Alpha Beta Chapter History
Alpha Beta chapter was chartered on May 6, 1962. The founding fathers of Alpha Beta Chapter are called the ALPHA CLASS. The Alpha class is the first class to be initiated into Pi Sigma Epsilon as the Alpha Beta Chapter. The Alpha Class founding fathers of Alpha Beta are 31 undergraduate men, and 6 Faculty men. There were six Sales Marketing Executives (SME of St. Louis) that helped to establish this chapter at Southern Illinois University. There were a total of 37 men initiated as Founding Fathers of Alpha Beta.
History of Pi Sigma Epsilon
As with most visionary companies, leaders know where they want to go and how to get there. The founders of Pi Sigma Epsilon are great examples of visionary leaders. They showed a strong dedication and desire to establish a collegiate organization to assist members in developing sales and marketing skills through lifetime opportunities. Without this forethought, Pi Sigma Epsilon would not be where we are today. In 1951, Lloyd L. Antle, an Ohio University graduate and professor of Marketing in the Atlanta Division of the University of Georgia (formerly Georgia State College), conceived the idea that the sales profession should have a professional fraternity of its own. The Fraternity was incorporated under the Georgia Laws of Incorporation on May 14, 1952, and our first chapter, ALPHA, was installed at the University of Georgia. The founding Fathers of Pi Sigma Epsilon are: Lloyd L. Antle, Dr. William H. Harris, Dr. Henry O. Baker, and Lewis F. Gordon. Mr. Gordon was also the founder of the Sales and Marketing Executives association of Atlanta and was a natural choice to help design the first collegiate fraternity in marketing, sales management, and selling. The letters of Pi Sigma Epsilon were carefully chosen to represent members of the fraternity: Prospective Sales Executives (collegiate and honoree associates) Preparers of Sales Executives (educators) Professional Sales Executives (professionals and alumni)