Alpha Kappa Psi [www.akpsieta.com]
The Eta Chapter of Alpha Kappa Psi Co-ed Professional Business Fraternity is active year-round. Members gain a broader understanding of the business world through guest speakers, interaction with business leaders, and involvement with the alumni chapter. These events better prepare members for future professional careers and supplement the classroom experience. Although we place major emphasis on professional activities, social activities such as parties, intramural sports, camp-outs, and weekly outings are also part of the Eta Chapter's agenda. We also try to give back to the community through service events and campus activities.
Alpha Kappa Psi was founded in 1904, and is the oldest and largest co-ed professional business fraternity. The objectives of Alpha Kappa Psi are set forth to develop outstanding business leaders within the community through education, service, and leadership. They strive to provide great outlets to develop professional, social, and interpersonal skills, as well as emphasize high standards of personal and professional conduct and ethics – all qualities that lead to success.
There are several benefits of joining Alpha Kappa Psi including organizational skills, business education, professional contacts, leadership experience, networking skills, but most of all friendships. The Eta Chapter of the University of Cincinnati is active year-round, organizing professional activities, social activities and giving back to the community through service events. Many members have also enjoyed prestigious co-op positions with prominent companies such as Procter & Gamble, Deloitte & Touche, KPMG, General Electric, Fifth Third Bancorp, and Cincinnati Bell among others. The time-commitment is what you want it to be, equivalent to a 1-credit hour class. Everyone is expected to attend weekly meetings which are held Wednesday nights, and participate in fraternity functions such as fundraising and service events. The University of Cincinnati Alpha Kappa Psi chapter holds rush for new members during Fall and Winter quarters.
For more information contact the Vice President of Membership, Kristen Dwyer at dwyerkl@email.uc.edu. President Missy Golyski can be contacted at golyskml@email.uc.edu.
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Alpha Rho Epsilon
ARE is a professional Real Estate Fraternity which provides students with exposure to the industry. Activities include networking, an annual trip, numerous guest speakers, and involvement with the Real Estate Roundtable Series. This year, students spent a week in Chicago meeting with a variety of Real Estate professionals. ARE typically only has one or two meetings per month which are scheduled as necessary.
For more information contact President Stefanie Smith at smithste@email.uc.edu.
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American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS)
APICS stands for American Production and Inventory Control Society for Resource Management. The Greater Cincinnati Chapter currently has 693 members plus 19 student members. Over 308 different companies in the Greater Cincinnati region are associated with APICS. APICS is an international educational organization for Resource Management; APICS is dedicated and respected for developing educational programs, publications and certification processes. UC Students are welcome to get involved, and it is highly recommended for, but not limited to students studying Operations Management. It is a great for networking and resume building opportunity.
For more information contact the student advisor, Ruth Seiple at ruth.seiple@uc.edu.
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Association of Black Business Students
The mission of ABBS is to stimulate, provide and support an atmosphere for minority students to achieve academic excellence, promote social awareness, and display group unity within the College of Business as well as across the campus and the local community.
ABBS tries to provide a support system for minorities in the College of Business as well as inform them of business and career opportunities. Our programs from this past year included Ms. Pam Rogers, an adviser in CoB, talking about study skills and G.P.A. calculations. Mr. Rich Robels discussed leadership roles. ABBS is participates with the Crosstown Helpout community service project, a bowling outing, a dinner to discuss proper dining etiquette in a business setting and a social event where they hope to just get together play cards, play some board games and get to know other members better. Our meetings are open to anyone and everyone who is interested in attending. They are held the first Tuesday of every month with other programs sometimes coming in between meetings.
For more information contact Marcus Bethay at marcusbethay@yahoo.com or (513) 621-1373
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Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP)
AITP is the largest IT organization that offers opportunities for Information Technology (IT) leadership and education through partnerships with industry, government and academia. AITP provides quality IT related education, information on relevant IT issues and forums for networking with experienced peers and other IT professionals.
