Phi Beta Lambda

The Williams Baptist Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) Chapter Officer team (of which I am President) has just returned from the Arkansas PBL Fall Leadership Conference at Pulaski Technical Community College in North Little Rock AR. First, let me begin by describing what PBL actually is. Phi Beta Lambda is the college level of the Future Business Leaders of America - Phi Beta Lambda Incorporated (FBLA-PBL Inc.). FBLA is the high school and most widely known level of the organization. Both FBLA and PBL hold state wide competitions and the winners of the state levels compete at the national level. Many of the best colleges/universities in the nations have chapters. Our chapter, though from a very small school, has enjoyed amazing success at the state level and some high honors at the national level also. Our chapter has placed in the top 10 in numerous national events to include Business Ethics, Human Resource Management, Business Presentation, and Strategic Analysis and Decision Making. Our chapter has also just had its first member elected to a state office position; Morgan Hatcher, the Director of Communication. During this time of the year each chapter is of course going through classes, but many are involved in charitable work throughout their communities. My chapter will be hosting a diaper drive next weekend for the Arkansas Rice Depot. We also hold a hunger awareness dinner in the spring in conjunction with the Campus Ministries office; the dinner is meant to raise awareness for world hunger and money for Heifer International. We raised around $1,800 for them last spring. All of what I have mentioned is what makes FBLA-PBL an amazing organization. It really prepares a student for their careers. It also gives students a great way to compete with against intellectuals that share the same ambitions and career goals. I find the events so beneficial to myself and do not accept anything but the best. My groups 5th place finish at the National Leadership Conference for Business Presentation simply wasn't good enough, for any of us. This year, our chapter intends on brining home more top 10s and will shoot for more top 5s then we have ever had. I look forward to the great things that this chapter can do as we pursue the gold chapter award and the different competitive events.