What We Do
Through service, professional development, firm engagement, and social events, we provide members with a well-rounded collegiate and professional experience.
Professional Meetings
Throughout each semester, the Sigma Chapter hosts a series of professional meetings featuring leading firms, including the Big Four. These events provide members and pledges with direct exposure to the accounting and finance profession through firm overviews, insights into career paths, and discussions of current business topics.
In addition to firm presentations, professional meetings include hands-on development opportunities such as resume and LinkedIn workshops, case study discussions, and mock interviews conducted with firm professionals. Each event allows students to engage directly with professionals, ask questions, and build meaningful professional connections.
Professional Visits
Members and pledges have the opportunity to participate in trips to visit accounting firms in Chicago, Milwaukee, and Minneapolis. These trips include office visits and structured networking events with firm professionals, offering valuable insight into firm culture and career paths. In addition to professional development, these experiences provide a great opportunity for members to connect and build relationships within Beta Alpha Psi.
Service
Members and pledges participate in a plethora of service projects and events in the Madison area and within UW–Madison, donating hundreds of hours in total per semester. Recent examples include writing cards to residents of assisted living centers, peer tutoring fellow accounting students during exam periods, creating school supply kits for children, and collecting non-perishable food items for food pantries.
Socials
Throughout each semester, members and pledges are encouraged to connect and build camaraderie in a relaxed, social setting. Recent events have included golfing at 7-Iron Social, attending Badger hockey games, bowling at Union South, and a dinner with Deloitte, as shown in the photo to the right.