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THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE It is with· a strange thrill that your President begins . the publication of anothe,r PHOElUX. She h 2.d expected tha.t this Ylorlc would devolve upon another, for there seemed little likelihood in April that she could survive the operation that wn.e the onlY means of saving her life. You have all been so interested ih her welfare, so thoughtful and sympathetic during the especially dif~ . ;ult days that she cannot refrain from telling you tn~t her hospital ~xperience waa all in all _~e mos-t blessed in her v-:hole 11fe. She had an opportuni t: as never'before, to learn not only what real friendship can mean, but also how wonaerfully . tender the world at large can be . The experience~~as, moreover, a complete justification of her belief in the sorority system, fpr, in spite of tha fact that she was wholly vri thout relatives, she had as much c~re and attention thru the kind offices of soror:j. t-y women a.s tho she had been one of a large and devoted :family . With strength returning and vri th the .future fairly bright, your President is planning great things ;for Alpha Sigma Alpha , She wants it to be a big force in Hellas, _as well aa in tbe lives of the individua,l m-embers. Alpha Sj.e;ma AlJ?ha is already known. most favorably to·the He~le~io World, so it will not be v~ry diff i cult to bring the sorority even more pro:·:linently into notice.. The one problem lllefore Alpha Sigma 1\lpho. ~ and before all Peda.r; ogi cal soror· .. ies for that matter, is to i mpress the stud~nt body at St ate Forma l Schools and Teachers CoLl eges,with the d esirability, the _i mportan c e . :and the advantages of sovority membership. · It. is really not more than t wo y ears since the id~a cf the NATIONAL Pedag~gical Sorority was launched. Gigaa Sigma Sigm~ . had, . to be sure} been work ing in that field since 1 9 11} but had fa~le :: to · make any deep impression upon it . Lidre v-raEJ accomplished the past school y ear thru the organization of the Ass oci ati on of Pedagogical Sororities than in the previous half dec~ de , There is still much work to be done before the Yvomen students in 7eachers Colleges w·ill reali:z~ the need of the profe n bio~1<:t l sorority , b efore tl1ey will recognize it 1\s of colleg iate ranl{. Han y of th e best Schools of f:iuc ation entertain the idea that it is on ly a q ue stio ~1. of a Yery -shor t time wh ep. th&ir inati tuti ons v;ill · be ent ered by Congress so r orities , When these schools do awak e to the fact t h u. t no Congre s s Sorority may enter 4he Pedagogic9-l l!helc' there \"Jill be a flood of petitions s ent into al l availab le pedagogival sororities; and "\oihen these cannot accomml')date all the petitioners , there will arise many new s ocieties .· I t i s then that a strongly organized sorority c an come into i t s own . · YolJ.r President is doing everythi ng i n her power thru tl•. Association of Pedaeogical Sororities and thru personal f ri ends do hasten the ~ay r,rhen the profeosional pedc..r .oe: ic c,l sorority shall be recognized everywh ere as the peer oi., anything in Hellas . At the Sa.JT' ~ time she believes that s h e can r o r}~ most offecti vel y with a nd thru Alpha Sigma Alpha in her campaign to s ecure this same recognition ,
2. If Alpha Sigma Alpha can be .made so s plendid that it will attr~ct favorable notice eveywhere tha~ t i t ~·1 as a ch apter 1 i :f its members can be so th~roughly trained in sorori 'G7 Ja. t ters t h at t h ey will more thD-n hold the~r own vmen the fraternity sys tem is up for -discussion , ~f the gtaduate~ can be .so enthused that they will gladly spread the gospel of sorority affiliation, then other societies in t l1 e field must become equally in earnest about the subject, must perfect their organization, so tlla.t . they too !!lay become powers in the educational worltd . · . ~~ ~s Alpha S~gma Alpha, then, that must set the pace, Alpha s~gma Alpha has been doing this right al~ng , but l t s rivals are waking up and copying its good points, so the sorori ty 171us t set new standards and evolve new ideas. In order to accomplish this . Alpha Sigm.a Alph~ must get the best girls everywhere . To t he.t end the Central Offic~ is sending out a Rushing Manual as a part