The Second Annual Art for the Heart Gala
at the Old Governor's Mansion

Pi Sigma Epsilon, Beta Xi Chapter, honored as
Top Chapter at PSE National Convention

During the week of March 27, 2007- April 1, 2007, the Beta Xi Chapter of Pi Sigma Epsilon, a prominent LSU professional business fraternity, obtained fifteen national honors at the 51st PSE National Convention in Irvine, CA.

This year, the Beta Xi chapter was able to bring home the coveted Lewis F. Gordon Top Chapter Award given to the national chapter that excels in all areas of chapter operations including management, recruitment, project development, and financial management. The chapter has consistently placed in the top three for the last 10 years, so the 2006 chapter is proud to bring the honor home again.

In addition to winning the Top Chapter award Beta Xi dominated its competition with wins in Top Marketing Project, Top Sales Project, Top Business Plan, Top Public Relations, Top Service Project, Special Events, and Case Study categories. Additionally, the chapter won the Top Sales and Marketing Executives International Award for its sponsoring organization, SMEI of Baton Rouge, and received the award for Sustained Excellence for earning gold standing for at least three consecutive years.

During the PSE convention, collegiate members of Pi Sigma Epsilon competed against some of the best universities in the nation in competition ranging from market research to service projects to public relations. Furthermore, chapter members gained valuable information from workshops, seminars, and training exercises in fields of management, SPIN selling, marketing, market research, and human resources.

Beta Xi also congratulates the following member on their individual awards:

Lindsey Landry- Swivel Media $2,000 Scholarship
Scott Saylor- Enterprise Rent-A-Car $1,500 Scholarship
Jay Lynch- Whan Memorial $1,000 Scholarship
Celeste Landry- Future Leaders Award
Brian Roussel- Top Project Manager

Beta Xi congratulates all of its members and alumni for contributing to the organization over the past year and looks forward to once again bringing home the Top Chapter in the nation trophy next year when Pi Sigma Epsilon members travel to Dallas, TX for the 52st National Convention in 2008.

Art for the Heart Gala 2007

Pi Sigma Epsilon Raises over $18,000 for Indian Childrens Foundation

Pi Sigma Epsilon, a business student organization at Louisiana State University, put on their 1st Annual Art for the Heart Gala sponsored by Pelican Urgent Care, January 13th, 2007 at Boudreaux’s Reception Hall in Baton Rouge. The gala and art auction raised more than $18,000 benefiting the Cure A Little Heart Foundation, which provides medical care and heart-related surgeries to underprivileged children in India.

The Art for the Heart Gala included a silent art auction, featuring local Baton Rouge artists, a formal dinner, musical performances by the Mike Esneault Trio, a local Baton Rouge jazz band, and a “TV viewing area” so gala attendees could watch the Saints v. Eagles NFL Divisional Football game that so fortunately played that night. The event would not have been possible without the generous donations of event sponsors including Pelican Urgent Care of Slidell, LA, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana and Anheuser-Busch Companies, among others.

“The response to this event has been so amazing and we are pleased to be donating such a large contribution to such a worthy organization,” stated Jenny Amaraneni, vice president of marketing, Pi Sigma Epsilon, Beta Xi Chapter

The Cure A Little Heart Foundation is an organization that raises money to perform heart surgery on Indian children that cannot otherwise provide the money. There are 200,000 children born in India with heart disease each year, and 80% of these children do not receive treatment. For every $1500 donated, one child has the opportunity to receive a heart surgery that can save their life. Pi Sigma Epsilon held the Art for the Heart Gala to help save a percentage of these children’s lives and make a contribution that comes from the HEART.

Art for the Heart Pictures