Your monthly news & updates on all things Gamma Iota Sigma
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Hello Gamma family,
Summer is here, and #GammaIS not slowing down! Make plans to be a part of our inaugural Alumni Week, June 10-16. During this week, Alumni Chapters across the country will host events for alumni, students, & industry. #GammaIS also gearing up for the 47th Annual International Conference in Chicago, IL, October 4-6. See below for details, and more exciting Gamma happenings!
Fraternally yours,
Noelle Codispoti
Chief Executive Officer
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Congratulations, Graduates!
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#GammaIS so proud of all of our recent #GammaGrads! We look forward to seeing all that you will accomplish as #GISAlumni. Update your information to stay up-to-date on all things Gamma!
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Gamma Iota Sigma Supports High School Actuarial Day
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More than 300 high school students and teachers from 14 Chicago-area high schools participated in the first High School Actuarial Day on April 18 at DePaul University. Spearheaded by Casualty Actuarial Society President Brian Brown, the event was held in partnership with DePaul and supported by Gamma Iota Sigma, the Society of Actuaries, The Actuarial Foundation, the International Association of Black Actuaries, the Organization of Latino Actuaries, and CNA. More than 60 speakers and volunteer table leaders from these organizations participated in the event program.
Read the full article
here.
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Welcome New Sustaining Partners!
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#GammaIS pleased to welcome FOUR new Sustaining Partners! AmWINS Group, Inc., Great American Insurance Group, the Maguire Foundation, and Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Company have all joined many other leading insurance organizations in investing in Gamma Iota Sigma - the insurance industry's premier collegiate talent pipeline, and our students - the future of the industry! #GammaIS so thankful for the support of these incredible organizations!
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Risk Matters, by Risk Cooperative
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The latest edition of Risk Matters, a magazine by Risk Cooperative, features our very own Gamma Iota Sigma CEO and Risk Leader Noelle Codispoti!
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GammaSAID Participation Opportunity!
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The
GammaSAID (Solutions for Authenticity, Inclusion, and Diversity) Council
is seeking dynamic, action-oriented students to join the GammaSAID Council NOW! YOU can contribute to and help to advance the discourse and actions around diversity and inclusion, engage with passionate students, recent alumni, and industry representatives in countless innovative capacities. YOU can have a hand in helping to plan diversity and inclusion programming for the Leadership Symposium, Dive In programming at the Annual International Conference, the GammaSAID
webinar series
, and more! No aspect of GIS has the attention of the industry and its senior-most executives more than this Council. Our
Sustaining Partners
each have the opportunity to appoint their Chief Diversity Officer to engage with the Council, offering you unprecedented exposure and access to senior industry thought leaders. The Council meets monthly via conference call. Join today! Email
Sharla Floyd
for more information or to express your interest in joining.
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Insurance Careers Movement Open Letter Campaign on Social Media
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June 4-15, 2018
#OpenLetterFromCollegeGraduates
As strong supporters of the Insurance Careers Movement, we are asking for your participation in their next campaign, which will run
June 4 – June 15th
on social media! To complement the #OpenLetterToCollegeGraduates campaign, please join GIS, other students, and recent graduates in #OpenLetterFromCollegeGraduates and create an open letter to industry leaders.
We've provided a template you can use to create the letter, which can be found
here
. This is modified from a template Insurance Careers Movement created.
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Ways your letter can be shared:
1. Send to
Sharla Floyd
so that GIS can share on social media during the Campaign Week.
2. Share yourself on social media, tag GIS, and use #OpenLetterFromCollegeGraduates.
3. Share your open letter in your chapter’s/ school’s newsletters that reach alumni and industry.
4. Share your open letter with local press and radio stations.
5. Create a video message of your open letter to industry leaders.
6. Create a video of your chapter to industry leaders.
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"Your First Taste of the Big Apple"
NYC Intern Event
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June 12, 2018
6 - 8 PM
101 Astor Place
New York, NY 10003
Is your internship in NYC this summer? Make plans to attend "Your First Taste of the Big Apple," presented by the Alpha Iota Chapter and the NYC Alumni Chapter! Network with fellow young professionals while enjoying free refreshments and finger foods. Stay tuned for details of more events throughout the summer!
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June 10-16, 2018
Gamma Iota Sigma's Alumni Council Presents... Alumni Week! During the week of June 10-16, Alumni Chapters will be hosting events all across the country, from baseball games to volleyball tournaments to happy hours! Don't miss out on this opportunity to get involved. Alumni, Students, & Industry are all invited!
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Gamma Iota Sigma Presents: SOA "Ask the Actuary" Networking Event
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June 21, 2018
1 - 2 PM EDT
Bring your actuarial-related questions and thoughts to the first SOA “Ask the Actuary” Networking Event. Participants will be able to meet with SOA members and employers to find out more about their firms and what it’s like to be an actuary at their organization. Gamma Iota Sigma is proud to bring you this engaging networking opportunity!
Register or learn more
here.
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Dive In: The Festival for Diversity & Inclusion in Insurance
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September 25-27, 2018
Gamma Iota Sigma is pleased to participate in the global Dive In Festival for the third year, chairing Dive In Philadelphia for its inaugural year of events, as well as Dive In Dallas! Dive In is an initiative of Inclusion@Lloyd's, whose aim is to pool resources, widen perspectives and share best practice in diversity and inclusion to effect change faster.