of t h e. first t wo issues of the PHOENIX. It is hoped .that this may prove of great assistance to the chapters. · Nothing is said in the Rushing Hanua l <?,bout. t h s n.urnber or kind of social D.ffairs tha.t should be given during t he rushing season, because this is a matter that is usually regulat~d by local Panhellenics. Your )?resident would lil<:e, however, to i _mpress upon the chapters the importance o~ having all social affairs during t h e Origi ~ ~~ity always counts for whole year a~ simple as possible. r.1ore than elaborat~n~as. One little jolly-up nill do more t o bring girls together than half a dozen formal affairs . . Ho sorority can be run succ~ss~lly, even tho it get the best girls always, even tho its social affairs are models of good taste, unless its finances are on a firm basis, unless all obli gation s are discharged regularly, unless careful records are kept of every monetary transaction. To aid the chapter treasurers in their efforts : the Sorority is th~s year supplying to all chapters a set of three books. One of theoe is a simple receipt book, ·bound in red and labeled "Special Assessments 11 , to be used whenever there is need for a special levy on the membership. The other t wo bool;;: s resemble t he large check books used by b~.~ business firms . The ' Ini tie,t.ion Record 1 contains four entrie~, one for the Chapter 1 o·,1e for the ..rational Secretary, one for the Na tio:12.l Treasurer and one for t h e Central Office, a whole sheet beinG apportioned to each initiate . 'lhe boolr of • Regular Dues 1 gi vee one whole sheet to every member . On it are receipts for all r~gu~ar dtle s, such as National Initiation Fee, Chapter Initiation Fee, .Jlat.ional E)ues, together with three rece1pts for Chapter Term Dues. TI1ere ~ re corresponding places on t he single s~ub for the proper record. A [ l ance at any page will be enough to show anyone exactly how each active member stands on t h e treasurer's books. · Believing that two busip.es s I::e etings a month ought to . be sufficient, your President i £ urging upon the chapters the ce t~J.n[; aside of t he first and third· tor t h at purpose. The . second meet:Lnt; is to be reserved for general sorori t.y nevrs 1 '!'or the $tudy of . the s or6r1 t y s yste;;l 7 and for t h e considero.tion of ~uoh matters a s r:ught 'Pr 6perly be associ a ted therewitn. 'l'he f ourth meeti ng is to be given liv er to a jolly get-to ~ ether of act;Lves, alumnae and :!}ledges. · _'\. committee is at present workinc on the form these rn ee.t;L ngs :'jhall take I t is exp ected that t he ch ap ters~ \.'lnder the inspirati on of' thi s ~3 o cio.l Commi tt~e > assisted b y th e Art Committee, will h :!7e many deli.c;l:.t.ful ~d'f~i r .s tl'l e ~l;re(; e n t sch ool year. It is hoped t.:1o..'t. £'. Di rectorv ca1;. b ~ 'nub l i . J1,.ocl. . d u r inG the ·.:o:."lt h of October. The suc ccns of t :1i ~ 1J l <-n 1 }.lcn: c vel~ 1 i :> \·:(lo lly c1.epot1.c1.Gnt upon tho i:.;.t er cs t. shoTrn by th e <'. lu:·.uv.Ji3 L ") l~etL~rning do.. t.v. ) l""OL:~') tl ~' to ~llc Cont !'o..l ~.,:-= ='- ca
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No chapter of _nlpha Sigma Alpha should lose to any other No chapter will lose a girl it v1ants, if rushing is reduced to a science, if every active and alumna is ready to do her par i Every member of Alpha Sigma Alpha, whether in school or out, . should have at her tongue's end mc:my proofs of the dignity and prestige of her Sorority. She should be able to tallt so fluently and so conVincingly concerning the advantages of mer:1bership in Alpha Sigma Alph8. that she could overthrow easily every argument put up by a rival. .. A careful study of the si tuati,on in the different chapters has shown that some of our members do not realize hmv great is the Sorority to wnich they belong, how much they have to offer a rushee. In order that our girls may have a more complete knowledge of the strength and noble ideals of Alpha Sigma Alpha, it has seemed wise 路to publish this Rushing Manual. Unless a girl has accurate ~nowledge of her sorority, unless she can prove by her very earnestness and by Personal experience that Alpha Sigma Alpha is a power for good in he r own life, she cannot hope to convince a rushee of the desirability of becoming a member of our organization. soror~ ty.
