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Pi Sigma Epsilon () is a
professional fraternity Professional fraternities, in the North American fraternity system, are organizations whose primary purpose is to promote the interests of a particular profession and whose membership is restricted to students in that particular field of profess ...
for students and industry professionals in Marketing and Sales Management. It was founded in 1952 at
Georgia State University Georgia State University (Georgia State, State, or GSU) is a public research university in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 1913, it is one of the University System of Georgia's four research universities. It is also the largest institution of hig ...
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History

Pi Sigma Epsilon was founded at Georgia State University (then Atlanta Division of the University of Georgia) in the fall of 1951. The idea of a professional fraternity for the fields of Marketing, Sales Management, and Selling was proposed by educator and businessman Lloyd Antle and advanced by Henry G. Baker and William G. Harris from the College and Lewis F. Gordon, a founder of the Atlanta Sales Executives Club. The first organizational meeting was on and at that meeting the purpose was set out. ''Alpha chapter'' was established at the college on June 2, 1952.


Purpose

As originally set out: To create a collegiate brotherhood of men who are interested in the advancement of marketing, sales management, and selling as a career and a profession; to promote the study of marketing, sales management, selling and related subjects in colleges and universities; to bring together academically qualified students who express a desire to enter these career fields; to encourage in colleges and universities the establishing of courses preparing men for such careers; to stimulate research and improved methods and techniques in these fields; to install in its members the highest possible ethical standards of the profession.


Chapters

Chapters include the following. * indicates the chapter is active (as of 2009).


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* {{Authority control Student organizations established in 1952 Professional fraternities and sororities in the United States Professional Fraternity Association 1952 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state) Sales professional associations