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OF ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA ENTERED AS SECOND CLASS MATTER AT POSTOFFICE AT ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA
MARCH. 1957
VOLUME XLII, Number 3
Sororities In An Expanding College Program • IN a recent speech a college administrator talked of the problems facing .private and state institutions of higher education within the next five years. His presentation emphasized the concern of educators for the large number of students begging for admission to different colleges and the limited number accepted; the inability of colleges to furnish adequate classrooms, living accommodations, and trained instructors who could prepare these young people for the demands of the world of today. The figures portrayed a rapidly changing picture for our colleges that demands the best thinking to find some solution. Important as it is to provide the best education for our youth, are there other things that should be considered if our college students are to have a well rounded education? When classrooms house hundreds, and · in some cases, thousands of students, where will they find the smaller, intimate groups that are conducive to sharing of common ideas? National sororities and fraternities need to be considered in this emerging program. They can offer students association in the smaller groups that enable them to develop the ability to get along with people. Within the confines of these intimate groups people can confidently voice opinions and ·often find a sounding board for some of their own ideas. The potential leader may be discovered in such groups and then helped to develop the qualities of leadership that our college campuses and larger communities need. With large companies stressing the importance of public relations these days, we know they will be interested in the employment of college gradu ates who can meet the public graciously, reflect charm in appropriate dress, manners, speech, consideration for others, and individual poise. Let the fraternal gmups assume these responsibilities ( CoNTINUED
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• A NATIONAL SORORITY that goes forward and continues to adjust its program to changing needs of college campuses must also consider "new blood" as a part of the future. All the college chapters added to our rolls in the last five years have contributed in great measure to the sorority as a whole. The startling figures on expected college enrollments by 1960 can mean only one thing to national sororities: an opportunity to grow and expand with the colleges. Adding new chapters to the sorority roll is not a matter of printing a new name, or having the new names appear by some magic effected by the national officers. Just because enrollments will automatically make new sororities necessary on most campuses, does not mean that A~A will automatically get a share of them. It does mean that the opportunity exists for us, but the amount of work required to make our dream come true will increase many times. We are not the only national sorority wishing to add new college chapters, therefore competition makes the problem more fun, and makes us look to our national program to supply new services and new ideas to catch the imagination of prospective new members. In general, the specific requirements for a group int~·ested in A~A are: 1. A signed petition is submitted to the national council, along with a scrapbook of activities of the group. 2. A newly organized group sends a signed petition, with biographical data on each member. 3. A national officer inspects the group and makes a recommendation to the national council to accept or refuse the petition for a charter. 4. If the petition : is accepted, arrangements (CoNTINUED
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