As a nod to Dive In but taking place the following week at the 47th Annual International Conference, GIS will again present robust diversity and inclusion programming that encourages and allows students and partner organizations to engage in this critical dialogue. #time4inclusion #awarenessintoaction
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47th Annual International Conference
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October 4-6, 2018
Chicago, Illinois, at Navy Pier
Save the date for the 47th Annual International Conference! For more information, contact your chapter's officers and advisors.
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Save the Date: IICF Week of Giving
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October 13-20, 2018
Volunteer. Give Back. Make a Difference. Save the date for this year's IICF Week of Giving, and join the insurance industry in making a significant, collective impact during the week of October 13-20!
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IRMI Elevate is a free newsletter prepared exclusively for members of Gamma Iota Sigma who subscribe to IRMI Online. Each issue features an article offering advice to help you succeed in your career, as well as important information about IRMI's products and services.
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Check out the GIS Career Center, the only centralized location for you to search through and apply for internship and entry-level opportunities across the industry. Employers can also search through student profiles, so be sure to upload your resume!
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Scholarship Opportunities
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There are many scholarship opportunities that are out there and waiting for you to apply. For your convenience, we've listed them on our website. Don't miss out on earning money for school! Apply today.
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Sustaining Partners Webinars
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Get exclusive access to the industry through our Sustaining Partners webinar series! Ask executives, recruiters, and GIS alumni directly what it's like to work for their company.
Check out past Webinars below!
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Gamma Iota Sigma member Malik Hargrave, from Appalachian State University's Rho Chapter, was recently featured in an Appalachian Today article! Read about his experience in the actuarial science program, how Gamma Iota Sigma has helped him, and where actuarial science is taking him!
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Spotlight: Beta Pi Chapter
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Last month, the Beta Pi Chapter at the University of St. Thomas hosted the "Keggers to Cocktails" event, which showcased the art of networking. #GammaIS thankful to Wesley Griffiths, Gamma Iota Sigma Executive Vice President of the Board of Trustees, Travelers, and many others, who supported the Beta Pi Chapter and this event that was three years in the making!
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Spotlight: Gamma Beta Chapter
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The Gamma Beta Chapter at The University of Akron recently partnered with Ohio Mutual Insurance Group to teach local 8th graders about careers in insurance!
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This year, the Sigma Chapter at Temple University trained for the 10-mile Blue Cross Broad Street Run in Philadelphia! They ran to raise money for Michael's Giving H.A.N.D., an organization that raises awareness for and helps students dealing with anxiety and depression. The Sigma Chapter was featured in a news piece by NBC10 Philadelphia, which highlighted why the race is special to them!
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Alumni Chapter Highlights
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Spotlight: Richmond Chapter
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The GIS Richmond Chapter recently hosted a happy hour, co-sponsored by All Risks and
James River Insurance. Thank you to the great group of alumni who came out, and special thanks to our sponsors!
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Spotlight: Philadelphia Chapter
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Last month, the Philadelphia Alumni Chapter hosted their debut networking happy hour at Yards Brewing Company! The event was a huge success, with a showing of alumni from many different universities.
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Spotlight: Dallas Chapter
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The Dallas Alumni Chapter recently hosted their April Happy Hour at the Katy Trail Ice House! Perfect weather and a great group made for a fun event!
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Don't click away without ordering your favorite Gamma Gear! We have baseball tees, football jerseys, comfy fleeces, coffee mugs, graduation stoles, and more!
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Support Gamma Iota Sigma while you shop by using Amazon Smile, and Amazon will donate 0.5% back to GIS, at no cost to you!
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Grand Chapter Spotlight: Meet the Board
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Glenn Dorr is the President of the Gamma Iota Sigma Board of Trustees, as well as Head of Business Development and Broker Relations North America, and Interim Head of Business Development and Marketing for Hiscox London Market. Glenn has been in his current role at Hiscox for the last 6 months, and prior to that was the Northeast Regional Director for the Corporation of Lloyd’s. Glenn’s insurance career, for 20 years, has been centered within the ecosystem of Lloyd’s, where he started at Aon, and then worked with two Lloyd’s coverholders, Lloyd’s, and now with Hiscox London Market. He has been deeply involved with Gamma for 6 years, with the last 3 years spent as Treasurer, Executive Vice President, and now President. Glenn notes that he is really proud of how far Gamma has come forward in those years…recognizing all the people before and since that have helped make the organization what it is today and where it's going. Glenn is married to Ellie and has 3 children, 2 who are in college and 1 senior in high school. When he isn’t traveling on business, he is at their schools, watching them compete in sports. In 2017, Glenn completed the World Marathon Majors, which are 6 marathons held around the world in Boston, New York, Chicago, London, Berlin, with his last race in Tokyo. Glenn lives in Manchester-by-the Sea, MA, just north of Boston.
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Contact Us
Noelle Codispoti
Chief Executive Officer
Sharla Floyd
Director of Development and Strategic Initiatives
Grace Grant
Director of Chapter Services
Hannah Baxter
Chapter Services and Events Coordinator
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Glenn Dorr
President
Wes Griffiths
Executive Vice President
Cheryl Matochik
Treasurer
Steve Marohn
Vice President
Jake Timmins
Vice President
Jon Perry
Secretary
Noelle Codispoti
Chief Executive Officer
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Meg Allwein
Immediate Past President
Sabrina Hanitz
Alumni Representative
Millie Workman
Industry Representative
Dr. Karen Epermanis
Faculty Representative
Josh Cowdrey
Student Representative
Kate McCoy
Student Representative
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Gamma Iota Sigma | P.O. Box 356, Yardley, PA 19067 | gammaiotasigma.org
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