MU’s Beta Alpha Psi Chapter wins second place for “Best Practices,” presentation.
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Andrew Mannion, Sports Editor
This past weekend, Beta Alpha Psi traveled down to Atlanta, Georgia, to compete in the 2025 BAP Conference which included students Grace Martin and Kathy Vu taking home second place in their presentation of “Best Practices: Impacting Inclusiveness in Your Chapter.”
Held at the Crowne Plaza in Atlanta, the national convention is aimed to bring together some bright business minds who are still undergrad students. This provides students with the opportunity to share ideas and gain advice between like minded peers.
The conference is centered around bringing together chapters across the country, and to share ideas on how to be a great professional in the business world. After winning second place, Martin and Vu have been invited to compete at the international conference in San Antonio, Texas.
“Winning second place has demonstrated how much we have accomplished as an honor society, especially as a smaller university,” Martin said. “Although other schools had impressive events, I think we stood out by emphasizing how we integrated a variety of majors, clubs and initiatives within our chapter. We also highlighted the diversity of our members and the unique barriers we face as a smaller university in the Bronx, which no other schools had touched upon. I think our members will feel more motivated to stay engaged and take initiative as their dedication makes a big impact.”
A chapter placing this high certainly brings its fair share of recognition. Having been so highly rated on a national level, Vu spoke about how earning second place speaks to the success of the club.
“This brings recognition to our chapter and highlights our commitment to fostering an inclusive and welcoming environment,” Vu said. “For our chapter members, being able to see our chapter succeed on a national level encourages more members to get involved and take on leadership roles that continue to drive our efforts of creating an inclusive community.”
Also presenting at the conference were Andrew Berg and Roen Crameri with their presentation on “Best practices: Impacting your Community.” The presentation covered the different impacts that Beta Alpha Psi has on the Riverdale community. Berg spoke on his presentation in San Antonio.
“As part of the ‘Impacting Your Community’ segment, Roen Crameri and I showcased the variety of service projects that we organize,” Berg said. “These included Alex’s Lemonade Stand and the Van Cortlandt Park clean up events. We also documented the increase in volunteer engagement within Beta Alpha Psi, as a direct result of our uptick in membership. Having the opportunity to represent our chapter and Manhattan University was an honor and rewarding experience.”
With the success gained at the convention, the honors society made sure to take advantage of the attractions that Atlanta has to offer. With so many memories made in Atlanta, Martin spoke on some of her favorite parts of the trip.
“My favorite memory was probably the “World of Coca-Cola” museum we visited right after the competition ended,” Martin said. “We got to try a variety of flavors of soda and juice from around the world, and got to learn a lot of history about the company. It was a fun way to celebrate after the competition.”
After a successful trip to Atlanta, Beta Alpha Psi will now gear up to take on Texas at the international level.