Dear Sisters,

I recently logged on to ChatGPT* and asked the chatbot to give me 150 words on why undergraduate women should join Alpha Sigma Tau. Here’s the response:

“Undergraduate women should consider joining Alpha Sigma Tau because it offers a supportive community of like-minded women who are dedicated to personal and professional growth. As a member of the sorority, undergraduates have the opportunity to build meaningful relationships with women who share their values, interests, and goals.

Alpha Sigma Tau provides numerous opportunities for leadership development, community service, and professional networking. Members can participate in a variety of programs and initiatives that help them develop the skills and experiences necessary for success in college and beyond. They can also take advantage of the sorority’s national network of alumnae, which can be an invaluable resource as they begin their careers.

Perhaps most importantly, joining Alpha Sigma Tau allows undergraduate women to form lifelong friendships with women who will support and encourage them throughout their lives. The sorority provides a sense of sisterhood and belonging that can be especially important during the often-challenging college years.”

Our Founders could never have imagined that one day, a potential new member might turn to the internet to research membership in a sorority or utilize Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a tool for learning. While AI is showing up more in our daily lives, we know that college students still have a basic human need to feel a sense of belonging and connection to others.

I’d like to think ChatGPT’s response on the benefits of membership in Alpha Sigma Tau comes pretty close to how our Founders would have answered that same question in 1899. How would you answer this question today?

As we look to the next 125 years of Alpha Sigma Tau, we each have an opportunity to reaffirm what our Founders knew: membership in Alpha Sigma Tau can be our competitive advantage and our very own key to unlocking our full potential. Who wouldn’t want to join an organization that does that?

Jamie Jones Miller Psi 1995/James Madison National President

*What is ChatGPT? ChatGPT is a natural language processing tool driven by Artificial Intelligence technology that allows you to have human-like conversations with a chatbot. In simple terms, you can type in a question and it will respond in a conversational manner.