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TO D R A 6 M A
Remember Your Heritage
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[-4- I ' V E J U S T F I N I S H E D E D I T I N G the alum- to each person present. Where group
organization has been effected, the chair-
nae chapter reports and the active man of each group should present the
chapter letters. They are filled with elec- plans of her group, giving dates of
tions and senior affairs. Many look for- meetings. I f the same member would
ward to the fall activities as they sum- plan to take the unaffiliated girl to the
marize the accomplishments of the year. next meeting or group meeting, you'd
A tone of satisfaction runs through many find before long she'd be an established
of them—quotas have been completed member. Belonging to the alumna1 chap-
without slighting local charities; social ter should be a habit. I f your next year
affairs have been enjoyable; lectures is to be successful, all plans must be laid
stimulating. during the summer. Begin now!
Next year should prove to be an While alumna? chapters lay plans to
easier one for many of you. I wish you get Alpha O's interested again, under-
could make your program have a two- graduates are busy with plans of how to
fold purpose—to bring into your mem- get new Alpha O's. This issue contains
bership eveiy Alpha O living in your some recipes for parties tested and ap-
locality and to raise your entire quota for proved by our chapters. I hope they will
the Kentucky Social Service project. In be of use to many of you. Some of our
case you have accomplished the latter chapters are located on campuses where
without difficulty, place the stress on the the quota system of pledging is in effect.
former. A small membership in a city in Your national officers are interested in
which many members live may be due to knowing how successfully it operates
the fact that your chapter program is too and your reaction to it. See that this in-
narrow to include women of varying ages formation is sent to me as soon as rush-
&nd occupations; or the time of your ing is over. Where the system is in ef-
meetings may be inconvenient; perhaps fect, often you may find it difficult to
your officers belong to one age group and limit your choice of girls to the number
the older or younger women feel strange; required by the rule. Sisters and daugh-
Or your meetings are so completely occu- ters of Alpha O's should always be con-
pied by either business or pleasure that sidered a chapter's finest heritages. A n -
a large number feel them a waste of time. other group before you has found the
^Analyze the cause of your small num- sister or mother worthy of the pin; you
bers ; then set about to revolutionize your honor that group as well as the indi-
organization and program and you may viduals when you pin our sheaf of wheat
be surprised at the rapidity with which on the sister or daughter. I want to
fcew members come. Plan a guest day emphasize the importance of extending
for your first meeting in the fall; ask every courtesy to daughters especially.
each paid member to bring an unaffiliated If there must be a choice, I should say,
member. A lovely tea with formal enough choose daughters first. They make up the
informality to please the critical should second generation in chapter life; they
prove an attraction. I f possible, a copy bring prestige of age to your group.
of the year's program should be given
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