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Clubs and organizations

In the Franke business division, we offer several clubs to choose from—helping you broaden your experience, network with peers and mentors, and round out the learning that takes place in the classroom. Take a look, attend a few meetings, discover which ones are the perfect match for you!

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Student organizations post notices for their meetings and events in various ways, including the FCB hallways TV monitors, so check those for club news.

For a more detailed information, including faculty advisor and student representative contact information, visit the NAU Student Organizations Directory on True Blue Connects.

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Clubs to join

Business Information Technology Club (BIT-C)

Our mission is to empower our members by creating ties with statewide companies looking to hire FCB majors for jobs and internships. BIT-C aims to enhance members’ technical skills and provide BIT-C members with networking opportunities in an active and socially involved student organization.

BIT-C will meet in Room 436 of the Franke College of Business building at 6 p.m. every Wednesday for Spring 2024. Food is provided at every meeting.

Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA)

DECA prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs for careers in marketing, finance, hospitality and management in high schools and colleges around the globe. DECA looks to enhance business skills in a competitive setting while offering numerous networking opportunities at conferences throughout the year.

Meetings are held every other Friday at 5 p.m. Contact the faculty advisor, Nancy Baca, at 928-523-7402 or nancy.baca@nau.edu

Future Business Women of America

Founded here at NAU in 2017, the Future Businesswomen of America (FBWA) is an organization that focuses on empowering, supporting, and encouraging aspiring businesswomen. We set out to achieve personal, professional, and academic goals by individually tailoring to our members. We go to offices, meet with professionals, develop skills, and attend workshops both in and outside of Arizona. Email us at prez.nau.gis@gmail.com or follow us on Instagram @fbwa.nau to find out more about our organization!

Gamma Iota Sigma (GIS)

Gamma Iota Sigma (GIS) is an international professional organization organized to promote, encourage, and sustain student interest in insurance, risk management, and actuarial science as professions. Join our chapter today to benefit from world-class conferences and career fairs, unparalleled industry exposure and engagement, professional development, and a lifelong network spanning all segments and functional areas throughout North America. 

For more information, contact our exec team at prez.nau.gis@nau.edu or visit Gamma Iota Sigma.

Native American Business Organization

Established in the 1980s, the NABO is a student club open to all NAU students and serves as a support for students with similar cultural and academic backgrounds. The Organization’s goal is to assist and encourage students to complete their degrees while building communication and leadership skills through business practices. NABO encourages networking, communication and leadership by attending conferences and workshops as well as being active in volunteering.

NAU Investment Club

The NAU Investment Club is a collaborative group of NAU students and faculty who share a common interest in investments. Join the Investment Club to build knowledge through discussion, active portfolio management, and more. We offer a competitive, year-round stock market game, guest speakers at our meetings, networking opportunities, LinkedIn and résumé workshops, and volunteer events. This club is limited to business majors who are currently completing their upper-division courses.

This club meets on Tuesday nights from 7-8 p.m. in the Franke College of Business building in Room 232.

Contact the club president, Itan Scott, at ics28@nau.edu.

ProSell Club

ProSell is a professional sales club focused on gaining sales skills that are inculcated in every aspect of any career. Our membership is invested in getting you ready for your professional career with guidance of industry leaders’ workshops, tactical sales approach seminars, and incredible networking opportunities. For those with competitive spirits, ProSell offers hands on coaching to compete at nationally recognized sales competitions. This club provides the stepping stones to jump-start your career.

For more information, contact Dr. Kevin Trainor, Professor of Marketing at kevin.trainor@nau.edu.

Fraternities and honor societies

Alpha Kappa Psi

Alpha Kappa Psi (AKPsi) is the nation’s oldest business professional fraternity. It is a coed fraternity focusing on leadership development. The object and purpose of Alpha Kappa Psi Fraternity, Inc. shall be to further the individual welfare of its members; to foster scientific research in the fields of commerce, accounts and finance; to educate the public to appreciate and demand higher ideals therein; and to promote and advance in institutions of college rank courses leading to degrees in business administration.

Contact Chapter President, Aliyah Grubb.

Beta Alpha Psi

The purposes of Beta Alpha Psi shall be to:

  • recognize outstanding academic achievements in the field of accounting, finance and information systems;
  • promote the study and practice of professional fields related to these disciplines;
  • provide opportunities for self-development and association among members and practicing financial professionals; encourage a sense of ethical, social, and public responsibilities.

Beta Gamma Sigma

Beta Gamma Sigma is the honor society for business programs accredited by AACSB International – The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.

Membership into this Society is the highest scholastic honor that a business student anywhere in the world can receive. The  membership conveys academic excellence and a commitment to high principles and superior achievement. Corporate recruiters actively seek individuals who have been elected into membership in Beta Gamma Sigma. Visit the organization’s website to learn more about Beta Gamma Sigma.

Delta Sigma Pi

Delta Sigma Pi is a professional fraternity organized to foster the study of business in universities; to encourage scholarship, social activity and the association of students for their mutual advancement by research and practice; to promote closer affiliation between the commercial world and students of commerce, and to further a higher standard of commercial ethics and culture and the civic and commercial welfare of the community. See the Zeta Omega chapter of Northern Arizona University: W. A. Franke College of Business brings you their Lip Dub of All Star by Smash Mouth.

For more information, contact the Chapter president Alyson Sullivan.