PRINCIPLES IN RUSHING Before presenting the reasons vrhy Alpha Sigma Alpha is superior to any .other similar o-rganization, it will be necessary to lay down a few general principles in regard to rushing. The most important fact for ~very chapter to remember is that it is but a sma ll Part of a larger body, the lTATIONAL, that every ruling it passe s or in which it acquiesces, every girl chosen and initiated, every a ct in fact, as certainly affects thE! society at large as it does t Le local organization. Everything, rohen 7 must be d~ne soberly, not ha.etily, with an eye oingle to the effect a dec.ision may ultimately have on Alpha Sigma A1.,?ha Sigma Alpha as a whole , Ev~ry chapter should take great pains to lceep all Panhellenic agreements, both national and local, in spirit as vrell as in letter. Alpha Sigma Alpha desires to be known everywhere as above reproach. 路 At the same time) the individual ehapters should make every effort to secure a very simpl~ Panhell~dic agreement, one with the least possible rushing rules. When a Paru1ellenie st~te~~nt is voluminous or involved, there is much danger of misunderst.a.nO:-ings and misinterpretations. Nuch can be done on any campus where all unite to assure a sane rushing see.son; one in which simplicity, as well as economy of time and money 1 shall be the ruling thought . It in well for every sorority chapter to remember that it can strengthen itself immeasurably with faculty, campus and tovrnspeople by . keeping rushing inconspicuous. It is against Alpha Sigma Alpha policy to agree to wh at is c a lled 'closed 1 rushing. No chapter may malce such agreement \ ~thout 路 nerm1ssion from the National President. 'Closed' rushi ng , so -c. ~~ lled } is an agreement to make no mention to rush ee s conc erning s orority m :~.t ters of any sort whatsoever , Alpha Signa J~ lplla } in o:D-:posin[; 'clo :J ed' rushing talces the ground that the pla11 is most unf<:u r :.o ~he ruslie e) sj_ nc8 it gives her no ehl;l.nce to learn any t h i ne:; 1 prior
to initiation, about the history or ideals of the different societi e s on the campus . Then there is another rea.sort for Alpha Si[:;ma Al pha to ?bject t o 'clo sed ' rushing. The Sorority believes that the idea 1~ 1mpossible of re ali zation, humanly speak ing , that it i nterferes Wl. th ~he oxpreosion of cor:rr"Gon cour tesies , raising barrierG betvreen soror1 ty 9-nd non-sorority girls · 2.t u. time \ihen there should be the freest kind of intercours e.
WHOH TO RUSH No girl should be cons idered as a possible rushee whose character, manners or scholarshj.p 1 would not be a.bove question . Eve ry e~fort should. be made t o secure definite information concerning a g1rl's record prior to matriculation . Moreover, every r1shee should be studied . ·~ t!hh a vievr to discovering whether she has a pleas ing personality and ·:rl-: 13ther s>e :1as the kind of disposition t ha t will mal::e her a congenial member of the chapter. Care should be taken at all times not to confine rushing to one type. No chapter should be all society or all student . Tl1.e ideal rushee is one that combines a noble character and fine scholarship vri th social . grace. tlhere it is impossible to secure girls wholly of this type, it i G the , part of wisdom to consider those whos e social qualities may not be so evident, but whose character and · scholarship are of a high grade . . One of the questions that is apt to come up in any chapter is that of the advisability of bidding sisters. Tl1e answer to this query is that it is sorority custom to do so. It is quite senerally considered to be a reflection upon a chapter where a sister is no~ bid. In tPe case of any other individual the outside world has no means of knowing whelflher a .;irl has been blackballed or not, so there is no criticism when a particular person is not bid. The natural inference is that the group was a unit in not wanting her, or that it could not add others, owing to the fact that it had its full quota of members. · In the ca se of a sister, however, ~1ere is an entirely different condition of affairs, for the outside world knows that the sister who is a member wa.nts an invita,tion