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Undergraduate Student Organizations

Choose the groups that interest you from the list below to learn more about Fisher undergraduate student organizations.

For The Ohio State University's complete list of student organization contact information, please refer to the OSU Student Organization Directory.

Bullet Accounting Association

Accounting Association website

The Accounting Association provides students with insight and information on careers in accounting and business. It promotes interaction with other students and one-to-one contact with faculty and professionals, deans, and the career management office. Students can benefit from meeting executives before interviews and job selection.

Bullet Alpha Kappa Psi

Alpha Kappa Psi website

Alpha Kappa Psi Co-Ed Professional Business Fraternity is the premier developer of future business leaders. Our ties lie within The Fisher College of Business and Alpha Kappa Psi carries a strong national presence.

The organization takes pride in three principles: The Professional, Service, and Social aspects of business. With these principles, Alpha Kappa Psi offers numerous opportunities to build the future of any business student.

Bullet American Marketing Association

OSU AMA website

The Ohio State University chapter of the American Marketing Association is run by and for students interested in all facets of marketing. Participation prepares students for social and business contacts and also enriches qualities of leadership and professional expertise.

Bullet Asian Business Student Association

Asian Business Student Association website

Members are encouraged to become future business leaders by taking an active role in the development of their business profile, as well as communicating through a national network of students and professionals with similar interests. Inspiring guest speakers from the public and private sector are invited to present.

Bullet Beta Alpha Psi

Beta Alpha Psi website

This group is an accounting scholarship honorary fraternity. Membership is by invitation or petition.

Bullet Beta Gamma Sigma

Beta Gamma Sigma website

Beta Gamma Sigma is the honor society serving business programs accredited by AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Membership in Beta Gamma Sigma is the highest recognition a business student anywhere in the world can receive in a business program accredited by AACSB International.

For more information about how to become a member, visit www.betagammasigma.org or contact Andrea Evans (evans.1028@osu.edu), Staff Advisor for The Ohio State University chapter.

 

Bullet Buckeye Capital Investors

BCI website

The mission of Buckeye Capital Investors is to provide a comfortable environment to improve members' understanding of investment opportunities and devices; to help members develop practical investment skills and test them in the markets; and to create access to internships and career opportunities in the financial services industry.

Bullet Buckeye Operations Management Society

BOMS website

The purpose of the Buckeye Operations Management Society is to allow students interested in Operations Management to gather to discuss relevant business issues, attend guest speaker events, take plant tours, network with local businesses, and to serve as a student chapter of APICS: The Association for Operations Management.

Bullet Business Builders Club

BBC website

The Business Builders Club is the student entrepreneurship organization at The Ohio State University. We connect current and aspiring student entrepreneurs with the knowledge, mentors, and funding to build successful businesses and social ventures. We do this through weekly meetings, IdeaPitch competitions, and special events like the Alleviating Poverty Through Entrepreneurship (APTE) Summit.

Successful Business Builders come in all shapes, sizes, colors and styles. Our members study everything you can imagine – from art to business to engineering to history to pre-medicine…and everything in between. Last year we invested over $15,000 to help student entrepreneurs get their businesses started. We build entrepreneurs!

Bullet Common Cents Investment Group

CCIG website

Common Cents Investment Group (CCIG) is an organization open to everyone interested in learning about, and discussing investments. We will cover investing basics and also discuss individual equities. We will offer something for both beginner and more sophisticated investors at every meeting.

Bullet Council of Black Students in Administration

CBSA website

The Council of Black Students in Administration (CBSA) facilitates and promotes the academic, professional, and social development of black students interested in management and administration. The organization features successful black business persons offering valuable insight and social events designed to increase communication and interaction.

Bullet Delta Sigma Pi

Delta Sigma Pi website

  • 2007 Northwestern Mutual award winner for Outstanding Collaboration Between Organizations with Undergraduate Finance Association

Delta Sigma Pi group fosters the study of business in universities and encourages scholarship, social activities, and mutual advancement by research and practice.

Bullet Fisher CARES

Fisher CARES website

Fisher CARES aims to unite undergraduate business students through service and encourage students to volunteer. By giving back to the community Fisher CARES seeks to make a difference in Columbus and throughout the world. Our service opportunities include volunteering at a local food bank, tutoring at a local elementary school and participating in a habitat build.

Bullet Fisher Citizenship Program

FCP website

This program is a catalyst for freshman to become involved within the Fisher community and to become an active participant in one of Fisher's great undergraduate business programs. The Fisher Citizenship Program will act as a helping hand towards leading freshmen into an organization that fits and interests their personalities. This process will be accomplished by allowing participants of the program to attend events hosted by leaders of Fisher's student organizations.

Bullet Fisher Ink

Fisher, Ink website

Fisher, Ink. is a student run news magazine geared toward the business minded student. Our goal is to inform and unify the student body while enriching staff collaboration. The Fisher, Ink. staff raises and pays all printing costs through advertising sales and other fundraisers. Please contact Julia Barnes at barnes.346@osu.edu for more information.

Bullet Fisher Real Estate Society

Undergrad FRES website

The Fisher Real Estate Society (FRES) is a student organization created to promote careers in the real estate industry and foster academic programming at the Fisher College of Business. FRES allows students to network with faculty, alumni, professionals and recruiters in the real estate industry.

