In the Spring of 1907...

A group of commerce students at the University of Wisconsin received permission from the faculty to organize a commerce honor society, which they proposed to call Beta Gamma Sigma.  The purpose of the society was to encourage and reward scholarship and accomplishment in the field of business studies among commerce students at the University.  At about the same time, students at the University of Illinois and University of California felt the need for such an organization of their campuses and respectively organized Delta Kappa Chi and The Economics Club.  In 1913, having become aware of their coexistence and common purpose, representatives of the three societies met in Madison, Wisconsin to consummate a merger that made Beta Gamma Sigma into a national organization.

The objectives of the founders and of the Society today are set forth in Article II of the constitution:
        The purpose of this Society shall be to encourage and reward scholarship and accomplishment among students of business and administration, to promote the advancement of education in the art and science of business, and to foster integrity in the conduct of business operations.

Election to membership in Beta Gamma Sigma is the highest scholastic honor that a student in business and administration can attain.  To be eligible for membership, students must rank in the upper ten percent of their junior class or of their senior class; or, rank in the upper twenty percent of those receiving masters degrees.  Doctoral students who have completed all requirements of the degree may be elected without restrictions as to number.

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