EXHIBIT 1: Proposed Mission of Our Chapter

Our chapter of Beta Alpha Psi will be populated by qualifying graduate and undergraduate accounting majors. Its stated purpose includes recognizing scholastic and professional excellence in the field of accounting with the provision of opportunities for self-development, association among members and practicing business professionals and the encouragement of ethical, social and public responsibility.

Specifically, this chapter will focus on educating its members on career opportunities in the field of accounting locally within the Greater Charleston Area and regionally/nationally with employers (i.e., “Big Four” public accounting firms). This chapter hopes to bring the perspectives of employers from public accounting firms of all sizes, private industry and governmental agencies (i.e., FBI, IRS) into our campus community.   This chapter will also be committed to maximizing the potential of its members in ways that benefit those in need within the Greater Charleston Area through reading programs and other service-oriented activities.

In years prior to 2006, the accounting students of the College of Charleston established a solid student organization named “The Accounting Society” as a stepping-stone toward the formation of a Beta Alpha Psi chapter.  The Accounting Society consisted of a strong-willed, dedicated group of top students that made great strides in building a culture that fosters professional and personal development within the Accounting major.  With the same strength and dedication, this group of students is now ready to take the next step in the process of bringing a Beta Alpha Psi to the College of Charleston.

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