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FOREWOR.D

Tn.i.sbool!. h'asbe'en VJ ~!J!o1 ed as the offh:ial R €flltl.!' of DEL:TA EHGMA TH.ET A,.

INC.,. to petpenmte thcideeh;. ilfild IH!ditiOllS or tilt! o.r~aniza[im1J.

It fu hoped that its, USe will eOl![titlue to in5:pi~e 'the true spirit of th~ Delta s i.!>ti::d.looi!.

Cl. ]l3:e'tt~ W h'l'lb'ish, Ch"i.nnaiDI Osci5iol,a. McCa l't'hy' Adams

M :!IlryEllzlI.betll V. GibiSQ'rl Elois:e J ones B;d4~~s G~l·t.Tllde· It Rivers,

.liJbel·t._'l. WoRe. Stuart

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CoIlJhft.!},nU~l totll,e memlierShip of IlEL,TA lUiGMA THBTA, INC.

Copies of the Rl.tw~l !'IUI.l!" be secured from DELTA SlGMA THETA, INC. 17(1iN!iw H::lLmp 'hi!'G Avenue. N. W. \!iFashil;lg:ti~l'j,. D_ C. 20009

Price: 3~'l' p~r ,copy. it for 11.0(1

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THIE OREA,lEST tQlF THESE

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Tho!Jg'n ] ~pml.]~ wi'til tki1 tlJ!!!~l!>e<5 of tlio ]c~'!,rn~()~ n~l tll~ l~ro~olln(l, and -hr!ll~ I~Q~'1lI~11!i ~: Itni m;l\, a ~~liIil'y gQ.n:g !!lit!! ciruEli'ng:irlg l~ymb;ll

.. 'l.,nIl UlOu,gh I pr9;pll.{',a,.V~ 11]1,0\\1:1.1] tlhc Delta laVl'5,r.itll!ij.1, trnai~iol1Si,a!!!(I I>jj!crets,;].nrl! !\:1t~ ~e.ci~!l d~,e~1 glibly

.i!.1\nl thol1gh I h~'\~ct sue-h n~)solutl!l ~,~Ivfjtlon to dU'tyt;],ult I ,c:n:n do <:1illyUting I:1!iY h:!l1'ld's UI'I(l)N~aJk~, :~mtl have l~®t]o",e~ I ,am J!IjJl@~i:~~g.

'l'i~Otlgl~ I~polltl all my t'~Ul~ WGr.ki~g Otli wortl~yp!,Q,j~ctl';jaull. t.llQ'I!Iglili :r gI!,:'~ ~d~ :Epo~~~I[l~Y IIJI u$'!;g~!ll~f!t8j' :stl"h'\l \~:l~h. fiH ,m.y tl.l:i.~h.t lOlf Ddt;!:! flllliJI h~v~ ,I,!:! 1Qiv~ •. :r l'Ilake it IlmQlIllt 'to northing ..

...... l~mC~lliliD'r il];H~ry P',\:ttll."nJ., ~ll~yklm(l., Him' ]""'t' tWllT httl' ~Q~'~:t:il ,kn~w8 llO< jcallllil1s:Yr :~h." nI.11k.ii'~ II.\! 'pj!.r.;~(lj' puts IlI'D na fIIDlf!!J ig~~!'-'TiI" J1I.d.e~ .n.c~Tl" {IC.fiiil:l15·h'le'i,!3ir'\'1i3,T' !;eUirsh. :nCVCir irirl~;m~OI, neVIl'!" resen:tfu1..

A (fUll IDIi!.ltu l~ t~j\v~tr gr~W wI len otherS gowr~t\!t i ~Iw is, glatlthm~rllJy g>oQ(l· Illi~, ah~1il"ll ::!:]O·\\,' to e:x:plli~! nc\mrlL '~,ll,ni!C'r of glIJl!!:Si~,:th~1~.YS llager WI] lH1Ui:\f~ 'till<: tI!:I!t, alwa;rs. hC!'(Kl'ful, a,]w;!..;Y:iI wi]] i!!if to :h~]p c:~h~~!li n.l:tlfl aXow :~-lrn~~$S ,yf wo~~/ith.. -l1hf! w,~m':!i, Iw rpiu with ]~:tI!'iIl iUt;,Y. nj'l'~Q'!I'(l nOl;'I'W i! i,~ncllIJCII.l·g.

