A Product of an Association

Long about 2002 I started my trek into what I know now as the reason why I am where I am. I have told my DECA/Delta Epsilon Chi story a million times in places like state capitol buildings, school board meeting rooms, advisor luncheon meetings and across the lower 48 states in conference halls to my peers, potential members, prospective advisors, school admistrators and political representatives.

It is a story of aligning goals and achieving more than I'd ever dreamt possible. It is a story that gives clear advice about becoming active in DECA/Delta Epsilon Chi and challenging yourself with tough personal and professional goals. It is the story that is me, Stephanie Sandstrom.

I am a product of Delta Epsilon Chi at the college level and DECA at the high school level. I am a product of the offices I held within my chapter, state and national association. I am a product of the competitive events that I entered and failed. I am a product of the networking I was able to do through this international association of marketing and management students. I am a product of the career-oriented learning that I got to experience in the classroom for the first time instead of in the boardroom for the last time.

I am a product of the opportunities that I have made for myself through my active membership in DECA/Delta Epsilon Chi. Your story starts now: How are you a product of DECA/Delta Epsilon Chi?