon,
please contact the MBA Association. The
association is located in room 316 of the
Academic and Agency building. Cliff
John, President
The Finance Association The Finance
Association is a student professional
society open to students interested in
pursuing financial careers. The associa
tion plans activities throughout the
school year to help students become
more aware of opportunities in the field
of finance.
Membership in the association offers
several advantages to students involved
in the organization. First and perhaps
most important, the association puts
students in contact with prospective em
ployers. Through guest speakers and
field trips, students can talk to profes
sionals on finance related topics and
careers. Many banks sponsor cocktail re
ceptions which allow students to per
sonally talk to bank representatives.
Membership in the finance association
gives students an opportunity to interact
with the finance faculty on a more per
sonal and informal basis. Members also
become more acquainted with other stu
dents who share similar goals and in
terests.
A major project of the Finance Asso
ciation is a resume book listing upcom
ing graduates. The resume book is distri
buted to over one hundred businesses
which gives students a broad exposure
to job opportunities available. The cost
of publishing the book is partially defer
red by contributions from various
businesses. In addition to guest speak
ers and field trips, social activities such
as parties and barbecues are held during
the year. Anyone interested in learning
more about the Finance Association may
inquire at the Finance department or at
the Business Student Council informa
tion desk (A&A 101).Tim Meinardus,
President
The Management Society The Man
agement Society is a student organiza
tion opened to all students with an in
terest in the managerial aspects of busi
ness. The society offers a variety of
events and activities throughout the
year. Monthly meetings with informa
tive speakers concerning different
aspects of business life provide students
insight into real world situations. The
society participates in numerous intra
mural sports and sponsors several social
events. A field trip is taken each semes
ter to visit several businesses. The field
trip allows the students to interact with
personnel of the companies and to learn
more about the operations of the indi
vidual firms. The Management Society
publishes a resume book once a year
which includes resumes of interested
students. The book is sent to over two
hundred companies, most of whom reg
ularly interview at A&M.
The Management Society provides an
excellent opportunity to intermingle
with other students with similar in
terests and also provides the chance to
meet with professionals in the business
world. Fred DeLira, President
Sigma Iota Epsilon Sigma Iota Epsilon
is an honorary and professional fraterni
ty. Sigma Eta is the Texas A&M chapter
of this national management fraternity.
The purposes of Sigma Iota Epsilon in
clude: to stimulate interest and achieve
ment in the field of management; to sti
mulate scholarship and research in man
agement through the development of
the scientific approach to the solution of
management problems; to gain recogni
tion in business and to facilitate contacts
between students and businessmen.
Sigma Eta regognizes persons who have
made contributions to field of manage
ment by having them come and speak
throughout the semester.
Membership is determined by a com
mittee whose purpose is to screen the
applicants academic and extracurricular
activities. If you are interested, feel free
to contact me. Greg D. Owens, President
Beta Alpha Psi Beta Alpha Psi is a
national professional organization com
prised of honor students concentrating
in accounting. In addition to promoting
the collegiate study of accounting topics,
the organization's goal is to cultivate a
sense of responsibility and service in its
members.
At Texas A&M, the Delta Iota chapter
of Beta Alpha Psi plans a variety of pro
fessional meetings, activities and social
functions to meet the fraternity's objec
tives. Also while participating in the
planned activities, members are given
the opportunity to associate with other
members and practising accountants.
To be eligible for membership, stu
dents must have completed six credit
hours of intermediate accounting and
attained a cumulative grade average of at
least 3.0 overall and a 3.0 in accounting
courses.
Anyone interested in joining Beta
Alpha Psi should contact Dr. James Ben
jamin, faculty vice president. K.C.Mann,
President
The Accounting Society The Account
ing Society is one of the largest profes
sional organizations on campus. Its pur
pose is to promote relations between fa
culty and students as well as between
professional accountants and students.
The society tries to inform students ab
out their chosen profession and stimu
late their interest in accounting.
The club brings speakers to campus to
give presentations on topics of interest
such as ''Job Opportunities in Account
ing", "Dress for Success" and "The In
terview Process."
The Accounting Society also provides
social activities, including, for example,
barbeque and dance, wine and cheese
party, a luau, and our biggest activity of
the year, the Greater Annual Accoun
tants Playday (GAAP).
