Sigma Beta Delta

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Wow!  Not since Junior High have I been nominated for an honor society.  Well, I received information to join a non-traditional student social organization when attending WV State, but not an ‘honor society’.  LOL

This past week I received a letter from MSU extending me an invitation to join Sigma Beta Delta, a national honor society of business students.  It’s counterparts in arts & sciences and engineering are Phi Beta Kappa and Tau Beta Pi.  [Sounds impressive doesn't it.]  This letter says

You have been identified by your institution’s faculty as one who is eligible for membership in Sigma Beta Delta.  Your nomination places you in a very select group because membership is restricted to outstanding business scholars.

Imagine that!  Me!  An “outstanding business scholar.” 

I don’t know anything about these groups.  I’m such a non-traditional student that I have no clue about ‘college life.’  My college experience has been as a working adult living off campus with a job and family responsibilities that prohibit participation in most college activities.  Not to mention I’m old enough to be most of the other students’ mother.  

When I was taking on-campus classes at WV State, I really felt out-of-place.  Not because of anything the other students said to me, but just looking around the room.  Then, WV State would brag on serving the ‘non-traditional student’ but most of us were struggling to find the required classes in the evenings.  It was so bad that some couldn’t graduate on time because the class[es] didn’t appear in the evening until the following semester or year.

But I’m really tickled about this invitation and I’m thinking of accepting it. 

I really had no intentions to attend college as an adolescent.  I wanted to be the full-time at-home mom, taking care of the house, keeping a flower garden and a few veggies, with my dog and cat.  But, life happens and that is now my ‘retirement’ dream.  College became mandatory in order to support my family.  Then, when the associate’s in office administration didn’t equal higher pay a bachelor’s degree became the next target.  Leaving the job wasn’t originally in the plan.

Now, once I complete college I’ll have to pay back the loans, so I’ll still be working.  But!  In the meantime, I’ll enjoy this nomination and consider accepting it.

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