Sigma Beta Delta

Sigma Beta Delta
ΣΒΔ
FoundedJanuary 16, 1994; 31 years ago (1994-01-16)
La Jolla, California
TypeHonor
AffiliationACHS
StatusActive
EmphasisBusiness and Administration
ScopeInternational
Motto"Wisdom...Honor...Aspirations".
Colors  Hunter green and   Gold
PublicationAspirations
Chapters378 active
Members80,000 lifetime
Headquarters3730 Grand Boulevard
Brookfield, Illinois 60513
United States
Websitewww.sigmabetadelta.org

Sigma Beta Delta (ΣΒΔ) is an international scholastic honor society that recognizes academic achievement among students in the fields of business, management, and administration.[1] It was established in 1994 in La Jolla, California.

History

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Sigma Beta Delta was founded by Beta Gamma Sigma on January 16, 1994, in La Jolla, California. Beta Gamma Sigma, itself an honor society for students enrolled in AACSB-accredited business schools, formed Sigma Beta Delta to recognize the achievements of students at regionally accredited universities that lacked AACSB accreditation. Since its formation, Sigma Beta Delta has been considered the "sister" honor society of Beta Gamma Sigma. The organizations have many shared goals, including the promotion and recognition of scholarship in business-related fields of study.

Initially a small, U.S.-based honor society, Sigma Beta Delta's founding chapters were established in June 1994 at Belmont University, North Carolina State University, Morehouse College, McKendree College, and Southern University.[1][2] Its first national executive council president was James H. Bearden of East Carolina University.[2]

Sigma Beta Delta was admitted to the Association of College Honor Societies in 1994.[1] By 2012, it had 378 active chapters and 6,312 active members.[1]

In 2024, Sigma Beta Delta has chartered more than 400 chapters and has initiated more than 80,000 members.[3]Its national headquarters is at 3730 Grand Boulevard in Brookfield, Illinois.[3]

Symbols

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The Greek letters Sigma Beta Delta were selected to represent the Greek words Σοφια (honor), Βεβαοσ (honor), and Διωκω (pursuit of meaningful aspirations).[3] The society's motto is "Wisdom...Honor...Aspirations".[3]

Its colors are hunter green and gold. Its publication is called Aspirations.[1]

Membership

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Eligibility for membership in Sigma Beta Delta applies to all students at a non-AACSB, regionally accredited school of business in the United States, who rank in the upper twenty percent of their undergraduate or graduate class.[1] All students enrolled in a regionally accredited doctoral program in business are eligible to join the honor society upon graduation. Generally, undergraduate and graduate students must have completed at least half of their coursework to be considered for membership. An offer of membership, once accepted, is a lifetime distinction for high-achieving students of business programs.[1] Membership is for life.[3]

Chapters

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As of 2024, Sigma Beta Delta has chartered more than 400 chapters in the United States and abroad.[4] Following is an incomplete list of chapters, with inactive institutions indicated in italics.[4]

