Business students are working to bring new business fraternity Delta Sigma Pi to campus. The fraternity seeks to serve students as a place for networking community service and career enhancement for current business majors. Led by President Cherie Lui junior the group of career-minded students is looking to be initiated in Nov. 2011.
Although the process to initiation is tedious and challenging all 16 members are optimistic. From community service to professional events the group hopes to make an impact on both the local area and the board of directors at the central Delta Sigma Pi office which will make the initiation review this fall. In order to be initiated the group must have at least 25 underclassmen and have done a good amount of community service as well as hosted multiple professional events.
Although the group was formed only last fall they have already participated in their first community service event. Over Christmas break many of the members helped decorate the Sierra Madre Rose Float Association’s float for the Rose Bowl Parade.
In addition the fraternity is hosting a convocation series in conjunction with the Career Center and the Intercultural Affairs office. This series Lead D.E.E.P.: Diversity Explored by Emerging Professionals seeks to help students become better leaders within their communities. Part one of this two-part series has already passed; the next Lead D.E.E.P. convocation is Feb. 8.
Pepperdine’s Chapter of Delta Sigma Pi the Pi Sigma Beta Colony was formed by a small group of Pepperdine students who recognized the need for a business majors-only fraternity on campus.
While Alpha Kappa Psi also exists as a business fraternity at Pepperdine Delta Sigma Pi differentiates itself by catering to business advertising and integrated marketing communications majors only. They feel that this allows them to network and bond in a way that they otherwise would be unable to do. They hope to impact members’ lives by teaching professionalism offering networking opportunities and allowing students to practice useful business skills before graduating.
Delta Sigma Pi was founded at New York University more than 100 years ago with the purpose of emphasizing fellowship and scholarship within the college business community in order to prepare students for future jobs.
Delta Sigma Pi is open to both women and men and Pepperdine’s chapter is recruiting through the end of the week.