for the younger girl and . that her friends also want her in the chapter. The most natural inference, then, is that there is a lack of harmony i~ the group, that someone has been spiteful, in other words that tlle group is not VThat it professes to be. 7he moment SU~1 an idea gets abroadl the groUE has 'queered' itself Hi th the very p-eople v'lhose good opinion is of the utmost importance, wi'th the facu:J.t.y, the student body, the townspeople, and With residento of othar towns . A chapter can never afford to get itself in wrong with outsiders. The question of whether or not sisters should be invited is one that has been raised in a great many sororities during a great many years. Experience has shown that it ia ~lways wise to consider a sister as entitled to a bid . HOW TO RUSH Oftentimes gi rls ~e lost, because they do not feel well acquainted v-:i th the individual members of a chapte~ . Personality Ll~Y be t.he deciding factor. Every effort, therefore, should be made to have ea~h r~hee feel ,erfectly .v..t 11oJI1E) v,ri th the chaptAr b-ec ause
of personal attaehmont to one or mor e members: The first step in rushing, then, is to put some ASA in charge of a r ushe e, with ins tru . tions t~ win the regard of the gir l desired . As soon a rushee has learnod to like some speci a l ASA ) s~ e is prepared to like the Sorority, and she -is ready to be convinced of its superiority over all ?the rs. Then and not until thCUl i s it wise to talk about Alpha Si grJL 1 r. a large way. When that point has been re a ched, the ASA should not leave her charge with out putting on the pledge ribbons . To be able to do this quickly, ihe must size up the situation carefully beforehand, so as to know just what special line of talk will make the deepest impression and the strol'lges·c. appe a l. It is not necessary in every case to present the vrhole list of available proofs, but every AI3A should make the Rt2 t er:J.f..:nt a c.;rpe8.:,:i.ng ir thi s Rusb ing Manual eo mu~1. &. part of l'~. er ve -::- y ·0 .·::~ -:: :s -t.he t .:J1c Gn.n ns u ·l .he~ on ocr.;as ions a lmost without cons ci 0us th•.)l'.g:1. -t:. , ju s ·::. as ah r_ --)c:Ln say he r e,:;_phal)ut , No ABA has done her ·>ciu ty ·:.J;r ~18 !' for ori ty unlesA sh e i s prepar8d to talk ~luently and convihGir..gly a t a moment 1 s not-:~ce concernin6 it s prest1.ge, its dignity, its va lue as an educatio~-'force in c ollege life . That is on e v-ray in which she can p~.y :"ll part of the deb t she owes to Alpha Sigma Alpha, and she should sei z e every chance that comes her way to diseharge her obligation. Long before the point of pledging has been reached, h owe -ever, there must have been a preparatory training for the rushee. The average matriculate is wholly unfamiliar wi th the sorority syst9m. It should be explained that Alpha Sigma Alpha is very similar to the Masonic Order, the Odd Fellows, the Elks 1 only confined to schools of education. The Sorority Handbook should be placed at the disposal of every rushee, · together with such pages of the PHOENIX as have bee ~ devoted to the importance, the advantage and the pleasure of a GreekLetter organization. After it is evident that a .girl understands the value of attaining a bid, because membership means educational and social advantages, not otherwise obtainable , it is ti.me to pre sent arguments to prove that Alpha Sigma Alpha is more worth while, from the standpoint of membership, than any other like sorority .
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Fraternities differ in ideals. Host of the Greel{..-letter S»cieties, both men's and women's t:laim nothing more for themselves than mere'&thicalM · ~ching . Bthics is the ~cience of ~orals . , Mora1s may be liiif-t'erently interpreted , accordJ.ng a s one 1.s a Hottent o-c a Hin~; - or a follo wer of some other system of r e ligion . It ~s vrell te ~pha.$1Ze 7 when an occasion arises, that AR:pha Si gma Alpha. i s ba. sed on Christian principles . ~ere is but one intm"'pr etat ion of the Christian lif.e. There cannot be the same influence exerted over a g irl thru the preaching of ethical truths as there can be thru the exhortation to live a Chri~tian life. There is no place for snobbishness in an organization th~ has taken for its pattern the gl"eat Exemplar, for Re taught simplicity, unselfishne ss and courtesy. If one is to be Chris~-like 1 one mus~ be democr~tic. The moment that a sororit;r dra.vvsi:·a wall between i ts e l£; antl other campus organ iz a tions 1 that moment has tha t sororit y proclaimed it s elf un chri s ti ~n ftnd l aic1 its elf open to justifiabls cri ticisme . *it$elf away from the student body• the mo~nt it raises*