Chapter Charter date Location Status References
McKendree University 1994 Lebanon, Illinois Active
Concordia University Irvine 1995 Irvine, California Active
Hilbert College 1995 Hamburg, New York Active
Spalding University 1995 Louisville, Kentucky Active
University of Holy Cross 1995 New Orleans, Louisiana Active
Austin Peay State University 1998 Clarksville, Tennessee Active
Cabrini University 1998 Radnor Township, Pennsylvania Active
Centenary College of Louisiana 1998 Shreveport, Louisiana Active
Chowan University 1998 Murfreesboro, North Carolina Active
Coe College 1998 Cedar Rapids, Iowa Active
East Texas Baptist University 1998 Marshall, Texas Active
Elmira College 1998 Elmira, New York Active
Emmanuel University 1998 Franklin Springs, Georgia Active
Hampton University 1998 Hampton, Virginia Active
Hartwick College 1998 Oneonta, New York Active
Hillsdale College 1998 Hillsdale, Michigan Active
Howard Payne University 1998 Brownwood, Texas Active
Huntingdon College 1998 Montgomery, Alabama Active
Husson University 1998 Bangor, Maine Active
Judson College 1998 Marion, Alabama Inactive [a]
Lees–McRae College 1998 Banner Elk, North Carolina Active
Liberty University 1998 Lynchburg, Virginia Active
Lincoln University 1998 Lincoln University, Pennsylvania Active
Marian University 1998 Fond du Lac, Wisconsin Active
Mount St. Joseph University 1998 Cincinnati, Ohio Active
Nova Southeastern University 1998 Fort Lauderdale, Florida Active
Ohio Wesleyan University 1998 Delaware, Ohio Active
Palm Beach Atlantic University 1998 West Palm Beach, Florida Active
Robert Morris University, Orland Park 1998 Orland Park, Illinois Inactive [b]
Saint Elizabeth University 1998 Morristown, New Jersey Active
Saint Francis University 1998 Loretto, Pennsylvania Active
Salve Regina University 1998 Newport, Rhode Island Active
Thomas University 1998 Thomasville, Georgia Active
University of Mary Washington 1998 Fredericksburg, Virginia Active
University of Tennessee Southern 1998 Pulaski, Tennessee Active [c]
Urbana University 1998 Urbana, Ohio Inactive [d]
Washington College 1998 Chestertown, Maryland Active
Williams Baptist University 1998 Walnut Ridge, Arkansas Active
Wilmington University 1998 New Castle, Delaware Active
California Lutheran University 1999 Thousand Oaks, California Active
Charleston Southern University 1999 Charleston, South Carolina Active
College of St. Joseph 1999 Rutland, Vermont Active
Concordia University Texas 1999 Austin, Texas Active
Dickinson College 1999 Carlisle, Pennsylvania Active
Dickinson State University 1999 Dickinson, North Dakota Active
Farmingdale State College 1999 East Farmingdale, New York Active
Hope College 1999 Holland, Michigan Active
Long Island University 1999 Brooklyn, New York Active
National University 1999 La Jolla, California Active
Nazareth University 1999 Pittsford, New York Active
Robert Morris University Illinois, Chicago 1999 Chicago, Illinois Inactive [e]
Robert Morris University Illinois, Springfield 1999 Springfield, Illinois Inactive [e]
Davis & Elkins College 2000 Elkins, West Virginia Active
Holy Names University 2000 Oakland, California Inactive [f]
Marymount Manhattan College 2000 New York City, New York Active
Alliance University 2000 New York City, New York Inactive [g]
Curry College School of Business and Technology 2000 Milton, Massachusetts Active
St. Norbert College 2000 De Pere, Wisconsin Active
Touro University 2000 Brooklyn, New York Active
Virginia Wesleyan University 2000 Virginia Beach, Virginia Active
Alaska Pacific University 2001 Anchorage, Alaska Active
California State University Maritime Academy 2001 Vallejo, California Active
Felician University 2001 Lodi, New Jersey Active
McKendree University, Louisville 2001 Louisville, Kentucky Inactive [5][h]
Mount Saint Mary's University, Los Angeles 2001 Los Angeles, California Active
Pacific Union College 2001 Angwin, California Active
State University of New York at Potsdam 2001 Potsdam, New York Active
Southwestern Adventist University 2001 Keene, Texas Active
Aquinas College 2002 Nashville, Tennessee Active
Buffalo State University 2002 Buffalo, New York Active
Franklin Pierce University 2002 Rindge, New Hampshire Active
Culver–Stockton College 2002 Canton, Missouri Active
Lynn University 2002 Boca Raton, Florida Active
Salem College 2002 Winston-Salem, North Carolina Active
Siena Heights University 2002 Adrian, Michigan Active
Sullivan University 2002 Louisville, Kentucky Active
University of Pikeville 2002 Pikeville, Kentucky Active
Westfield State University 2002 Westfield, Massachusetts Active
Berkeley College 2003 New York City, New York Active
