Beta Alpha Psi is an international honor organisation for accounting, finance and business information systems students and professionals. Beta Alpha Psi Xi Kappa (Deakin University) is one of only three Beta Alpha Psi chapters within Melbourne. The primary goal of Beta Alpha Psi is to encourage and recognize scholastic and professional excellence in the financial information field. This includes: - promoting the study and practice of accounting, finance and business information systems; - providing opportunities for self-development, service and association among members and practicing professionals; and - encouraging a sense of ethical, social and public responsibility.