Member Organizations
Accounting Club
The University of Illinois Accounting Club is a student organization dedicated to fostering a community for all majors. Members benefit from networking opportunities, professional development workshops, and interactions with industry peers. The club aims to enhance members' understanding of the accounting field while providing support and resources for academic and career success.
ActGreen
ActGreen is a sustainable business student organization. ActGreen programs range from volunteer work in the community to professor chats/informational sessions, and social events! ActGreen welcomes students from all majors across campus who are passionate about the importance of sustainability.
Alpha Kappa Psi
Alpha Kappa Psi is the oldest and largest professional business fraternity. Open to all majors, Alpha Kappa Psi focuses on building professionalism, enhancing brotherhood, and encouraging leadership within our members. Alpha Kappa Psi recruits for a new member class once at the beginning of each semester, and we encourage all interested underclassmen to attend our information night to learn more!
American Marketing Association
The American Marketing Association (AMA) is the one-stop organization for anything marketing at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. AMA provides students with the opportunity to explore the marketing field, gain actionable experience, build meaningful relationships, and prepare to put their best foot forward in the professional world.
Ascend
The Ascend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Chapter was established in 2008 in order to further Ascend's global mission at our campus. The UIUC Chapter is dedicated towards supporting the professional development of all Asians in business fields. By hosting career development presentations, managing a mentorship program, organizing philanthropic activities, and creating a program specifically to introduce our new members to Ascend's culture, the UIUC Chapter takes pride in all the opportunities we provide for our members to grow as rising business leaders.
Association for Information Systems
Association for Information Systems (AIS) is committed to developing proficiency in areas involving the information systems field. Those interested in business and technology are encouraged to join, as our mission is to educate students while growing interest and gaining exposure to the industry. Though Gies, iSchool, and Granger make up a majority of members, we serve students within the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign as a whole. Explore our site to learn more about how AIS Illinois is impactful for your college career and beyond.
Association of Latino Professionals for America
The Association of Latino Professionals for America (ALPFA) is a professional development organization for Latino students based upon three pillars: professional, social, and philanthropy. The organization is open to all majors and offers professional opportunities through connections with 20+ corporate sponsors. With over 300 members, ALPFA UIUC provides opportunities to form connections with Latino students throughout campus and across a nationwide network of student and professional ALPFA chapters.
Beta Alpha Psi
Beta Alpha Psi (BAP) is a professional business fraternity that welcomes students across all majors at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Membership offers exclusive networking opportunities with industry leaders, access to professional development workshops and seminars, and participation in impactful community service initiatives. Beta Alpha Psi provides a supportive community focused on promoting academic excellence and advancing careers in diverse fields of study.
Black Business Network
The Black Business Network (BBN) is an all-black registered student organization welcoming all majors. BBN is focused on cultivating some of the University of Illinois' strongest business students in order to bring wealth back into the black community. BBN fosters its member's professional experience through academic, social, and community involvements, connecting them to their peers and exposing them to different professional opportunities on and outside of campus.
Enactus
Illinois Enactus is a social entrepreneurship organization at the UIUC. We build and develop businesses that serve a social/environmental need, and then delink these enterprises to community groups to take over. Illinois Enactus' portfolio of 7 projects addresses social and environmental issues, from gender gaps for girls in STEM fields to the language barriers for immigrants in the CU community.
Equity Research Association
Equity Research Association (ERA) is a Gies registered student organization dedicated to providing equity research education to all U of I students. If you are interested in researching and investing in public companies, join ERA to gain practical experience, investing philosophy, and technical ability. ERA's goal is to help students develop both academically and professionally in an inclusive environment. Open to all majors.
FACES Consulting
FACES Consulting, founded in 2016, provides research-based analysis for local and international clients. FACES Consulting focuses on offering students hands-on experience in the consulting industry through diverse projects, and bridge the gap between academic knowledge and real-world consulting practices.
Illinois Business Council
Business Council is a diverse professional organization that is open to all majors, and helps members achieve their goals and build a life long network on the University of Illinois campus. By offering a wide variety of leadership roles and exposure to professionalism through planned and executed events by our members, Business Council truly shares an experience grounded on our three fundamental pillars: professional, social, and service. BC is a tight knight group of members that push one another to accomplish our motto of ‘Where Success Comes Standard’, and cannot wait to share who they are with you!
Illinois Consulting Academy
Illinois Consulting Academy fosters a diverse student consulting community collectively focused on developing students who think critically, build authentic relationships, and lead courageously to solve the world's toughest problems.
Illinois Investment Management Academy
The Investment Management Academy, one of the Stanley C. Golder Academies, is an academic program that provides select students with institutional investment experience. With oversight of the Directors, students manage over $1.5 million in assets. Students take on all the responsibilities expected of analysts in a fund management environment. Members of the Academy conduct industry research, prepare qualitative and quantitative assessments of investment candidates, present investment recommendations, conduct due diligence on investments, oversee trading, manage industry concentrations, and report on fund performance.
Illinois Sports Business Conference
The Illinois Sports Business Conference (ISBC) is designed to connect leading professionals with individuals aspiring for a career in the sports business world. Through an annual conference, ISBC fosters relationships and provides a greater knowledge of the sports industry. The 2024-2025 Illinois Sports Business Conference is the 10-year Anniversary of the first ISBC and will be celebrated throughout the year and at the 2025 ISBC.
