BOONE— Four undergraduates from Appalachian State University’s Walker College of Business earned top honors during the Pi Sigma Epsilon (PSE) 2009 National Convention held in Norfolk, Va.

The group was awarded the President’s Award for Most Improved Chapter, took second place in Top Management Team and Top Sales Project Tier 1 categories, and received the Lloyd L. Antle Top Amethyst Chapter Award. The group also was a finalist in the Special Merit category.

Appalachian State University business students Molly Morgan, left, Seth Hall, Madison Pender and Sarah Weir received top honors at the Pi Sigma Epsilon national convention. (Photo by University Photographer Marie Freeman)

Chapter President Seth Hall and fellow students Molly Morgan, Madison Pender and Sarah Weir represented Appalachian’s chapter, Gamma Xi, in five competitions. Hall and Morgan are seniors at Appalachian, Weir and Pender are juniors.

Several competitions required presentations to a panel of judges that included corporate sponsor representatives, national headquarter representatives and PSE alumni.

“This is an extraordinary accomplishment,” said club advisor Barbara Michel, a faculty member in the Department of Marketing.  “There has been a definite resurgence in the enthusiasm of the group.  At the beginning of the fall 2008 semester, they were ranked 36th nationally.  Today they are ranked fourth.  I am very proud of all the hard work that the membership has put in to accomplish this goal.”

Under Hall’s leadership, the chapter recently ranked 10th in Pi Sigma Epsilon’s National Chapter Efficiency Index rankings for 2008-09.

Pi Sigma Epsilon is the only national, professional, coeducational fraternity in marketing, sales management and selling. The organization promotes the fields of marketing and sales as careers and encourages college students to enter sales, marketing and related fields. Pi Sigma Epsilon offers practical sales and marketing experience to members through active involvement in sales and marketing projects, marketing research, professional programs, community service and social events.

The Gamma Xi Chapter of Pi Sigma Epsilon is open to students of all majors who are currently enrolled at Appalachian.  For more information, contact Michel at michelbr@appstate.edu or visit www.pse.org.

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