A,:; ~'(J'~ in~(l~Vf("t hI!' :LIm la \.~.~ .It 'win hw' ,~'lIilj'~!i~~~'~~1 ~ i~qf,o'rh:mgu.t·~~t]~ily win

!~~M~ I!Uo! :f:@t :!it ~!di1i:gC 1!~'IlN .. ti(,nl i 'Ivi I] l)il' KgJ)~,.~I~lQjt

l'or mM!c w~ kll.QW liI~l]y hit ll~ hil G:nil Wi'[.I~f1'p':I,i'~y on];)' ~I~t hy bit;,

B!it wh£"l'tU!~!tnu~ 1;i!I;h':'rly ~pidt i:s fltt.tUTl~,r] ,l1h~ tl~~~,T~a~ihl.l,(h~ Bh acU f~J\l f(~r=\y. '~hnll I Was !I. P''y'l'11i~~hl I tl!.!k~rl ,ll.~ ;l Py~i!';Iil!i~l,. I <lHl,dcrrst@ol] .~$; ::!l P,yt::rUld{l,. ]

UU:!lUgl'~t rus·1l .fI}ll.·;).Ild.d r lmt a(l~V thut I .h:a¥e bemJIEiC !1 Delta" l[ am ~iIl\IlC wi:fh t h~ \j;'uYlJ, o,f' UJO&.r lnlfJlmdi.ngt!lIl ltie DeH~~'!l!,

.U ]U"ttSllut We sef! or~,],y' th ~gn'-:..;t ~~u):tl~!l..ti~L]t~;i:f(l;.~ o:t III s·ifl!t('rhl~ud f(nlud.cd g~1 Chr~~ti :L]~ pl'ilJ (' 11!'](l'S; hut UllW ~l:~:' 'W'~ llhIl,]~ know th mit its re[l]i~~t;i!]iII :m~h ~:p(lit th,e qUil.kly o:E ,(I'Ilir H'"MhL jfeJlow~;hi:JU ijn~ W$dl theot!ler.

}!.~ [l~t':8iil]lt lI::JJlm l:r,m m!i~g h~~ by ~:iq btit 'th{l:" I slm.n unJill'sIlllll!d fl~ 1l'Un.lung UIO 'Cn~lfJ;.of 18!f H(U 'h~l~ un ikrgt:D<oiJ~hll ~UgnLty ;b~H] tll,e wo rl: h. of C"'Cl'j indivi,hl:.I.l..

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

The lIfeclIIliilg, of Rh"tli.'l.t ~u!d Tradition •... , •.•• "., , ,., !!

BituaH"He Ser\r.iccs

Forrn1~l O]Jell:ing-C'hnptm' ,or Re,g,l.oli..aI Meetings " .. " .•.•.• " ,,, , •• 10

o rd er oif B,u~hl~6-Chll.iPtorlll:rlilctbtgll ••••• , ..... " .•••••••..... ,....... 13 For:mnl ''Clot;lng=-Chapter lIiediugs' . ",., . '" ..•...• , ••. " ..••.•••• , , •. " ,. 14 Opti()Il,al Openitlg'---oOhllpter Meetings , ..•.• "'".,, ....• , ••. " •.•.• , • ". 14

OI1ti:OJl~.1 f:losiiJ.gi=.CJH1,ptel:M:((i;f!:.til!l~ , ••.•• , " ,.. 16

'rhi! Pyramid loil uirL.iOIll Ser-viNl •. " , • • • .. • . . . .. . . • • • . • . .• 17

Pl'llba.t.io:n Pledge Ser lee ," .. " .• ,.', •••... "' , , 21

IlII:i,tia tt(lU iS~'\'I,e'e " ••. , ..••• '.'.,'." T .. " , , , ••• " •••••••••••• ' " •• , •• ' ••• ,. 2:5

Hono:rary Me.mbersb Ip ClllfentOlIiY ..... '" ' •• " •••••••• '. " , , " •••• , • " •• ' ., • • .. • •• 32

,FRII,!,! t,al C'c're:mo:ny , .•••• ' •• ' •• " ' ...... " , .•• " •. , ' . ,_ , " , .. , " ...••. '" ' ••..•. , . •• 3il

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Insf.nlhtt-l.IHi. (l,{ Offl,eel':lI •• " •••• ' ••••• " ..... " .' " ••• " •• '" ••• < ••••••••••••••• ". :1'1

l'o,~mIJ.J Openhl g-'Gr,ltn(l Cha pter Sess-tOtl~ •. ' .. , •. , ' ••.....••....••••.. , •. as FortmiI. "1(l'~i!lg~Gr:Jllu1 c:e-a,llter Sa :doll!> and, Regioltal C(l!l1fel'eThiles' ••••••• lil

E~tab.H~bmi!!nt of N,ew Chll.[l<tt~r~ •..••••• ~" •••••• , •• " ." •• , • " •• " a , ..... ". 4;;1