Investment Portfolio Organization
The Investment Portfolio Organization is a premier introductory finance organization aimed at teaching high-level finance concepts to underclassmen. Each week, students will participate in a lesson involving professional development, accounting, investment strategies, and company valuation methodologies. The program culminates in a stock pitch competition where you will present to your fellow analysts as well as the directors of the Investment Management Academy (IMA).
Macro Investing Association
Our mission is to equip students with the analytical framework, technical knowledge, and professional preparation necessary to succeed in finance, investing, and trading through a strong understanding of how macroeconomic forces shape global financial markets.
Minority Business Students Association
The Minority Business Students Association (MBSA) is an organization dedicated to empowering underrepresented individuals across all majors and backgrounds while also fostering a tight-knit and welcoming community. Through skill-building workshops, panel discussions, and professional opportunities aligned with Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives, MBSA helps members further explore their interest in business and expand their networks. Underlying its goals, MBSA prides itself for providing its members a sense of belonging as they navigate their college experience.
OTCR Consulting
OTCR Consulting is the University of Illinois' premiere, entirely student run management consultancy. OTCR is comprised of some of the brightest students from all academic backgrounds across campus to work on business and technology strategy cases for Fortune 500s, nonprofits, and startups. Along with real-world client interaction experiences, OTCR provides members with professional development opportunities, trainings, networking events, and a vibrant social community.
Phi Chi Theta
Phi Chi Theta (PCT) is a national co-educational Professional Business Fraternity that was founded in 1924 in Chicago, Illinois. PCT welcomes students of all backgrounds, majors, and minors, and provide unparalleled opportunities to practice leadership skills, network with alumni, interact with numerous respected corporate sponsors, and build friendships that will last far beyond your time at college. PCT's chapter is nationally recognized as a catalyst for ambitious and innovative students, guiding them toward real-world success through their core pillars of brotherhood, professionalism, and service.
Phi Gamma Nu
Phi Gamma Nu (PGN) is a professional development organization committed to the personal and professional growth of its members. We honor our slogan, "Driven to Success, Devoted to Each Other," by fostering mentorship within our chapter and dedicating ourselves to our three pillars: philanthropy, professional, and social.
Pi Rho Omega
Founded in 2021 at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Pi Rho Omega is a business fraternity dedicated to creating a network of future leaders. Fueled by three pillars of professionalism, social, and personal development. Pi Rho Omega grants its members opportunities to advance themselves personally and professionally. Pi Rho Omega takes pride in the authenticity of our organization, and we hope to have the chance of welcoming you into our family!
Prime Mergers and Acquisitions
Prime M&A was founded to bridge the gap between freshmen and the rigors of investment banking recruiting. In the analyst program, underclassmen are given exposure to the investment banking industry through a weekly curriculum that covers topics such as valuation, deal structuring, market evaluation and firm strategy. The semester-long simulation serves as the core of the Prime experience, where students form teams of three and play the role of an investment banker, advising clients in M&A situations. Most recently, all 22 new members of the Illinois Investment Banking Academy completed both Prime's analyst and associate programs.
Rho Epsilon
The University of Illinois Rho Epsilon Student Real Estate Association offers students a practical, hands-on experience in commercial real estate. Rho Epsilon exposes members to diverse career paths within the industry, introduces students to industry-specific knowledge, and grows connections with professionals, providing invaluable networking opportunities that enhance their education and future career prospects in Real Estate.
Society of Women in Business
Society of Women in Business is devoted to empowering women from all backgrounds to grow professionally and achieve success. We are focused on developing our members through professional workshops, networking opportunities, mentoring events, and community outreach.
Student Consulting for Nonprofit Organizations
Students Consulting for Nonprofit Organizations (SCNO) is a growing network of top university students dedicated to empowering the global nonprofit community. SCNO was founded with the mission of bringing professional, pro-bono consulting to organizations that focus on improving the world around us. We are an organization built on the pillars of maximizing social impact, developing student experts across a diverse range of philanthropic missions, and delivering tangible results to our portfolio of nonprofit clients.
Supply Chain Management Association
The Supply Chain Management Association and its affiliated parent chapter, ASCM, is dedicated to exploring the intricate workings of the supply chain field. The Supply Chain Management Association offers professional development sessions through resume workshops and mock interviews designed to advance your networking capabilities. Additionally, The Supply Chain Management Association hosts informational sessions from companies like DHL and KPMG to show what type of career paths would be available to you with a major in supply chain. The Supply Chain Management Association also has tons of different social events around campus so please come check them out!
TAMID
TAMID Group offers students hands-on learning experiences with the Israeli economy through consulting projects and investment fund management. Members gain professional skills by working directly with Israeli startups, providing pro-bono consulting, and participating in an optional summer internship program in Israel. Present on 58 college campuses, TAMID enables students to foster a strong connection to Israel and enhance their career prospects through its interactive education, consulting, and investing tracks.
Zero2One
Zero2One is a student-run incubator program and non-profit organization that is dedicated to student founders. Zero2One focuses on mentoring early-stage student startups, hosting pitch competitions, and participating in the latest conversations with the startup space.