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THE OFFICE OF REGISTRAR

P ERHAPS T H E MOST important matter upon which action was
taken at the Convention in June was the reorganization of
the Business Department of the fraternity. As the fraternity
has grown through its years of existence, always increasing in
numbers and spreading out through its chapters over the entire
country, the problem of efficiently conducting the national or-
ganization has become a more and more pressing one. W i t h a
membership of over four thousand, Alpha Omicron Pi had be-
come an organization which could no longer be properly con-
ducted by an Executive Committee which was seriously ham-
pered by masses of clerical work. The need f o r immediate
reorganization seemed ini{>erative. Accordingly, the Conven-
tion in June voted to establish a Central Office for the fraternity.
This Central Office is administered by an officer called the
Registrar and through it will be handled all orders for directories,
song books, constitutions, jewelry, stationery and supplies of all
sorts; all reports will be sent directly to the Registrar whereas
they have previously gone to the Secretary and Treasurer and
to this office will come all requests f o r information which have to
do with the records of the fraternity. I t is important, too, that
all changes of addresses be reported to the Office immediately so
that the records may be kept up-to-date and authentic.

I t was particularly gratifying to the Executive Committee that
there were five splendid applications f o r the position of Regis-
trar. From these applicants was chosen Elizabeth Heywood
Wyman, one of our well-loved Founders. Miss Wyman's abili-
ties and qualifications indicated that she would be a most capable
Registrar and the Executive Committee felt that it was especially
fitting and auspicious to have the office first held by one of the
Founders of the fraternity. The Office has now been function-
ing f o r about a month and the Executive Committee is well satis-
fied with the way in which it is working out.

There is still need f o r considerable adjustment and reorganiz-
ing before the new Office will be running smoothly and to the
entire satisfaction of all. But a little patience and thorough