The GVSU Economics Club is a place for all GVSU students to come and explore their love for economics and develop crucial skills that aren’t taught in the classroom. During the 2025-26 school year, the GVSU Economics Club will be bringing in professional speakers from across the Grand Rapids area every week to provide students with knowledge of current economic issues and share their own personal experiences in their professional life. Students will have the opportunity to personally connect with these experts and develop their networking skills. In addition to the speaker events, the GVSU Economics Club will also have other networking, career, and research events to get students prepared for their career after college. 

For more information on our 205-26 events, view our calendar or contact the Economics department.

Email: [email protected]

Faculty Advisor
Daniel Montanera, Assistant Professor

Economic Club President
Simon Vu

Grand Valley State University is home to Omicron Delta Epsilon's Rho Chapter of Michigan. Omicron Delta Epsilon is the international honor society for economics and is one of the worlds largest academic honor societies. The objectives of Omicron Delta Epsilon include recognition of scholastic attainment, the honoring of outstanding achievement in economics, and the establishment of closer ties between students and faculty in economics within colleges and universities, and among colleges and universities. 

Membership is open primarily to economics majors (although non-majors who have significant interest in economics will also be considered) who have completed at least 12 credit hours of economics courses, have at least an overall "B" average at Grand Valley State University and a minimum 3.0 GPA in their economics courses, and are ranked in the top third of their class. Induction occurs annually near the end of the Winter Semester. 

For more information, click here to visit the ODE website or contact the Economics Department

Phone: (616) 331-7488 

Faculty Advisor:
Dan Giedeman, Professor

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Phi Chi Theta is one of the nation's premier business and economics fraternities. The mission of Phi Chi Theta is to provide an opportunity to develop and practice those professional leadership skills and abilities necessary to succeed in the business community; to provide a local and national network to share resources, ideas, and concepts; to instill in its membership those values, codes, and creeds which will enable participation in a rapidly changing world, and to enable members to develop the business astuteness necessary to achieve high esteem and success in their chosen fields; to promote the cause of higher business education and training for all individuals; to foster high ideals for everyone pursuing a career in business; to encourage fraternity and cooperation among people preparing for such careers, and to stimulate the spirit of sacrifice and unselfish devotion to the attainment of such ends. Phi Chi Theta strives to provide academically inclined programming, professional and personal development, and future career opportunities for its members. 

For more information, click here to visit the PCT website or contact the Economics Department

Email: [email protected]
Phone: (616) 331-7263 

Faculty Advisor: 
Tim Syfert, Affiliate Instructor

The goal of the Real Estate Club is to help students attain real estate industry knowledge and offer networking opportunities. The club hosts meetings with speakers from different real estate sectors, tours property developments, and promotes competitions and training sessions. The group is open to all majors.

For more information, join them at LakerLink (gvsu.campuslabs.com/engage/organization/gvsurealestate) or contact the Economics department at 616-331-7290.

Faculty advisor: Laudo Ogura, Associate Professor

Real Estate Club President: Blake Bess