路THE PHOENIX OF ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA JANUARY, 1952
Volume XXXVII Number 2
ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA IS NOW A ' MEMBER OF NPC By Wilma W . Sharp Dear A'2.A Family: Under the above formal and factual headline, I am writing to all of you, our thousands of A'2.A alumnae and college members, in a most informal, personal and esoteric manner. The salutation includes EVERY A'2.Aall members and officers. It is good to write to you thru our annual Alumnae Bullet in which is for A':i.A's only. Alpha Sigma Alpha 's admittance to membership .in Notional Panhellenic Conference on November 27 at the biennial conference at Williamsburg, Virginia, highlights my twenty years as your representative in interfraternity relationships and work. Into those two decades have gone toil, sweat and prayers-and pleasant, rewarding friendships, too. A steadfast purpose has run through the years -to act in the wisest wa y for the good of our soror ity and you, its individual members. It is extre mel y gratifying to assure you "the records show" that A':i.A has maintained a highly respected place in circles of interfraternity leadership throughout the years. Hold proudl y to thi s <Jchievement for you have had a large part in attaining it. I humbly thank you for your confidences and helpfulness. It was a momentous occasion in my interfraternity career, when, following a closed executive session, the associate members and visitors were recalled to the NPC meeting room to hear Mrs . Edith Crabtree, KKG, gracious <Jnd capable Chairman, say, " I om happy to announce that the following associate members have been admitted to membership in NPC-"ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA .. . " (fi rst in alphabetical order on the list!) While the other ten names were called, my mind and heart were flooded with intimate thoughts, vivid memories and fervent hopes. We had been given frequent assurance particularly during the last two years that membership in NPC would be automatic when the four year period of a ssociate membership required by the NPC Co nstitution was completed . Consequently, we have worked and planned accordingl y and we have placed no undue emphasis throughout our college and alumnae chapters upon the final action . For the past four years A'2.A has been affiliated with NPC, now we take our place as a member, with the " field problem" n~ longer a mooted question with A"拢A's fra (Continued on page 2)
ALUMNAE BULLETIN
ALUMNAE ALL "No North, no South, no East , no West,
No yours, no m ine, but al wa ys o urs, Merged in one power ou r lesser powers For no one 's fa vor great or smell , But all for Each and each for all. "
These well known words of Edmund Coo ke might well characterize our Alpha Sigma alumnae through the years. The provincialism so often associated with college disappears when Alpha Sigmas from all parts of our country are banded toget he r in one strong Alumnae Chapter, named for the city where located. In recent years alumnae membership has new meaning . Our chief concern no longer is the soc ial aspect of our program. Rother are we spurred on by an awareness of greater service to ou r sorority through wider friendships, interest in all colleges training young women, thoughtfulness of others through local and national philanthropies, and leadership in the better community activities . Our fraternal interests can include the recommendation of stude nts for rushing by college chapters and possible colleges where an Alpha Sigma chapter might be established . Such tangible gifts can be given by each A ~ A alumnae . Through the years alumnae have se rved well but late ly our sph ere of activity has widened. The NPC biennial report showed Alpha Sigma ranking third among the 31 member groups in th e number of new alumnae chapters established since 1949. Our 36 new alumnae groups were surpassed only by T ri Delta 's thirty-seven and Delta Gamma 's fifty-eight . Among the former Associate me.mber groups we rated fir st with . 93 Alumnae Chapters. The further ex pansion of our alumnae program is up to each A"i.A for onl y through chartered Alumna e Chapters can we prese nt a tru e accounting of the rich heritage that has been ours-TH ROUGH THE YEARS' Evel yn G. Bell
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT Convention Business In compli ance wi th the A'i:A constitution , pg. 7, Art . I , Sec. 6 , the N otional Preside nt , has appointed a nominating committee that wi ll submit a slate for the election of Notional Co uncilors at the 1952 Natio nal Convention . The comm itt ee invi t es yo ur suggestions. MRS. RICHARD A . RICE, Chairman 4651 Ken wood Avenue, Ind ianapoli s, India na MRS. W ILLIAM THOMAS 3404 Linnem an Street , Gl enview, Illinoi s MISS SHIRLEY LI V ESAY Longwood College , Box 79, Farm vi ll e, Virginia