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Sororitien differ in the trai1ing L;iven to n embers. This is partly due to the i deals on Thi c1 a sorority ma be founded, partly to the relations existing between the l-ational Government and Chapters. There is no sorority in which there is so close a ti betvleen Councillors and the membe rship at large, none in which the Conn cil feels any deeper sense of responsibility, none in \:.hi ch a 路e offer ' 6 so many opportunities for growth and power thru service and thru association. It is not an unusua l thing to find chapters in ot er societies quite a law unto themselves, even in Congress sororities, lon~ establish<=~d, chapters unsupervised, chapters vri thout any knowled e of Nationa:_ plans or policies, chapters unacqt.'.aint.ed lith t1e na es o1 their :~at.L onal Officers. This is not to be vrondered at in th o Pedag~Jeical F.Leld, for the Pedagogical sorority is o. very ne :r ida a, and a lmost all of the National Officers, lack experience in the work. It Will be years :Jefore some sororities of this class can ever hope to be as well oreanized as is Alpha Signa Alpha today. ORGAl"'tiZATIOiJ Alpha Sigma Alpha is 1ithout doubt the model for all Pedagogical Sororities . It has had in its service, since reBrganization, a woman vvho has given almost 30 years to a close study of the Sorority system, and who has passed on to Alpha Sigma Alpha the fruits of that lons experience. ':l'here are few sororities, even on the Congress Roll , 路 so well supervised, so carefully organized. New as it is in the Pedagogical Field 1 Alpha Sigma Alpha ~a s a system of gmvernment second to none in Hallas. It bego.n its new career in 1914 as wel l equipped structurally as are the oldest and best Greek-letter organizations in the country . It has a t tained in t wo brief years uhat other societies have gained only after decades of existenc e. Only one other Greek-letter society has ever attempte d a week l y output . Alpha Sigma Alpha has published a weekly magazine for two cons ecutive years. It is umique in its ovm field in this re~pect, and , barrine; one other sorority, it i .s unique J.n Hellas . ARGUMENTS Alpha Sigma Alpha has for its aim the physical, intellectual, social and spiritual development of its members. It .produces, as a . result of its training, an 'all-round' girl, bec ause 1t encourages its members to excel in athletics, in scholarship, in soci 1 affairs and in character . 1.
2. Because of this training and influence 1 undergradu-路 ate ASAs hold the most responsible posit ~ or s in college 路 life.
3. This same holds true of t e alumnae. Each yeo.r a number of ASA 8radu~tes are called to fill important plo.ces on the faculties of their alma naters, while m::tny others are appoin~cd de partmental supervisors, or put in charge of i mportant educut1onal work.
4. Alpha Sigma Alpha furni snes such incentives t. ~at its girls ra1~ highest in scholarship in the various places ihere has chapters "
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. . . 5. Alpha Sigma Alpha develops in its members a democratlc splrlt, thus bringing it to Pass that ASAs are always the bestliked and the most popular on the. campu_s. .
. 6· Alpha Sigma; Alpha has such a strong hold on its mem · bershlp that the sorority spirit does not die after graduation . It has more alumnae associations than chapters, more, in fact, than all Other Pedagogical Sororities put toge~her. 7. All chapters of the old Alpha Sigma Alpha not killed by anti-sorority rulings were accepted by the best Congress s·orori ti P.·: 8. Alpha Signa Alpha has chap ters in only the Normal Schools q.nc1 Teachers Colleges.
