The University of Mississippi’s risk management and insurance program in the School of Business Administration reactivated the Mu chapter of Gamma Iota Sigma this past fall.
GIS is the only international business fraternity for risk management and insurance students, and the goal of the organization is to promote student interest in the industry as well as encourage high academic and moral standards.
The Mu chapter of GIS at Ole Miss currently has more than 40 members. Junior and senior RMI majors on the executive committee of GIS are working to expand the organization.
Stephen Fier, assistant professor of finance and GIS faculty adviser, assisted in restarting GIS on the Ole Miss campus.
“We believe that our affiliation with GIS will enhance the RMI program’s visibility nationally and, more importantly, will allow us to offer our students additional opportunities that might not otherwise be available to them,” Fier said.
“The reactivation will provide our students with a number of benefits, including participation at GIS national conferences, a greater ability to network with individuals who are currently in the industry, as well as with RMI students from across the country, and access to GIS-specific employment and scholarship opportunities.”