Clubs & Organizations

 

The College of Business is home to numerous organizations for students studying in its programs. These honor societies, associations and clubs enhance the education experience on campus and provide ongoing benefits for students in these fields.


Alpha Eta Rho Professional Aviation Organization

This professional organization strives to initiate friendships among aviation students, provide its members with a competitive edge when entering the job market, and promote public confidence in aviation through service activities.

Sponsor: Randy Johnson

Web site (offsite link): http://www.auburn.edu/ahp/

Alpha Kappa Psi Business Fraternity

This professional business fraternity, founded on moral and honest principles, is open to all business majors. The fraternity hosts visiting speakers, fundraisers and social gatherings.

Sponsors: James Carver, Talitha Smith

Web site (offsite link): http://www.akpsi.com

Association of Graduate Business Students

This organization seeks to further the interests of graduate business students outside the classroom.

Web site (offsite link): http://business.auburn.edu:8082/academics/graduate-programs/master-of-business-administration/association-of-graduate-business-students

Auburn Supply Chain Management Association

Sponsor: Cliff Defee

Auburn University Marketing Association

The Auburn University Marketing Association is open to College of Business students in any major. AUMA provides real-life application of marketing curriculum through speakers, projects, socials, and bimonthly meetings. AUMA enables its members to network with marketing executives and gain real-world experience about business in general and marketing in particular.

Sponsors: Brian Bourdeau, Dan Padgett

Beta Alpha Psi Honorary

This national honorary and professional organization is open to declared accounting majors who have completed ACCT 3110, are making progress toward an accounting degree, and have overall, accounting and upper-level accounting GPAs of at least a 3.0.  Transfer students must complete two upper-level accounting courses at Auburn with at least a 3.0 GPA.

Beta Alpha Psi promotes professional growth, academic enhancement, social activities, leadership opportunities and service activities. 

Sponsor: Jennifer Mueller-Phillips

Web site (offsite link): http://business.auburn.edu/sites/bap/

Beta Gamma Sigma Honorary

By Invitation Only

This scholastic honor society fosters excellence in scholarship in business studies. Graduate students must be in the top 20 percent of the class, seniors in the top 10 percent and juniors in the top seven percent.

Sponsor: Sarah Dunn Stanwick

Delta Sigma Pi Business Fraternity

This professional business fraternity promotes professional development and the study of business. Activities include business speakers, community service projects and social gatherings.

Sponsor: Wadine Williams

Eta Mu Sigma Aviation

Eta Mu Sigma recognizes and honors individuals in Aviation Management whose outstanding achievement has made them a credit to their profession. Eta Mu Sigma encourages professional development, develops spiritual and leadership skills, and facilitates communication between individuals in the industry and its members. Members must have a 3.3 cumulative GPA as a junior and a 3.0 GPA as a senior.

Executive Society

The Executive Society, a host and leadership organization, enhances top College of Business students' knowledge of the business world through interaction with other College of Business students, faculty, Auburn alumni and other prominent business leaders. Undergraduate students in the College of Business are eligible to apply.

Executive Society Application (PDF)

Sponsor: Jake Williamson

Financial Leadership Society

This Auburn honorary and professional organization is open to freshmen and sophomore students who are interested in pursuing accounting as a major and have minimum overall and accounting GPAs of 3.0.  Organizational meetings are held in conjunction with Beta Alpha Psi meetings.

Financial Leadership Society promotes professional growth and service activities and purposes to prepare students for the recruiting process and membership in Beta Alpha Psi.

Applications for Fall 2012 semester are due August 20th at 4:45 p.m.  Apply online here.

Sponsor: Jennifer Cornett

Financial Management Association

This professional organization increases student awareness in finance and familiarizes them with possible career paths. The club sponsors an annual Finance Day as well as a variety of professional and social activities.

Sponsors: L. Lee Colquitt , Marlin Jensen

Web site (offsite link): http://www.business.auburn.edu/fma/

International Business Club

This organization fosters awareness of opportunities and challenges in the global business environment. The club encourages the professional development of students interested in this field through the sponsorship of professional and social activities.

Sponsor: Beverly Marshall

MIS Honor Society

By Invitation Only

The MIS Honor Society seeks to recognize students who have displayed excellence in the MIS program and to build relationships among MIS students, MIS faculty, AU MIS alumni and company recruiters. The society hosts company presentations, recruiting dinners, resume and interview workshops, and other events.

Sponsor: Casey Cegielski

Real Estate Society

The Real Estate Society provides members with knowledge about real estate. Guest speakers share experiences in the various fields of real estate, including commercial, residential, construction and appraisal. Dinner is provided at each monthly meeting. Annual dues are $50,  which includes a resume compilation that is distributed to potential employers.

Sponsor: Harris Hollans

Sigma Iota Epsilon, Professional Society

Sigma Iota Epsilon, the Student Division of the Academy of Management, is an honorary and professional fraternity. It is open to management majors who have a GPA of at least 3.0 at Auburn, have completed at least 30 semester hours with a minimum of one management prefix course with a grade of B or better, and who state their interest in continuing in the management curriculum by taking at least one more management prefix course.  Sigma Iota Epsilon encourages and recognizes scholastic excellence and promotes cooperation between the academic and practical aspects of management.

Sponsor: Peter Stanwick

Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)

This organization encourages careers in personnel management and shows students how the human resources management profession works. Activities include speakers, field trips to local plants and philanthropy events.

Organization Email: cobshrm@gmail.com

Sponsor: Alan Walker

Web site (offsite link): http://www.auburn.edu/shrm/

War Eagle Flying Team

Sponsor: Wayne Ceynowa

Women in Aviation

Women in Aviation, which is also open to men,  encourages students to seek opportunities in aviation. It offers education outreach and scholarships.

Sponsor: Dale Watson