Eric Bedrosian, Butler ’26, found and accepted leadership within the ranks of his chapter, serving as vice president of finance and providing insight on the chapter’s recruitment committee. He was filled with Beta Spirit after representing the Alpha Psi Chapter at the 184th General Convention in Dallas, too.
“Being a Beta is important,” Eric said. “The Fraternity provides me a guide, not only for leadership in other organizations but also a way to live my life to the fullest.”
But he still felt as if something was missing in his early days on campus. From the humble beginning of joining a club in high school, Brother Bedrosian soon became an internationally recognized leader, elected Collegiate DECA’s President in April.
Brother Bedrosian plans to lead Collegiate DECA following the core values of Beta: mutually assisting members by helping them grow their chapters and leadership strength, growing intellectually while learning new skills and ways to improve his leadership, and leading with integrity.
“I didn’t enter college planning on joining a fraternity but when I found Beta, I knew it was the right place to call home,” Eric said. “There is no other fraternity I would rather represent as Collegiate DECA’s president.”
As a representative for over 180 global chapters and more than 4,500 members, he will work over the course of the next year to advocate for all the collegiate division’s members. He will serve the organization in local, state, national and international activities, motivating and inspiring members and volunteers.
”There is no other fraternity I would rather represent as Collegiate DECA’s president.
Eric Bedrosian, Butler ’26President of Collegiate DECA
In high school, Eric saw incredible personal growth of his business acumen as a member of DECA. Growing professionally in the areas of marketing, finance, hospitality and management, his two years of business competitions culminated in first place at the 2022 international DECA competition.
The rising marketing and finance major accepted a new challenge shortly after stepping foot onto campus: building Butler’s DECA chapter from the ground up. Reaffirming Beta as the leadership fraternity, his leadership saw the new campus group quickly evolve into the third-largest collegiate chapter globally with 136 members. His legacy of leadership garnered the attention of Butler University, his team winning first place in the business school’s Top Dawg competition in 2023 and receiving its Charles O. McGaughey Leadership Award this spring.
While proving his capacity as a leader to his peers, he continued to give back to the future entrepreneurs within high school DECA chapters as a volunteer. While also serving on the Indiana State DECA Board as a member-at-large to bolster the business organization’s recruitment, Brother Bedrosian served as the head of facilities at the Indiana DECA State Career Development Conference in March. There, he also provided a keynote address about his own DECA journey.
Eric and his executive team will serve until the next International Career Development Conference in April 2025. Until then, he plans to help the division grow to new heights and provide the best support possible for its members, all while being a man of principle.