Daemen University 2003 Amherst, New York Active
Penn State Scranton 2003 Dunmore, Pennsylvania Active
Reinhardt University 2003 Waleska, Georgia Active
Robert Morris University Illinois, Peoria 2003 Peoria, Illinois Inactive [e]
Saint Michael's College 2003 Colchester, Vermont Active
Shorter University 2003 Atlanta, Georgia Active
Wayne State College 2003 Wayne, Nebraska Active
Aquinas College 2004 Grand Rapids, Michigan Active
Briarcliffe College, Bethpage Campus 2004 Bethpage, New York Inactive [i]
Christian Brothers University 2004 Memphis, Tennessee Active
Endicott College 2004 Beverly, Massachusetts Active
Kentucky Wesleyan College 2004 Owensboro, Kentucky Active
Robert Morris University Illinois, Bensenville 2004 Bensenville, Illinois Inactive [e]
Robert Morris University Illinois, DuPage 2004 Aurora, Illinois Inactive [e]
St. Andrews University 2004 Laurinburg, North Carolina Active
University of Wisconsin–Green Bay 2004 Green Bay, Wisconsin Active
Walsh University 2004 North Canton, Ohio Active
Warner University 2004 Lake Wales, Florida Active
Wentworth Institute of Technology 2004 Boston, Massachusetts Active
Bellevue University 2005 Bellevue, Nebraska Active
Bryan College 2005 Dayton, Tennessee Active
Flagler College 2005 St. Augustine, Florida Active
Heritage University 2005 Toppenish, Washington Active
Hodges University 2005 Naples, Florida Inactive [j]
Medaille University 2005 Williamsville, New York Inactive [k]
Molloy University 2005 Rockville Centre, New York Active
Montana Technological University 2005 Butte, Montana Active
Olivet Nazarene University 2005 Bourbonnais, Illinois Active
Rogers State University 2005 Claremore, Oklahoma Active
St. Petersburg College, Largo Campus 2005 Largo, Florida Active
Belhaven University 2006 Jackson, Mississippi Active
Brevard College 2006 Brevard, North Carolina Active
Bryant & Stratton College, Western New York 2006 Getzville, New York Active
Bushnell University 2006 Eugene, Oregon Active [l]
Chestnut Hill College 2006 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Active
Columbia College 2006 Columbia, Missouri Active
Keiser University 2006 Fort Lauderdale, Florida Active
University of the Cumberlands 2006 Williamsburg, Kentucky Active
Wayland Baptist University 2006 Plainview, Texas Active
Berkeley College 2007 Paramus, New Jersey Active
Bryant & Stratton College, Virginia Beach 2007 Virginia Beach, Virginia Active
Castleton University 2007 Castleton, Vermont Active
Cornerstone University 2007 Grand Rapids, Michigan Active
Daytona State College 2007 Daytona Beach, Florida Active
Emmanuel College 2007 Boston, Massachusetts Active
Kean University 2007 Union Township, New Jersey Active
Keuka College 2007 Keuka Park, New York Active
Mount Ida College 2007 Newton, Massachusetts Inactive [m]
Quincy University 2007 Quincy, Illinois Active
Schreiner University 2007 Kerrville, Texas Active
University of Saint Joseph 2007 West Hartford, Connecticut Active
Averett University 2008 Danville, Virginia Active
Bridgewater State University 2008 Bridgewater, Massachusetts Active
Capitol Technology University 2008 South Laurel, Maryland Active
College of the Ozarks 2008 Point Lookout, Missouri Active
College of Westchester 2008 White Plains, New York Active
Dominican University of California 2008 San Rafael, California Active
Edward Waters University 2008 Jacksonville, Florida Active
North Carolina Wesleyan University 2008 Rocky Mount, North Carolina Active
Penn State Lehigh Valley 2008 Center Valley, Pennsylvania Active
Saint Peter's University 2008 Jersey City, New Jersey Active
Shorter University 2008 Rome, Georgia Active
Sullivan University, Lexington Campus 2008 Lexington, Kentucky Active
Wesley College 2008 Dover, Delaware Inactive [n]
Worcester State University 2008 Worcester, Massachusetts Active
Bemidji State University 2009 Bemidji, Minnesota Active
Bethany College 2009 Lindsborg, Kansas Active
Carroll College 2009 Helena, Montana Active
Davenport University 2009 Grand Rapids, Michigan Active
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania 2009 East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania Active
Hamline University 2009 Saint Paul, Minnesota Active
Lehman College 2009 Bronx, New York Active
LeTourneau University 2009 Longview, Texas Active
Life University 2009 Marietta, Georgia Active
Mary Baldwin University 2009 Staunton, Virginia Active
Mid-America Christian University 2009 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Active
Presbyterian College 2009 Clinton, South Carolina Active
Whittier College 2009 Whittier, California Active
Bryant & Stratton College 2010 Wauwatosa, Wisconsin Active
