{"id":54612,"date":"2016-03-18T16:14:07","date_gmt":"2016-03-18T21:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.olemiss.edu\/?p=54612"},"modified":"2016-03-18T16:14:07","modified_gmt":"2016-03-18T21:14:07","slug":"gamma-iota-sigma-reactivated-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/gamma-iota-sigma-reactivated-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"Gamma Iota Sigma Reactivated on Campus"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"\">The University of Mississippi\u2019s risk management and insurance program in the School of Business Administration reactivated the Mu chapter of Gamma Iota Sigma this past fall.<\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\">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.<\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\">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.<\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\">Stephen Fier, assistant professor of finance and GIS faculty adviser, assisted in restarting GIS on the Ole Miss campus.<\/div>\n<div class=\"\">\n\u201cWe believe that our affiliation with GIS will enhance the RMI program\u2019s visibility nationally and, more importantly, will allow us to offer our students additional opportunities that might not otherwise be available to them,\u201d Fier said.<\/div>\n<div class=\"\">\n\u201cThe reactivation will provide our students with a number of benefits,\u00a0including 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.\u201d<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Mississippi\u2019s risk management and insurance program in the School of Business Administration reactivated the Mu chapter of Gamma Iota Sigma this past fall. 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