BBA Organizations

ORGANIZATION

ORGANIZATION DESCRIPTION

CONTACT INFORMATION

ALPFA

ALPFA (Association of Latino Professionals for America) is a professional business organization dedicated to empowering students by providing valuable opportunities for leadership development, professional growth, and community engagement. By connecting members with local and national professionals, ALPFA 水多多导航 offers guidance, mentorship, and networking opportunities that prepare our members for successful careers in various industries, while fostering a strong, inclusive community on campus. Open to all majors.

Steve Denson, Faculty Advisor
sdenson@smu.edu

Jennifer Malone, Staff Advisor
jemalone@smu.edu

Robledo Sebastian Aybar, President
raybar@smu.edu

 

Alpha Kappa Psi

Alpha Kappa Psi is a national professional business fraternity. AKPsi seeks to bring business students together through social events, speakers and programs.

James Bottom, Faculty Advisor
jbottom@smu.edu

Lauren Jenkins, President
laurenjenkins@smu.edu

 

 Ascend

Ascend is a chartered professional organization dedicated to providing students networking opportunities with business leaders and the Pan-Asian community. The 水多多导航 chapter is the first nationally affiliated undergraduate student chapter in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.

Steve Denson, Faculty Advisor
sdenson@smu.edu

Jennifer Malone, Staff Advisor
jemalone@smu.edu

Shivani Ramkumar, President
sramkumar@smu.edu

 

Beta Gamma Sigma

Beta Gamma Sigma is the International Business Honor Society recognizing graduate and undergraduate business majors. Membership eligibility is determined by class rank; the top ten percent of Cox’s junior class and senior class are invited to join in the spring semester. Students who qualify for admission and accept this invitation will be publicly recognized in the spring semester.

 

Jim Bryan, Faculty Advisor jnbryan@smu.edu

Jennifer Malone, Staff Advisor
jemalone@smu.edu

Black Business Organization
The Black Business Organization (BBO) is a professional business organization open to all students that connects undergraduates with black professionals in various sectors. Our mission is to support students, especially black students, by providing access to mentorship and career development opportunities throughout our speaker series and workshops.
Steve Denson, Faculty Advisor
sdenson@smu.edu

Jennifer Malone, Staff Advisor
jemalone@smu.edu

Jordan Allbritton, President
jallbritton@smu.edu

Boulevard Investment Group

The Boulevard Investment Group is a nonprofit organization that aims to teach motivated underclassmen students about investing and financial analysis.  The group makes real investments in the stock market and donates the investment profits to 水多多导航 Cox in the form of scholarships – directly benefiting our school.  BIG recruits a new analyst class each September and has a wide network of alumni in the financial community in Dallas and beyond.

 

Miles Merlin, President
mmerlin@smu.edu

Noah Giesen, COO
ngiesen@smu.edu

 

BBA Mentor Alliance 

The BBA Mentor Alliance is a corporate mentoring program for Cox undergraduates and is open to all junior and senior business majors.

 

Brandy Dalton, Advisor bdalton@smu.edu

Yasmin German, Advisor yasming@smu.edu 

Delta Sigma Pi

Delta Sigma Pi is the largest professional business fraternity on campus with over 100 brothers.  Through professional, social, and community service events brothers are prepared for life post college.  Membership consists of men and women from around the world.  Please visit our website and come out to our rush events in the early fall and spring.

Ellie Brooks, Staff Advisor
loismarieb@mail.smu.edu

John Cahalan, President
jcahalan@smu.edu

Energy Club

The Energy Club is a club that focuses on the Energy Industry in its entirety in the local Texas market as well as the international arena. The club’s activities range from company visits, field location trips/ treks, hosting guest speakers, hosting networking events to participating in industry projects. The club is sponsored by the Maguire Energy Institute at Cox and allows students to discover the Energy Industry.  The club gives students a first-hand look at the energy business through the eyes of established execs, subject matter experts and other active players currently working in the energy business.

Xavier Tison, Faculty Advisor   
xtison@smu.edu   

Ashish Veerji, President
aveerji@smu.edu

Club Inquiries:
maguireenergy@smu.edu  

Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Club

The Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Club is an undergraduate student organization that strives to inspire the entrepreneurial spirit among undergraduate students across campus and educate them on entrepreneurial business.

Emily Choi, Faculty Advisor
emilychoi@smu.edu

Josh Taylor, Staff Advisor
taylorjg@smu.edu

Julian Cabrera, President 
jrcabrera@smu.edu

BBA Finance Club The BBA Finance Club is open to all students interested in investing or finance.  

Don Shelly, Faculty Advisor
dshelly@smu.edu

Jack Benevides, Co-President
jcbenavides@smu.edu

Nicolas Fell, Co-President
nfell@smu.edu

Foundations Investment Club (FIC)
The purpose of the Foundations Investment Club is to educate members on the core principles of investing, fostering a collaborative environment where participants can deepen their understanding of market dynamics, financial analysis and personal investment strategies, ultimately empowering them to make informed and confident financial decisions. The FIC will achieve this by creating presentations and collaborating with professionals on the subjects that we discuss. Open to all majors.
Mea Ahlberg, Faculty Advisor
mahlberg@smu.edu

Townes Hunt, President
townesh@smu.edu
 
Hunter Lee, Vice President
hunterlee@smu.edu

Cox Marketing Academy

The Cox Marketing Academy is a professional and career development program provided by the Career Management Center. CMA supports Cox students in building effective skills for securing competitive internships and jobs at top marketing agencies and notable brands.

Chelsea Golden, Staff Advisor
chelsea@smu.edu
 NABA

NABA (National Association of Black Accountants) is a professional business organization offering members opportunity for development in leadership, interpersonal and soft skills, applying for local and national scholarships, etc. The organization provides networking opportunities where students interact with a variety of individuals in upper management. Open to all majors.

Steve Denson, Faculty Advisor sdenson@smu.edu

Jennifer Malone, Staff Advisor jemalone@smu.edu

Private Equity & Venture Capital Club (PEVC)
 
Our goal at PEVC is to introduce and educate our members about Private Equity and Venture Capital through speaker events and a comprehensive education series.

Chotibhak Jotikasthira, Faculty Advisor
cjotikasthira@smu.edu        

Anthony Scarola, President
ascarola@smu.edu

Undergraduate Real Estate Club The Undergraduate Real Estate Club is open to all 水多多导航 undergraduate students with an interest in real estate. The Club provides educational events, career development, peer/industry mentorship, and networking opportunities in real estate. We work closely with the Folsom Institute for Real Estate and 水多多导航’s Real Estate Department faculty to provide a rounded experience that extends beyond the classroom, providing numerous opportunities to interact with prominent industry leaders.  

Tosha Riddle-May, Staff Advisor
triddlemay@smu.edu

Emily Hancz, Staff Advisor
ehancz@smu.edu

Carl Firch, Co-President
carlf@smu.edu

Lexie Howell, Co-President
howelll@smu.edu

BBA Women in Business The BBA Women in Business Club is a professional business organization open to all students that connects undergraduates with women professionals in a broad array of fields. Our mission is to support undergraduates, especially women, by providing access to female mentorship, creating networking opportunities, and offering career development strategies and tools through our events and workshops.

Kelsey Landrum, Staff Advisor
kslandrum@smu.edu

Caroline Buckley, Staff Advisor

cbuckley@smu.edu

Kaitlyn Hicks, President
krhicks@smu.edu