Misericordia University 2010 Dallas, Pennsylvania Active
Penn State Greater Allegheny 2010 McKeesport, Pennsylvania Active
William Carey University 2010 Hattiesburg, Mississippi Active
Adams State University 2011 Alamosa, Colorado Active
Barton College 2011 Wilson, North Carolina Active
Florida SouthWestern State College 2011 Fort Myers, Florida Active
Franklin University 2011 Columbus, Ohio Active
Georgia Gwinnett College 2011 Lawrenceville, Georgia Active
Indian River State College 2011 Fort Pierce, Florida Active
Kendall College 2011 Chicago, Illinois Active
Loras College 2011 Dubuque, Iowa Active
Penn State Altoona 2011 Altoona, Pennsylvania Active
Pensacola State College 2011 Pensacola, Florida Active
Vanguard University 2011 Costa Mesa, California Active
Washington Adventist University 2011 Takoma Park, Maryland Active
American Military University 2012 Manassas, Virginia Active
American Public University System 2012 Manassas, Virginia Active
College of Staten Island 2012 Staten Island, New York Active
Delaware Valley University 2012 Doylestown, Pennsylvania Active
Dominican University New York 2012 Orangeburg, New York Active
Grace College 2012 Winona Lake, Indiana Active
Indiana Institute of Technology 2012 Fort Wayne, Indiana Active
Stevenson University 2012 Owings Mills, Maryland Active
Texas College 2012 Tyler, Texas Active
Birmingham–Southern College 2013 Birmingham, Alabama Inactive [o]
Cambridge College 2013 Cambridge, Massachusetts Active
Excelsior University 2013 Albany, New York Active
Gwynedd Mercy University 2013 Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania Active
Lycoming College 2013 Williamsport, Pennsylvania Active
Ohio Christian University 2013 Circleville, Ohio Active
Ohio Valley University 2013 Vienna, West Virginia Active
Rockford University 2013 Rockford, Illinois Active
Southern Adventist University 2013 Collegedale, Tennessee Active
Spring Hill College 2013 Mobile, Alabama Active
Springfield College 2013 Springfield, Massachusetts Active
St. Francis College 2013 Brooklyn Heights, New York Active
Waynesburg University 2013 Waynesburg, Pennsylvania Active
William Penn University 2013 Oskaloosa, Iowa Active
Anna Maria College 2014 Paxton, Massachusetts Active
Ave Maria University 2014 Ave Maria, Florida Active
Bridgewater College 2014 Bridgewater, Virginia Active
Erskine College 2014 Due West, South Carolina Active
Lake–Sumter State College 2014 Leesburg, Florida Active
Lourdes University 2014 Sylvania, Ohio Active
McPherson College 2014 McPherson, Kansas Active
Miami Dade College 2014 Miami, Florida Active
Morningside University 2014 Sioux City, Iowa Active
Notre Dame College 2014 South Euclid, Ohio Active
Truett McConnell University 2014 Cleveland, Georgia Active
University of Phoenix 2014 Phoenix, Arizona Active
Baker University, Overland Park Campus 2015 Overland Park, Kansas Active
Bethany College 2015 Bethany, West Virginia Active
Concordia University Wisconsin 2015 Mequon, Wisconsin Active
Colorado State University–Global Campus 2015 Greenwood Village, Colorado Active
Johnson University Florida 2015 Kissimmee, Florida Active
Louisiana State University of Alexandria 2015 Alexandria, Louisiana Active
MacMurray College 2015 Jacksonville, Illinois Inactive [p]
Saint Anselm College 2015 Manchester, New Hampshire Active
University of North Texas at Dallas 2015 Dallas, Texas Active
Wilberforce University 2015 Wilberforce, Ohio Active
Young Harris College 2015 Young Harris, Georgia Active
Ashford University 2016 – 2023 San Diego, California Inactive [q]
California Southern University, Irvine Campus 2016 – 2022 Irvine, California Inactive
Central Christian College of Kansas 2016 McPherson, Kansas Active
College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University 2016 St. Joseph, Minnesota Active
Faulkner University 2016 Montgomery, Alabama Active
Fitchburg State University 2016 Fitchburg, Massachusetts Active
Framingham State University 2016 Framingham, Massachusetts Active
Hope International University 2016 Fullerton, California Active
International College of the Cayman Islands 2016 Newlands, Cayman Islands Active
Monmouth College 2016 Monmouth, Illinois Active
State University of New York at Morrisville 2016 Morrisville, New York Active
Newbold College of Higher Education 2016 Bracknell, Berkshire, United Kingdom Active
North Central College 2016 Naperville, Illinois Active
Regent University 2016 Virginia Beach, Virginia Active
The Sage Colleges 2016 Albany, New York Active
University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown 2016 Johnstown, Pennsylvania Active
Bacone College 2017 Muskogee, Oklahoma Active