Bullet Hispanic Business Student Association

HBSA website

Members are encouraged to become future business leaders by taking an active role in the development of their business profile, as well as communicating through a national network of students and professionals with similar interests. Inspiring guest speakers from the public and private sector are invited to present.

Bullet Human Resources Association

HRA website

This group establishes and develops contacts with human resource professionals and other executives. It strives to develop and improve personnel management practices.

Bullet Information Systems Association

ISA website

The Information Systems Association is dedicated to providing MIS, CIS, and CSE students with opportunities to network with technology professionals, professors, and each other. Built upon this foundation, our goal is to facilitate a smooth transition between academia and the professional world.

Bullet International Association of Students in Economics and Business

International Association of Students in Economics and Business (AIESEC) website

AIESEC is an international organization dedicated to global management and leadership development. It offers members contacts and training in national and international businesses in the U.S. and 64 other countries.

Bullet International Business Club

IBC website

The International Business Club is designed to be a fun and informative group that prepares students to succeed in the global business environment. The IBC serves to provide MBA and undergraduate students with opportunities to meet, interact, and learn through events focused on international business and/or international locations and cultural themes.

The organization also serves to facilitate the integration of international and exchange students into the Fisher community, and the interaction of foreign and domestic students in a social environment. Lastly, the IBC functions as the voice for students who wish to promote integration of international topics and courses into the curriculum of the Fisher College of Business.

Bullet Just a Minute

JAM website

JAM is a student organization aimed at improving public and impromptu speaking and interviewing skills.

Bullet National Association of Black Accountants

NABA website

The Ohio State University Student Chapter of NABA shall unite through membership accounting students who have similar interests and ideals are committed to academic and future professional excellence, a sense of professional and civic responsibility, and are concerned with enhancing opportunities for minorities in the accounting profession.

Bullet Out in Business

Out in Business

The Out in Business Association was designed to meet the growing need for support, networking and awareness of the GLBT community within Fisher College of Business.

Bullet Phi Alpha Delta

Phi Alpha Delta website

The group provides a forum where students learn about law school admissions, legal education, and the legal profession. Students examine all aspects of a legal career.

Bullet Pi Sigma Epsilon

Pi Sigma Epsilon website

  • 2008 Fisher Collaboration between Fisher Organizations Award winner 
  • 2008 Fisher Community Service Award winner 
  • 2007 Enterprise Rent-A-Car award winner for Excellence in Community Service

Pi Sigma Epsilon was designed to allow students to interact with professionals, educators, other students and alumni members. Students can gain firsthand experience in marketing, sales and advertising by participation in sales projects, community service projects and social gatherings.

Bullet Professional Development Program

PDP website

The Professional Development Program is a student organization within The Ohio State University's Fisher College of Business that was created to enhance the growth and development of students professionally, socially, and interpersonally. The purpose of the program is to provide workshops, events and support that will serve as the foundation for successful careers and thriving futures.

Bullet Purchasing and Supply Management Association

PSMA website

The mission of the PSMA is to provide Purchasing and Operations majors with professional, social, educational and employment opportunities. Membership is open to any dedicated student interested in building their resume and learning about job and internship opportunities in the field of purchasing/supply management.

Bullet Students Consulting for Non-Profit Organizations

SCNO website

The purpose of Students Consulting for Non-Profit Organizations (SCNO) is to offer non-profit organizations the ability to enhance their organizations through the use of undergraduate students.

Students will work with non-profit clients to solve a designated problem within the client organization. SCNO members will use their knowledge of business, graphic design, technology and other various specializations to solve these real-world issues afflicting non-profit organizations today. SCNO's goal is to develop their associates and non-profits, all while increasing knowledge about the consulting industry.

Bullet The Logistics Association

TLA website

The Logistics Association is a group dedicated to helping students understand the changing ideas, roles and values of logistics in the post-college business environment. This goal is achieved through meetings between OSU students and professionals, including members of some of the most prominent logistics companies in the world.

One of the most important functions of the Ohio State TLA is to encourage networking references and skills with the professionals of those companies who present to the organization.

Bullet Undergraduate Business Council

UBC serves as the primary student governing body for undergraduate business majors, and as the umbrella group for Fisher student organizations. Members provide guidance on major policy issues affecting students in the college. Additionally, the Council plans regular activities designed to foster a sense of community around the Fisher campus while increasing extra-curricular business learning.

Bullet Undergraduate Business Women's Association

Undergraduate Business Women's Association website

The mission of the Undergraduate Business Women's Association is to bring together students interested in business, and to provide opportunities for them to help themselves and others grow personally and professionally through leadership, education, service, networking support and national recognition.

Bullet Undergraduate Finance Association

UFA website

  • 2007 Aldi award winner for Exceptional Application of Business Skills
  • 2007 Northwestern Mutual award winner for Outstanding Collaboration Between Organizations with Delta Sigma Pi

The mission of the Undergraduate Finance Association is to provide finance majors with professional, social, and educational opportunities. The group is open to any dedicated student interested in learning about job opportunities in the field of finance. UFA hosts speakers from the various fields of business, such as banking, stock brokerage, corporate finance, investment banking, investment analysis, and financial consulting. Students can meet professionals in a casual and relaxed environment.

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