Business Organizations: Intercollegiate Business Tearn, American studies, and Pi Sigma Epsilon Were Involved With Interesting Activities Through the Year Golf balls. It may seem rather trite, but to the six member Intercollegiate Business Team golf balls were no game. They were the competition. Omega Technologies, a corporation invented to simulate business for this team, produced golf balls this year. The competition was on a much greater scale than sand traps and greens. Harding's team competed in Reno, Nevada, in an international competition. Primarily West Coast schools provided the competition. The game was not golf, but business simulations. This team developed a five year business plan including computer simulations and original ideas. Four students were the actual members while two younger students watched their peers perfect business skills. In the usual top form Harding's team stiffly competed with the larger schools. The American Studies Program, however, focused on a different aspect of education as they hosted various speakers and held dinners for the local and regional members who later attended the program for students to become better acquainted with the guests. Students with a 3.5 GPA and junior status were eligible although a few Freshmen Honor students were also included. There were 280 Bonded Impressions 200 students accepted in t he American Studies Program this year. Along with the chance to meet and discussions with the highly acclaimed speakers were opportunities to travel. This spring forty student s travelled to Dallas, Texas for a one week tour of various industries and corporations. This adult-level field trip proved to be educational for all involved. This trip was the main trek for the group, but tours through the Russelleville Nuclear Plant and other industries were planned. The American Studies Program was particularly interesting to many of our top foreign students who have had a little taste of what America is really like on the business, educational and governmental level. Pi Sigma Epsilon was a new business fraternity on the Harding campus. Our school fraternity was sponsored by Sales Marketing Executives Association in Little Rock and had national competitions and conventions each year. Pi Sigma Epsilon was actively involved with the professional organization which sponsors it. Randy McLeod the organizations sponsors said, " Pi Sigma Epsilon is one of few business clubs that works closely with business professionals. It is not just a student organization." by Susan Vaughn . SEL L, SELL, SELL. Am e r ic an Studi es s pea k e r Bri a n Tracy s pea k s to t h e Am e ri ca n s Studies stud e nt s a bo u t m a rke tin g and sa les s tra t e gies. T h e American S tud ies program brought in m a n y int e r es ting and chall e n gi ng s p e akers. - Pho t o b y Brian Lovegrove.
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