New Member Initiation

What a great year this has been.  I have thoroughly enjoyed being a part of Beta Alpha Psi.  We heard a few awesome insights from Jeff Pooley, our president and from Sister Budd our advisor.  These are some things to keep in mind as we move forward into the New Year.

Professional meetings that we have every week will help you out in the long run.  In the words of Jeff “These meetings are exactly what will set you apart from other students.”  I feel that if we take the initiative to remember what we discuss in the meetings that we will be better able to stand out in our interviews.  Remember, “Firms look for their rising stars early on, the people they will promote in their organizations.” 

They next introduced us to the fact that some of the officers get to go to national meetings of BAP to meet with officers from all around the country.  I can imagine that the trips are productive and a lot of fun.  Sister Budd wanted us to know how she feels about the meetings, “I feel like our purpose to go to those meetings is to give ideas to struggling chapters.”  We are really blessed to be among our fellow BAP members and that together we can accomplish a lot.

Our BAP chapter has had a superior status pretty much since it was founded here at BYU.  There are some certain requirements to have this designation.  Allison gave us a wakeup call; she showed us that we are not doing so great at reaching these levels.  We need to step up our service this coming semester so that we can continue the superior tradition here at BYU.

A New BAP Member's View of Initiation

"It feels great to be a part of another organization again.  Being initiated this last Thursday brought back a lot of great memories of when I was in a service group in high school.  I am glad that I found BAP and am able to serve with fellow members to build this great community.  I am excited to serve, and make BYU a better place to study.  I am ready to help provide opportunities like Meet the Firms and other events, to students to help them learn about the business field.  I am thrilled to be here."