The Accounting Society can be an
asset to students who want to learn more
about the field of accounting. It gives
opportunities to meet and talk with pro
fessionals. The dues for membership are
only $14 per year or $8 per semester. We
are a fun organization; come join. Sandi
Chalmers, President
The Marketing Society The academics,
faculties and facilities representing the
College of Business at Texas A&M are
among the best anywhere. Unfortunate
ly this does not mean a great deal with
out the involvement of the students. The
Marketing Society has an obligation to
get students involved in the school and
help them take advantage of the oppor
tunities A&M offers.
As part of the College of Business
Administration, the Marketing Society
does its part toward making students'
college experience fulfilling this obliga
tion. Our membership has increased to
over three hundred and fifty students.
reflecting the growth of the business
school itself. One of our objectives for
this year has been to increase the aver
age attendance at our functions and
meetings. The Marketing Society has
tried to show its members that there is a
connection between school and the pro
fessional business world. By visiting dif
ferent business companies such as the
field trip to Dallas last fall, we hope our
members see that being part of a profes
sional organization like the Marketing
Society can be used as a stepping stone
to a career in business of their choice.
Other activities include speakers from
different fields such as retail, manufac
turing, advertising and etc. These speak
ers help inform members what they can
do now and in the future to prepare for
graduation and a business career.
Being a member of the Marketing Soci
ety gives, a student many chances to
meet fellow students with similar in
terests and many times similar back
grounds. It also gives the student a
chance to interact with their professors
outside the classroom.
If you have any questions about up
coming events or membership details,
feel free to contact me. Eric D. Jones, Pres-
Beta Gamma Sigma Beta Gamma Sig
ma, founded in 1907, is the national
business honor society. The objectives of
the Society are "to encourage and re
ward scholarship and accomplishment
among students of business and admi
nistration, to promote the advancement
of education in the art and science of
business, and to foster integrity in the
conduct of business operations." Induc
tion into Beta Gamma Sigma is recog
nized as the highest scholastic honor
that a student in business administration
can attain.
The Texas A&M chapter of Beta Gam
ma Sigma is currently preparing for its
induction ceremony and banquet on
April 14. The eligibility rules are:
juniors—top 3 percent from the Col
lege of Business
seniors—top 10 percent from the Col
lege of Business
master's students—top 20 percent re
ceiving the degree during the previous
year
doctoral students—completed the re
quirements for degree during the pre
vious year.
Eligible students should receive a let
ter of invitation to be inducted into Beta
Gamma Sigma within the next two
weeks. For more information, contact:
Dr. A.W. Smith, faculty advisor, 845-
3133; Jane Prior, president, 260-0769; or
Robert Berry, vice president, 693-0885.
Jane Prior, President
Epsilon Delta Pi Epsilon Delta Pi was
founded in 1973 to recognize outstand
ing academic scholarship of students in
every application and level of computer
science, including business and systems
programming.
The purpose of Epsilon Delta Pi is to
promote the high ideals of the data pro
cessing profession; to give recognition to
those persons in data processing who
manifest worthy qualities of character,
scholarship, and professional attain
ment; to bind together similarly in
terested students; and to encourage ex
cellence in data processing scholarship.
To be eligible for membership, an
undergraduate student must have de
clared data processing as either a major
or minor field, have completed at least 24
hours of course work with at least six
hours in data processing-related
courses, and have a minimum overall
grade point ratio of 3.0 and a 3.25 GPR in
all data processing course work. A gra
duate student pursuing a data proces
sing degree will be required to maintain
a 3.25 GPR in graduate work. Celia Dill,
President
The Business, March 3, 1982 — Vol. 5, No. 4
"The Business," monthly student newsletter of the Col
lege of Business Administration, is published by the
undergraduate Business Student Council. Telephone
713/845-1320. This special edition is a supplement to
The Battalion. Advertising in this special edition is the
responsibility of "The Business," and the Business Stu
dent Council.
Staff Editor, Susan DuBois
Student Editor, Phillip DuPree
Advertising Director, Marianne Dominguez
Ad Assistant, Alan Sandersen
Council President. Denise [ohnson
Council Staff Advisor, Lynn Zimmermann
Dean of the College. Dr. William V. Muse.
by Monica Lewis
Alright! Class is over and I still have time
to catch some rays or watch General Hospit
al. / think I'll study outside. Let's see — pick
up around the house, run some essential
errands and, oh my gosh, dinner time
already! Seven o'clock rolls around and it's
about time to drag myself to the library.
Quick, get on the phone and find someone
who ivill go with me. Cruise up to the third
floor, pick a good spot, unload our books and
take a lap to see who’s here. Okay, it's 8:15
and we're back. Time for some intensive
study. First order of business is The Batta
lion. Now that's out of the way, I guess I'll
have to open this book.