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]1'1 'the ·""rc]lo,ratio'l1. of ,this Fifth EilWlo.m, 't!i1.!i t!Qn~.luit.t~~.h5 been nlindful 0If' tl'.!lrlitiQRanilJ dtwal in tlts: SOr'mity. ltll.M. sOllght,lJ'i~rdQrl), 00 T~oin.(lile 'tbis meanilng WU:1l ~he spidt a~.d, t@mpo o,f' tl'1.~ nMI~al' a,ge; but lit tire, !lame time p'resellt tll1~ pJ'[){l~~JCling\l in. 3. JilihUne:r eOlildlll+h etla '~lli'l perpetuation O'f Q·ur )CdghQ:l~ ii.~~~]s nnd nl}bJe~t t.~diti!J(II.~.

We g~;:dafunyQ:clmowlildge ,tbc ooutcibn:.tiOlIlS of thefoUowi:lI\g:

.w O~1.atm8 G~w' Buah, Cil!1l.c!;!,!.rul(ti, Ohlo A.1luDlfW,e, Tlte nd~1J P'r(ly'oi\!f ~\Ild tb.e D6l-ta.

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JS3J'iJe[lcAskewl 11;TillJe'rmrteJ. Old·" A]u.ru.une;, Aima L. D'OfSCY Wilsoll., Bet.~ Del'tl:&

Stgm~ .I'k(i~!t~ B,o-wWe .Lotltl fl~y 'Nmn.e .•

Ma.:rg1JleTl~ ,Armstead, 1St.. Lou:i.s, ',M[o.Alw:nnMt LiY~ Me 1:'1'6 ..d .. ror~ri. Mary Clt.ilifl);h TefNU, hOllorai:'ymemoor~ The D'elm Oatl~.

Hli'th N. Wh!)iI1~m:, 8i~m;<t:.l W1Ja:t Dotl's.n Moon A 8or~ri,1yl

FllII,relil.'~e Cole T~.lbed McO]em.w, ru:J.d AJiioo' .Dufltm;r Neil;oli, bl)~(I'ro.I'Y m~be~a~ Th!l N at-lOlW!! Hymn.~Spftciat a'rl'lmg<etJJ~ent·by8oro;rMeC]ea:'i''O) •

Gloria. Hewlett GloY'er, Bi'lta Nil, Pyramid: IlI'<l-flCtiol~ Cel'eman:!( .•

lJ.'he foWiJdlug ,cliap't.l!r~ .Alplul., fOir the bas-i.e idea.~, fOIll.nda.ti:O:Il~ :MId. tl.'adit.iQll:l!l in. t.he Firs't EditiolDi a,g pire,pared ~ytbe eom1i1it..t.~ of FO·liUlosm:l Qif 'W·h.ic~M,!liI:ril Penn W1Litewas' c;llainnan.

Tile CO~llmitle~ en the 8eMnd EdiH!i~, i)·of wldcl'l. Lillian T. Ale!XlLj.~llr\VD!S c'll~irm:a:n. Tll'El- Co;mrnitwe- ,on tile T,MrdEditioDIl~ of' \vhi:GhE,(hI{l .To:h.nson. M1ur15 n.lId. :Sadi~~ T .Al1Z'XQ,lu:1er wgl"e co,clla\irm~ln.

'Tlle CO'.m.mittec 011 the l'o'1,'!!,"th Editi!l!.ll, 'of whl.ch. GForii(l. ff,c'1;;1 U Gli)'ilcr and Estllll1r Pop~11 Sib l!W w(lf'0 co-ehairmen,

'rhJ(! ~di.HMgllf the Fifth Edi'ti.Olll, by M. Eli.~wettlt Catnegie~. ':i':lilc!lIdlota. tll~n,w'l~ EUzahl.lth Re~v~, 'of the Publ.ic~tion~ uud PnbHc Relat~o~8 Coml!!l.it.to.e.

J~;UlllIittG T.ri.l)pfott ,.Tones, Dorothy P.elll3>m :Ileddey, Vi:viill:u OSOO[t"HIl ),{a.n;b!EIl>ii~ AlIBtilll~ MId Ma~'Wcrl gilt P<e(lli~PMtN a:ti!l!1al Pr.el!identri, ulIiilli,r wbase adminhlib'a:tlofl C0d:jl1l1 lICW s(let.iollls Wer:e diCve'h:lped :W!tl 8!(i!O'ptiNl,

DQiroUIY I. Height, Faat Nationa.l Pllesident, M &it;(l:tt!;i~: The i11:lmiliBtot Thi/8'1!. Mary EUi'Ab Ul V. lJib3Ol1l, 11oillorary mi!1l1ber~ '.1!h,B D'elU:a JIfsiol'Y.