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ITS RIVALS Nationally Alpha Sigma Alpha can scarcely b~ said to have one real rival. The Sorority is so manifestly superio1 in its general organiu·.tion that it is not in the same class as the others that it meets. Locall~, however, it does come in touch with three rivals~ and so it seems advisable to present their names in alphabetical order, in each case citing any spe(}ial points on vYh ich the sorority mag rush and arguments with which to meet them. Where a girl . is ·b eing rushed by some rival, it is of the utmost importance that each argument likely to be presented by that rival locally should be brought forward, discussed and proven either untrue or unimportant . DELTA SIGMA EPSIDON Delta Sigma Epsilon was founded at the Ohio Normal College, a department of I.Iiami Un;i. v ersi ty ;.>n September of 1914. It has in addition to this Hother Chapter three others, State Nor!:J.al School, ~ndiana, Pr • . Colorado state Teachers College, Greeley, Colo, and State Norma l School, Alva, Okla , Th e colors are Sepia and Maho_£any, the flower the red carnation, th e open motto, 11 Nihil Sine Labor e", 'the insignia eircle, Horn and Scroll. The sorority has very little to offer rushees, because it is but poorly organized, its National Officers being who lly strange at the vrork, vvi th little conception of how a fraternity should be run. PI I\APPA SIGMA Pi Kappa Sigma vm.q ·founded at the State Normal College, Ypsilanti, Mich,, on November J;7.th ; 18 94. .Its other chapters are lo cate d at State Normal School~ Alva, Okla., State Normal School, :Mt, Plea sant~ Nich . , Ohio Normal Coll eg e, Oxford, 0. and State Normal School, Indiana, Pa. The colors are rurquoise and @old, the flower the Daffodil. Altho the . sorority has been in existence since 1094, most of its chapters are V 9'YI'Y young. It has a. cemblance of organiza tion, for it has a Grand Counc il and professes to publish a magaeine cal.led "The Laurel 11 but as a matter of fact there ir-; but slight cohesion betvveen chapters and practically no offici ~ l S!Olpervision ·. Pi 1~appa Sigma has just been adrni tted to the Association of Pedagog~cal s ororities, so it has this .a id in rushing . Being poorly organized , however, it has very little to of fer to r ushees.
SIGMA SIGMA SIGMA . . . Sigma Sigma Sigma was founded April 20th, 1898 at the Vlrglnla State Normal School . It remained a local until 1905 when it secured a state charter and began est ab lishing chapters . Tiithin ~ix y~ars charters we re granted to Lewisburg Seminary, Randolph-AW.c or: \foman s College, Peabody Teachers College, Ho llins Institute, Searcy Institute, Southwestern University, Frederick Woman's College and Union Uni versity. In 1911 the chapters at Randolph-Macon and Southwes tern went into the Congress Sorority ) Delta Delta Delta . For a time the Union Chapter was dormant. It has since been revived but merely avrai ts a charter grant from some Congress Sorority. Th~ Hollins Chapter went into Delta Delta Delta in \ 915, when the institution attained the rank of a collee.;e , All other cha,pters , with the e~ception of the Mother Chapter / were lcilled by anti-sorority rulings . Since 1911 Sigma Sigma Sigma has been known as a Pedago(3ical Sorority. It ha.s established chapters at State Normal School, Buffalo, N. Y,, Ohio Normal College at Oxford, 0 , Ohio Normal College at Athens, 0., 路s tate 7eachers College at Greeley, Colo. and State Normal Scho~l at Indiana, Pa. With the exception of the Mother Chapter, the sorority is relatively young . Some of the National Officers h;ave had the advantage of membership in a Congress Sorority , owing to the fact that they- are ahunnae of cbapters that left SSS, s o as to be in a society on the Congress Ro-ll. These officers a r e in a position, therefore 1 to pass on good ideas to Sigma Sigma Sigma, ideas that have been tested out in the Congress Field for years. The society, however, is not especially well organized or supArvised. There is slight cohesion between the chapters,and the bond between officers anQ. groups is not a strong one. The only means of communication is thru a magazine, c a lled THE TRIANGLE, which is published twice a year. To date there has been nothing of an in~pirational nature in this magazine, for the body of it has been made up of ma terial taken from other publications 1 while the information concerning the chapters is a month or t wo late in getting to the membership. The colors are Purple and White, the flower the Violet, the open motto, 11 Faithful unto Death 11 , . the insignia Skull, CrossBone& Triangle, Circle.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Equipped with all these argtunents, and with all that ~1 pha Sigma Alpha has to offer, there is no reason why the Sorority should not rush and pledge the best girls everywhere . Ertthusi~sm , .de ep and unswerving, can accomplish all things. It shoul d domlnate the entire 1 路 fe . If the members will but acquali:mt themsel vas vri th the facts concerning the growth and the development of Al pha Sigma Alpha, if they 路Hill but catch the spirit of the offic ers and volunteer vrorl-oers, they must of necessity l':: eep alive the enthusiasm that brine s deep joy, such as no passive individual can ever know, and without which no succe ss can ev er be won" You a re a member of a STRONG sorority, one tll;lt r anks with the best in the country . Live it, t a l k it, dre ~rn i t , work for it. In no other wa!' can you so effectively c onvinc e others of its beauty, its greatness and its po~e r .