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OF ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA ENTERED AS SECOND CLASS MATTER AT POSTOFFICE AT ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA
VOLUME XL. Number 2
JANUARY. 1955
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• OuR elementary schools of the country are "bursting at the seams" with all the war babies who have started their formal education. Have you considered what wil:l be happening in not too many years when these war babies are ready for college? Many alert, forward -looking college administrators know this problem will soon be theirs and are starting to prepare for these years. In this changing picture every klph;;1. Sigma Alpha, college and alumna, can plan now for her gift to her sorority. Colleges that now have enough sororities and fraternities for their present enrollment wiH be eager for new groups to colonize on their campuses. YOU can be a committee of one to see where A~A may have a chance to start a colony. Don't regret that we weren't on this campus earlier but rather see this as a golden oportunity for Alpha Sigma Alpha to render service to another fine college. Remember that through their various activities sororities supplement the work of the college in promoting scholarship, leadership, and character. More important still the college administration depends upon the sorority to offer social development to its members. In the closeness of a sorority group college students can better learn to live together, to cooperate, to understand others, and to share in mutual joys and sorrows. Don't underestimate the value of a casual remark. It may pave the way for a new Alpha Sigma Alpha co:llege chapter-the richest, most lasting gift you can give to your sorority.-EvELYN G. BELL, National President.
WANTED • ALPHA SIGMAS ·t o do spade work in organizing alumnae chapters. Anyone knowing where there is a nucleus of at least five alumnae members n·ot affiliated with a chartered group, contact Mrs. E. A. Kreek, National Alumnae Organizer.
ALUMNAE BULLETIN
Our Delegate Reports
On NPC • Alumnae and City Panhellenics: The NPC City Panhellenics Committee has set a goal for five new groups in each of its five areas. There ·are many cities without organized groups and some organized groups are not affiliated with NPC . Any A~A alumna interested in the organization of a City PanheHenic may write to Mrs. Sharp for information. There are numerous flourishing City Panhellenics, and in many of them Alpha Sigmas are working with distinction and true Panhellenic spirit. For example, Polly Schlosser's current contribution to the Denver City Panhellenic is to serve as an editor of College Guideposts, an impressive 22-page printed booklet "designed to assist the high school senior . as she looks forward to the new experiences that await her on campus." Included with much pertinent information, are valuable sections on "The Common Criticisms of Fraternities," "Erroneous Ideas of Sorority Practices," " Friendships, Fun, Finesse." These sections state concisely and forthrightly facts which every A~A a:lumna should be able to discuss intelligently. In this time when forces are at woPk to destroy the fraternity system, it is vital that alumnae members of all fraternities be aJWare and active in preserving it. Congratulations to the Denver City Panhellenic and to A~A's Polly Schlosser. The booklet is available to the general public. A single copy, price 25c, may be ordered from Mrs. Reinard Schlosser, 2800 Dexter, Denver 7, Colorado. Citizenship Committee: The National Panhellenic Citizenship Committee has collected and di tributed some valuable material on the theme "Is Freedom Free?" Excerpts from an accompanying letter command attention: "Who keeps freedom free? People these days are talking about Prof. Russell Kirk and his two recent books, Th e Conservative Mind and The Program for Con-