BGS Gives Back





Beta Gamma Sigma members around the world are making a meaningful difference through BGS Gives Back, our global service initiative rooted in the Society’s values of Purpose, Leadership, and Community.



From collegiate chapters to alumni and individual members, the BGS community continues to create positive impact by supporting education, workforce readiness, and local communities. We are deeply grateful for the time, energy, and care our members dedicate to service.

Our Focus: Quality Education & Youth Literacy

Guided by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), BGS uses an annual theme to help align service efforts and amplify collective impact.

For the 2025–2026 academic year, BGS Gives Back will spotlight Quality Education, with a special focus on improving youth literacy.

Members are encouraged to participate in service activities that align with their interests, location, and capacity—whether locally, virtually, or individually.

Ways to Get Involved

Chapters and members can support youth literacy and education in a variety of ways, including:

  • Partnering with organizations like Junior Achievement
    • Volunteer as a classroom speaker (in person or virtual)
    • Support financial literacy, entrepreneurship, or career readiness programs
    • Coordinate chapter-wide JA volunteer days
    • More details on the partnership with JA can be found HERE.
  • Supporting local schools, libraries, or nonprofits
    • Donate books or host a book drive
    • Organize a school supply drive (e.g., notebooks, pens, crayons)
  • Creating hands-on, chapter-led projects
    • Write and assemble children’s books as a chapter activity
    • Host a “Bingo for Books” or similar literacy-focused fundraiser
  • Volunteering time and talent
    • Serve as a reading buddy, tutor, or mentor
    • Volunteer with local literacy programs or after-school initiatives

Share Your Impact

We encourage all chapters and members to log their service activities by completing the BGS Gives Back form at the bottom of this page.

  • Collegiate chapters that submit their activities by June 30 each year will be entered into a random drawing for $250 USD to support future chapter initiatives.
  • Logging your activities helps showcase BGS’s global impact, supports honor roll recognition, and inspires other chapters to get involved.

No matter the size of your effort, every action contributes to a stronger, more connected BGS community—and a brighter future through education.

For collaboration ideas or questions, contact programs@betagammasigma.org.



Examples of ways to give back include: 

  • Donating books to schools or organizations

  • Hosting a Book Drive or School Supply Drive (e.g., pens, paper, crayons) 

  • Making a Children’s Book with your Chapter 

  • Volunteering with a reading program or as a tutor 

  • Hosting a Bingo for Books event 

Share your initiatives by completing the BGS Gives Back form at the bottom of this page. Collegiate chapters who submit their BGS activities through the form by June 30th of each year, will be entered into a random drawing to win $250 USD to help support future activities. Logging your activities not only highlights BGS’s global impact but also helps chapters earn honor roll points. 

For collaboration ideas or questions, contact programs@betagammasigma.org.



If you are a Chapter Advisor or an individual member looking for service opportunities in your area, try one of the organizations listed below: 


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JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT

Beta Gamma Sigma has partnered with Junior Achievement (JA) to make it even easier for our members to give back. JA is the nation’s largest organization dedicated to increasing the knowledge and skills of youth for their academic and economic success. There are a variety of JA programs available that teach students from kindergarten through high school important real-world concepts in financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and work readiness.



UNITED WAY

Across the globe, United Way volunteer efforts target education, financial stability and health, because those are cornerstones of individual and collective success. United Way provides localized volunteer opportunities on their website.


AMERICA NEEDS YOU

(ANY) was founded on the belief that socio-economic status should not be a barrier to college persistence and career success. The ANY Fellows Program is a two-year mentorship and career development program for high-achieving, low-income, first-generation college students. 

We are currently looking for volunteers to mentor our amazing students:

The application takes no more than 10 minutes to complete and can be accessed here.

 

Learn more about the many different ways you can support our students. 

 

Please contact our Partnership and Volunteer Engagement Manager Preethi Varma with any questions: preethi.varma@americaneedsyou.org

 



VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA

Volunteers of America has a number of programs that individuals can volunteer for locally. They have 33 offices covering 46 states and the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. To see volunteer opportunities in your area, please visit the website of the local office in your state.



INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR VOLUNTEER EFFORT

IAVE exists to promote, strengthen and celebrate volunteering in all of the myriad ways it happens throughout the world. With members in 70+ countries, they are the connective tissue of a global network of leaders of volunteering, NGOs, businesses and volunteer centers that share a belief in the power of volunteers to make a significant strategic contribution to resolving the world’s most pressing problems.


Chapters: Don’t forget to register for BGS Gives Back through the below form. Participation in BGS Gives Back will earn your Collegiate Chapter 10 engagement points towards your Honor Roll Status.