AITP membership entitles members to:
- High quality white papers covering current technology and IT management practices *Networking opportunities with peers via National and Chapter events, discussion forums, listservs and SIG's *Latest developments on IT conferences, research developments, breaking news, advocacy efforts, vendor solutions, RFPs, and career opportunities *Local chapter and region affiliations.
- Knowledge exchange through IT repository and discussion forums.
- Special discounts for AITP members on continuing education courses, group insurance plans, financial services, and other valuable products and services.
- Advocacy and influence opportunities in the IT industry via AITP advocacy committees *Voting rights *Access to a directory of AITP members
At the University of Cincinnati, the AITP student chapter focuses on planning professional events for IS students, such as presentations by speakers from local and national organizations/companies, recruitment events, and much more.
These events provide IS students with real-world knowledge of IT by real professionals in the field and offer them a solid networking opportunity.
In addition to professional activities sponsored by the chapter, AITP organizes social events for the IS students, plans activities for the students and the alumni in order to strengthen the relationship among the past and present students, participates in several College of Business events throughout the year (such as CoB Week), and plans trips to major national IT conferences. For example, several IS students traveled to Las Vegas in November 2003 to attend the Comdex IT Convention as well as a keynote presentation by Bill Gates. The hotel and ground transportation costs were covered by the University of Cincinnati Student Activities and Leadership Office.
The most important benefit of joining AITP is the networking opportunities that it provides to the UC IS students. Students get the chance to meet key business/IT professionals who may later be great points of contact.
To Join go to www.aitp.org and click on Join. Under the 'Student Members' section, there is an online form that can be completed and submitted instantly. An annual fee of $40 (National dues) applies. Once the online application has been completed, the new member should send an email to either the chapter president or the AITP general email account (aitp@business.uc.edu) to notify him/her of this enrollment. A membership card and a personalized certificate will be sent in the mail within 4-8 weeks.
For more information contact President Shinoosh Shafie at shafiess@email.uc.edu
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UC College of Business Ambassadors [business.uc.edu/ambassadors]
Students must be sophomores to join. Applications are available in mid April. They must be completed by the end of May and returned to Lois Creech. After applications have been reviewed, selected students will be asked to go on an interview. From this point, students will then be asked to join the program.
Lois Creech can be contacted at:
Lois Creech
College of Business
P.O. Box 210020
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH 45221
President Melissa Brubaker can be contacted at brubakerm@aol.com
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College of Business Tribunal [www.sald.uc.edu/org/studentgov]
College of Business Tribunal brings College of Business students together. The tribunal participates in Career Fair and actually sets up many CoB activities that students can attend. Meetings are currently held on Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. in Lindner room 222.
For more information contact President Shawn Dolan at senatordolan@yahoo.com.
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Pi Sigma Epsilon (PSE) [www.pse.org] [www.pseatuc.org]
PSE is a co-ed marketing and sales professional fraternity. They are an organization that provides students with real-world marketing and sales experience. PSE does a variety of projects on and off campus, some of which have included working for companies such as Procter and Gamble, The Waterfront, and Freshtracks Music. The projects range from marketing research to advertising strategy. In addition to marketing and sales projects, they host social events and participate in philanthropic activities.
PSE is a very unique organization in the fact that they are comprised of a wide array of majors. Some PSE members major in marketing, finance, engineering, DAAP, and a variety of others. This makes them a very diverse group and that enables them to bring in different insights and working styles to successfully accomplish projects.
PSE is the ideal organization for students who are interested in developing leadership skills, gaining real-world marketing and sales experience, and making new friends.
For more information contact President Katy Swartz at pse513@gmail.com
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Theta Alpha-INFORMS
This organization is available for Operations Management majors as well as Management Sciences majors. This organization is great for creating professional connections in these two excellent fields. They meet once every two weeks and also host many social events.
For more information contact president Raj Venkitachalam at venkitachalam@hotmail.com
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