The itinerary for each week is basically the
same. Wednesday evening is Hall of Fame.
Thursday morning comes and it's difficult to
tear yourself out of bed, but making it to your
8:00 class gives you a real sense of accom
plishment. Thursday night is spent at the
Chicken or Bennigan's, and Friday morning
comes all too soon. Eleven o'clock already —
so much for morning classes. You feel guilty
for a while, but it's Friday and time to get
ready for the weekend. Clean your room, run
to the store and the cleaners, and you're back
just in time for Happy Hour.
If this little scenario sounds similar to
your approach to college you may be in
for a rude awakening when time comes
to graduate. People go to school for all
kinds of reasons. I admit I wasn't exactly
here to learn. I was here to get a degree
so I would get a good job when I gradu
ated. In the meantime my objective was
to make school as painless as possible.
I majored in marketing instead of
managment because that meant I didn't
have to take English 301, Calculus 230,
and had a choice of Bana 304 or 305, and
got to pick my economics electives. Per
fect reasons to switch, right?
I graduated, got an okay job and
found my options were really limited be
cause of my poor grades. I really could
have used some more finance, account
ing, and English instead of three semes
ters of racquetball.
So here you are with a 2.4 and a busi
ness degree, so what? Unless you have a
3.0 or better or have some great connec
tions, you could be in for a real dis
appointment. Why? Because there are a
lot of other folks out there dressed in
grey pinstripes and wingtips who have
used their creative writing skills on their
resumes and you're all competing for the
same jobs.
Assuming the main reason you are in
school is to get a good job, good grades
are almost essential. Here's some hind
sight that may be useful to you.
Go to class! You learn more in less time
from your own notes than from a xerox
of someone else's. Besides, think about
the time it takes to borrow notes, find a
working copy machine, get change to
run the machine, and return the notes.
Attending class regualrly may sound
hard to swallow but if you start learning
while you are sitting there instead of
mechanically copying the lecture, you
are a step ahead of the game. And as silly
as it sounds, sit in fornt of the classroom.
This will force you to be on time and pay
attention.
Use the time between class produc
tively. If you devote your daytime to
school you will probably end up spend
ing more hours studying than if you
tried to study from 7:30-10:30 every
night. And this approach leaves time for
meetings, relaxing, or partying in the
evenings without feeling guilty.
Major companies pay professors
thousands of dollars for consulting
advice and you can get for free. So get to
know your profs — they are sources of
good advice and information about the
real world.
Join and participate actively in a mini
mum of two organizations. Just paying
your dues and listing them on your re
sume isn't enough — because everyone
else does it too.
Corny as it sounds, working in a
group helps you learn to work with
others and get things done. People in
companies really do have the same
quirks and problems as people in col
lege, so why not learn by practice now?
Make good grades early! If you study
hard and do well in those freshman and
sophomore courses that everyone must
take, the grade points will help your av
erage later. There will come times when
you really have to work to earn a "C!"
Study hard all four years and it will
pay off over and over again when you
graduate. Develop a track record that
will make recruiters confident in offering
you the most attractive position.
Research
What it takes to find
executives, managers
by Lori Weldon
A research team of the Texas A&M
College of Business Administration will
be surveying executives of independent
oil and gas producers to find out more
about the firms and the type of people
who run them, said Dr. Richard Wood
man, co-director of the project.
The executive profile is being commis
sioned by a grant from Korn/Ferry Inter
national, the world's largest executive
recruiting firm. "They're in the business
of finding executive and management
people," said Woodman. The firm con
ducts studies at several different univer
sities on the type of person who is
needed to fil the executive positions in a
given industry.
Included in the profile are questions
on everything from the executives' fami
ly background, education and career
path, to their ideas on key issues con
cerning the industry, and the amount of
time they spend with their families.
"There's no data on these particular
people,"said Woodman. But the oil and
gas industry is attracting public atten
tion now, and the survey seems to be of
interest to executives in the field as well
as to Korn/Ferry.
Mailed to all survey participants will
be responses compiled into "statistical
aggregates" by a team of five students
and two faculty co-directors, Woodman
and Dr. Stuart Youngblood. The final
report should be completed by late April
or early May, said Woodman, and will
be sent to all firms participating in the
survey and will also be disseminated by
Korn/Ferry.
While the report may not bear out tra
ditional stereotypes concerning inde
pendent oil and gas businessmen, it will
probably show that they are "entrep
reneurial people, not averse to taking
risks, but not as risky as our stereotypes
would make them seem, "said
Woodman.
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