Beta
Alpha Psi
Initiation
Ritual For Honorary Members
2010
President:
Beta Alpha Psi is a scholastic and professional fraternity dedicated to the
advancement of the accounting profession. To improve our profession, we must set
our standard high. Accordingly, the purpose of Beta Alpha Psi and this Chapter
are:
to
instill a desire for self-improvement,
to
foster high moral and ethical standards,
to
encourage and give recognition to scholastic and professional excellence,
to
cultivate a sense of responsibility and service,
to
promote the collegiate study of professional accountancy, and
to
provide for its members opportunities to associate with practicing accountants.
Honorary
membership in Beta Alpha Psi is recognition of your professional
accomplishments, your contribution to the field of accountancy, and your support
of Beta Alpha Psi and Accounting Education. Membership acknowledges your
capacity for professional service and imposes upon you the obligation to
continue your support of the goals and purposes of the fraternity.
Our vice
president, … (name),
will now discuss some of the qualities necessary for a successful professional
career which you have demonstrated.
Vice
President:
Through
your practice in the field of accounting, you have displayed your competence in
the technical aspects of the profession. Honesty and intellectual integrity are
the foundation upon which the accounting profession is built. You have
exemplified the personal and professional qualities necessary for a successful
professional career, qualities such as: loyal service, respect for confidence,
professional bearing, responsible behavior, due regard for personal appearance,
and the ability to communicate with others. We have reviewed your record of past
accomplishments and service, and we judge you worthy of honorary membership in
our Fraternity.
Our
corresponding secretary, … (name),
will now explain the importance of three personal
attributes
to the well-being of the accounting profession.
Corresponding
Secretary: You
have shown that you recognize the importance of:
First,
maintaining you intellectual curiosity throughout you career
Second,
striving to maintain a high standard of personal responsibility.
Because
of the nature of the work of an accountant, he or she must be a person of
integrity, conducting himself or herself with honor in all situations.
Third,
cultivating a genuine tolerance of the attitudes, opinions, and characteristics
of others.
If we
practice the attributes of intellectual curiosity, responsibility, and
tolerance, we will exemplify the ideals for which our Fraternity stands, and
which are fundamental for the well-being of the accounting profession.
Our
Recording Secretary, … (name),
will now explain the meaning of the Fraternity's emblem.
Recording
Secretary: The
emblem of the Beta Alpha Psi Fraternity denotes the promise of the accounting
profession. The rising sun signifies the profession as one rising ever higher
among economic activities. The crossed keys symbolize knowledge of accounting as
a means of opening the doors of the financial world.
The
letters Beta, Alpha, and Psi denote Scholarship, Social Responsibility, and
Practicality, respectively.
Our
Treasurer, … (name),
will now administer the pledge of membership.
Treasurer:
Having become
acquainted with the purposes and responsibilities of membership in Beta Alpha
Psi, will you accept them? If so, answer, "I will."
Candidates:
I will.
Treasurer:
Please raise your
right hand and repeat the membership pledge after me, using your name where I
use mine. (Pause
at the diagonals so that the candidates may repeat.)
"I,
… (full name),
/ do solemnly promise / that I will abide by the National Constitution and
Chapter Bylaws I of Beta Alpha Psi I to the best of my ability!
I
further promise to maintain / the highest moral and professional standing / and
always to foster the ideals / and purposes of Beta Alpha Psi."
President:
On behalf of Beta
Alpha Psi, we welcome you into the Fraternity.