Alpha Iota Delta
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Alpha Iota Delta, the national honor society in decision sciences and information systems was chartered by members of the Decision Sciences Institute (DSI) in 1971. Over thirty years later, the honor society continues its link to DSI and supports those activities of DSI which are aimed at student involvement in disciplines of interest to the Institute. The purpose of the society is threefold:
• To confer distinction to students in the decision sciences and information systems disciplines for academic excellence.
• To promote the infusion of functional and behavioral areas of business with the tools, concepts, and methodologies of the decision sciences and information systems.
• To promote interest in the disciplines of decision sciences and information systems.
ALPHA represents the beginning. It not only signifies the beginning of a career in the decision sciences and/or computer information systems but also it signifies a commitment to leadership. A leader develops guiding ideas and articulates them deliberately, demonstrating philosophical depth and recognizing the process as ongoing. The meaning, and sometimes the expression, of these guiding ideas evolve as people reflect and talk about them, and as they are applied to guide decisions and actions.
IOTA represents integration, both of knowledge and also of concept. The synergy between theories, methods, and tools lies at the heart of any field of human endeavor that truly builds knowledge. The continuous cycle of creating theories, developing and applying practical methods and tools based on the theories, leading to new insights that will improve the theories – is the primary engine of growth in decision sciences and computer information systems.
DELTA is the universal symbol for change. It signifies that the initiate will respond to change with rationality and logic.