Benedictine University 2017 Lisle, Illinois Active
Blue Mountain Christian University 2017 Blue Mountain, Mississippi Active [r]
Bryant & Stratton College 2017 Buffalo, New York Active
Pennsylvania Western University, California 2017 California, Pennsylvania Active [s]
Chatham University 2017 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Active
Eastern Florida State College 2017 Melbourne, Florida Active
Lincoln College 2017 Lincoln, Illinois Inactive [t]
Newbury College 2017 Brookline, Massachusetts Active
North Haiti Christian University 2017 Limbé, Nord, Haiti Active
Saint Joseph's College of Maine 2017 Standish, Maine Active
St. Thomas University 2017 Miami Gardens, Florida Active
Universidad Iberoamericana 2017 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Active
University of Montana Western 2017 Dillon, Montana Active
William Peace University 2017 Raleigh, North Carolina Active
American University of Science and Technology 2018 Beirut, Lebanon Active
Bryn Athyn College 2018 Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania Active
Columbia College SC 2018 Columbia, South Carolina Active
Lancaster Bible College 2018 Lancaster, Pennsylvania Active
North Central University 2018 Minneapolis, Minnesota Active
Northern Marianas College 2018 Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands Active
Randolph–Macon College 2018 Ashland, Virginia Active
University College of the Cayman Islands 2019 George Town, Cayman Islands Active
Colby-Sawyer College 2020 New London, New Hampshire Active
Lewis–Clark State College 2020 Lewiston, Idaho Active
Mid-America College 2021 Cordova, Tennessee Active
Thomas Edison State University 2021 Trenton, New Jersey Active
Buena Vista University 2022 Storm Lake, Iowa Active
Judson University 2023 Elgin, Illinois Active
University of Arizona Global Campus 2023 Chandler, Arizona Active
University of North Carolina at Asheville 2023 Asheville, North Carolina Active
University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg 2023 Hempfield Township,Pennsylvania Active
Talladega College 2024 Talladega, Alabama Active
Universidad del Sagrado Corazón 2024 San Juan, Puerto Rico Active
CUNY School of Professional Studies 2025 New York City, New York Active
  1. ^ Judson College closed in July 2021.
  2. ^ Robert Morris University's Orland Park campus moved to Aurora and became the DuPage Campus in 2001.
  3. ^ Chapter formed at Martin Methodist College, now the University of Tennessee Southern.
  4. ^ Urbana University closed in 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d e Robert Morris University Illinois merged with Roosevelt University in March 2020.
  6. ^ Holy Names University closed in 2023.
  7. ^ Chapter formed at Nyack College, which became Alliance University in 2022. The university closed in August 2023.
  8. ^ The Louisville campus closed in 2016.
  9. ^ Briarcliffe College closed in 2018.
  10. ^ The Naples campus closed and consolidated with the Fort Myers campus in September 2021. The university closed in August 2024.
  11. ^ Medaille closed in August 2023.
  12. ^ Chapter formed at Northwest Christian University, which became Bushnell University in 2020.
  13. ^ The University of Massachusetts Amherst acquired Mount Ida College in 2018.
  14. ^ The college was acquired by Delaware State University in 2021.
  15. ^ Birmingham–Southern closed in 2024.
  16. ^ MacMurray College closed in May 2020.
  17. ^ Ashford University was acquired by the University of Arizona in 2023.
  18. ^ Chapter formed at Blue Mountain College, which became Blue Mountain Christian University in 2022.
  19. ^ Chapter formed at California University of Pennsylvania, which became Pennsylvania Western University, California, in 2022.
  20. ^ Lincoln College closed in May 2022.

Notable members

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Sigma Beta Delta Honor Society- Business, Management, and Administration". Association of College Honor Societies. June 6, 2012. Archived from the original on July 8, 2012. Retrieved 2016-01-16 – via Wayback Machine.
  2. ^ a b "Management College Joins National Honor Society". The Herald-Sun. Durham, North Carolina. 1994-06-12. p. 161. Retrieved 2025-02-04 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b c d e "About Sigma Beta Delta". Sigma Beta Delta. Retrieved 2025-02-04.
  4. ^ a b "Sigma Beta Delta Chapter Finder". Sigma Beta Delta. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
  5. ^ "McKendree University Announces Phased Relocation to Shepherdsville". McKendree University. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
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