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Alpha Beta Gamma International Business Honour Society
ΑΒΓ
Founded1970; 54 years ago (1970)
TypeHonor Society
EmphasisBusiness
ColorsBlack   Red  
Chapters181
Members80,000+ collegiate
Headquarters75 Grasslands Rd.
Valhalla, New York
United States
Websitehttp://www.abg.org/
ΑΒΓ is a member of the Association of College Honor Societies

Alpha Beta Gamma (ΑΒΓ) is an international business honor society established in 1970 in Manchester, Connecticut to recognize and encourage scholarship among two-year college students in business curricula.[1]

Purpose

To confer distinction for high academic achievement in business studies; to encourage scholarship, intellectual development, and the pursuit of excellence in business careers; to teach leadership; to provide for an exchange of intellectual ideas; to provide networking opportunities for business students.[1]

Requirements

  • To be eligible for membership in ABG, a student must be enrolled in a business curriculum in a junior, community, or technical college, or a two-year accredited program within a college or university.
  • The student must have completed 15 credit hours with at least 12 hours of his/her work taken in courses leading to a degree recognized by his/her institution. In addition, the student must have demonstrated academic excellence by attaining a 3.0 GPA or its equivalent in business courses as well as a 3.0 overall average.[2]

Membership of Alpha Beta Gamma

Alpha Beta Gamma is a member of the Association of College Honor Societies, and an affiliate member of both the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) and the Association of Canadian Community Colleges (ACCC).[3]

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