Accounting Honorary

Accounting Honorary is a locally sponsored organization to recognize scholarship in Accounting.  The objective is to encourage and give recognition to scholastic excellence in the study of Accounting. 

Membership Criteria

• 3.0 overall Mississippi University for Women G.P.A.
• 3.0 overall Accounting G.P.A.

Delta Mu Delta

Delta Mu Delta is the National Honor Society in Business Administration for business programs accredited by the ACBSP at the baccalaureate/graduate level. The national chapter was founded in 1913. In 1963 the Society was admitted to membership in the Association of College Honor Societies (ACHS). MUW's Kappa Lambda chapter was installed in May 2005 for our undergraduate business majors who meet the high academic standards of Delta Mu Delta membership.

Benefits of Membership

• Lifetime recognition for outstanding academic achievement,
• Access to the Society's Scholarship Program,
• Acknowledgement for federal employment Networking opportunities.

Membership Criteria

• Be registered in business administration programs at a school with a Delta Mu Delta chapter and be candidates for the baccalaureate degree
• Have completed at least half the work required for the degree
• Have a cumulative grade point average of .25 above a "B" or better
• Be in the top 20 percent of their class and be in good standing.

Delta Mu Delta National Website

http://www.dmd-ntl.org/

Institute of Management Accountants (IMA)

The purpose of the MUW chapter of IMA is to provide students with information about career opportunities in accounting, financial management, and information management, and to network with other students and professionals in the community.

Benefits of Membership

• Opportunity to improve their leadership skills and to network with leaders in the community,
• Social nature of IMA has resulted in many lifelong friendships,
• Access to IMA’s online job bank,current and enlightening information
  about graduate school,
• Updates on the CPA exam

Membership Criteria

• Accounting major or those considering accounting as their major
• $35 national dues membership (apply online)
• $5 student chapter dues

IMA National Website

Phi Beta Lambda (PBL)

Phi Beta Lambda is a leadership organization associated with the College of Business. Students acquire business leadership skills, attain job-related skills, develop character, and network with current and future business professionals. In addition, PBL promotes a sense of civic and personal responsibility, encourages scholarship, and promotes school loyalty.

Benefits of Membership

• Gain friends and a networking system that will follow you
  throughout life,
• Participate in a Career Shadowing Day with local and
  regional businesses,
• Participate in travel and field trip opportunities.  Over Spring Break 2004, for example, members of the PBL and TVA organizations went on an educational field trip to New York City. The itinerary included stops at the New York Stock Exchange, the Federal Reserve, the United Nations, Phantom of the Opera on Broadway, the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, Times Square, Wall Street, Central Park, China Town, Ground Zero, the Financial District, Little Italy, and the Empire State Building.

Competitions

PBL students place in top 8 at National Competitions in Orlando, FL

Each year there is a Competitive Events Series of the National Awards Program

 for the PBL division. The goal of the National Awards Program is to prepare students for successful careers in business through support for curriculum development and innovative assessment tools. The competitive events series assesses students in the various knowledge, skills, and abilities that make up today's business education curriculum.

Membership Criteria

• Must be a business major or minor
• Attend monthly meetings

PBL National Website

PBL Local Website

Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE)

Founded in 1975, SIFE has grown to become one of the largest university-based organizations in the world.  SIFE teams are active on more than 800 colleges and university campuses in over 40 countries and territories around the world.  Working together as a team and through the mentoring of Sam Walton Fellows, SIFE students apply their classroom experiences to develop and implement educational outreach programs that educate individuals in their communities about the principles of market economics, success skills, entrepreneurship, financial literacy, and business ethics.

SIFE International Website
http://www.sife.org

SIFE Local Website
http://www.muw.edu/clubs/SIFE

TVA Investment Club

Advisors:	Dr. Glenn Rhyne	Scott Tollison
Office:	204 Reneau Hall	229 Reneau Hall
Office Phone:	(662) 329-7256	(662) 329-7164
Email:	grhyne@muw.edu	stollison@muw.edu

The TVA Investment Club was organized in 2001 and currently manages a portfolio of stocks with a market value of over $600,000. Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) provided the initial funding for the stock acquisitions within the portfolio.

Club Objectives

The objective of the TVA Investment Club is to educate its members about investing in the financial markets. Members in the club research and evaluate stocks and determine whether to buy, sell, or hold those stocks in a portfolio.

Competitions

The club competes with some twenty-five other colleges and universities located within the TVA service area for the highest level of return. In 2001 the club won $15,000 for having the highest returning portfolio, in 2002 the club won $10,000 for a third place finish, and in 2005 the club won $20,000. MUW's TVA Investment Club has consistently outperformed the overall stock market as measured by the Standard and Poor’s 500 Index.

Membership Requirements

The club is open to all students who are interested in learning about investments. Club meetings provide training sessions and have group sessions to evaluate industries and individual stocks. We have regular meetings every two weeks but also have weekly meetings to help train our members.

Field Trips

PBL and TVA students visit the Statue of Liberty

Members of the club have traveled to New York and visited the New York Stock Exchange and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. At the Fed we saw over $60 billion in gold bars contained in an underground vault. Club members also visited Memphis and had discussions with representatives at the Cotton Commodities Exchange, UBS bank, Coors Brewery, and Memphis Queenlines. Other educational tours to various industrial plants and businesses within the region are scheduled throughout the year.

Guest Speakers

The club also sponsors speakers each year for all students on the MUW campus.  In October 2005, for example, the club co-sponsored an economic conference featuring speakers from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis as well as the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning.  We also have outside speakers come to our monthly meetings to discuss investment techniques and the latest financial news.

TVA Investment Challenge National Website

TVA Investment Club Local Website