I joined Delta Sigma Pi when I was a junior in Fall 2004. My main reasons behind joining were the networking opportunities and the fact that I was going to have a professional extracurricular activity on my resume. Little did I know that it would actually have a major impact on my life.

Not only did I learn and grow so much as an individual, but I also made life long friends. Actually my closest and best friends today are also my fellow brothers.

Now as I approached graduation, I was prepared to leave this chapter believing in the growth I experienced and the friendships I had made, but ready to start my career. Many people had claimed that this organization would help in job searches and opportunities, but never did I know it would hit so close to home.

I have been searching for a position in south Florida with a public accounting firm for the last three months. I had a few interview and offers, but had to decline the positions because the driving distance was a longer commute than I had expected. Here I was back to square one with nothing except for the letters and resumes I had previously sent out to other firms. Then out of the blue, I received a phone call from a firm that I had tried to contact about five times through email and telephone. They wanted to bring me in for an interview, which was scheduled for the following day. An hour after the date and time was set, I received a phone call from the secretary challenging me for the Delta Sigma Pi password. I was shocked and excited because this is what would make me stand out from the rest of the candidates applying for the position.

Long story short, I was hired three days after the initial phone call. Emilio Escaldon, our fellow brother and the tax partner at the largest accounting firm in Florida, Morrison, Brown, Argiz, and Farra had seen my resume and asked their human resource department contact me immediately.

Without a doubt, I am convinced that being a part of Delta Sigma Pi and my prayers are the only reasons that I was chosen for this position. I feel blessed and excited that I was given this opportunity.

Never did I truly think that Delta Sigma Pi would have such a major impact in my life, but it has now changed my life dramatically in ways that I could have never imagined. I am so proud to be a Deltasig and I am honored to be a part of this professional business fraternity. Thank you Theta Sigma!!!

-Mallarie Lima

Fall 2004 Initiate
Initiate #1015
UCF Fall 2006 Graduate