A.lb~rtaliVhi te StIlJirt\~ ,SNll'llsbom, N. C. Alll,IliInlli I art, 1l00"'~.H~ :amll iUU'8b'l.ftioW!. Jeanne!.,. NoWe, Nii.t~OIlft.l l"reBldcnt, n~ ]i-l~m~g of .R1t'Ua~ t'Hl-d Trlutmon. Clli~g:11 itJIl1Illl1l.i:l Clta,pter f l'a:rts of tlille O'nU!!}o; ,(J'l:lret}(1, CCroWl.rmy.

~eQl:a. M¢Carthy Adamsl FOMderr ~~viaion of tile JeweLs.

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A dt:!l;:~l is nC6tle Q.f '!lel1em,Plli.~s d~tdg~ild. ~~ bo ObSeTVi1;{l oin,~,pe~ial r~m~ {J1:~W'Ji@~l~.

Li.kll nlest clrg.~~""!lthu'!Ji' 'wi.~i~~ lifia:rt:cd a,s;seelli:t ,~oci.i,!'l.iil.'! we:h[l';vll <I1wII.ys had 'ti,tii'illl;~U)(l ~~.~mJlJnies. Our fou:naeftilflrNItt! '(!i!ri!l!I~tlIII~ :for :s:pm::i.al: oc,~~~Ii)Il~ as !Ii means (I.f' bIimllhg indht,iauil!.l~ btlQ IllIJP:iJl!l.ldve unit., T'h,ey illtcit!ai!df~.r th~~ COI\~ :lIt~nL'I?!l; ooert.,;"t;e an !l:t.t!'Ul$l]J!~ilre :mil If;J,~ph'~ I~~~\ iJIJiliviifhull '1;,(1 .111vcwp 'm tilt!! JIig:1JJ idnaJj! lli:1lI1El1il.rp,~se-ll III DI!':'.1t;a, Sigm:!. T:b~b ..

ThJ!l tituat CIOllillilpt is :llt·nlm~~nigfulLoai:l¥. Mlllii.c, 'po~try, ~!Il.~ PfQ~ '~!I!!

'~'I'eata !;l;llil;!)j.'tm,a.~p'l},~r~ QIt sal$m.n.~ty" I I

T.h~ .dcfuf(i~f.il'n,!,le today 1.!i·t]j:Jlt~!ln!.c ,~f t:b~ '~V!}rdl!l D IZiIU'~v~e~i gUua~ hniCe I

cha:ligt.'I1, toou,g-hl tJh~ Ir!!!:rl-~@ 'Q:!I01.edyi.D(g the ld.llilSre:nmlI'lS 1i@[J)st@t. 'rIwbl:iill".-..t.:l;fl;l!

113JiI bee.n. ~m.{ld~rn.i:zed and $G~~!e Q1F thll!ecr.~mQlIi~ ~loFt~l'I:@(l. Th~ fali'lIIri~ ~eGt,i:o{!!.!ll.,

'wbich 11.::.1.1,10 stood the~~t o'~timll ud.hrilVIl been :wcl1ll.j'[JJ]ied~y e;Ji~hg~:ru:lW3:tiQ!n" stilll"'el!lilam..

Bu,t m!ol;e~l!II:(I[lrt1l..!:l!t~~,ew ~m,p,l!f:!.~~~ c(!ne~t:elillt, '!f~tl!! a ~l'il'!):N}1i!l~osii.tlQB :of 'tlU.r db']ijetlV1es, 'ilIlni ~i:l:~ru~, .1~ii;"Il' ~e!il:liI ,j_t1trod:~ute;fl. ~oJ'w:e ilJJ1ie!1d t!l' lIlrl.lll,te :all !lhno~pl~e fe -f'1l'f ,~, [lu~lllj~to cQ:r!gln'i'l o1i!r.l>el"~~ 'Wlileu,i!!l, whll.l.b a~ :jj,oil V:I.a,t;i:tntllil.B" hgt~!lLl ~[fJ}ss~.I)U1sof blil.iijt'.~an.aEl. blIlll.lsf@:rm.e;}.niIlg.fu]~~tiIllIDI.,

It. is OlIq"ilielil' !l"eirerno-lD.ies eN:;lrelU.m.osphenlill: Il;fm.ea;ningles~ i9i!lIi,'tJimEmtnUty Omt ritua19 ~ell;l 'Dutmoood. ~;V~ Uenflvet!lait CUi' 1I~!i<l>ed ]l\U'Ull:~I,,~ s;i.m~li~ity !!iti,!l ~l!I~on:es IlUl" ii~]iwti@~l ~t), :pl~bli.c Cl'!rv.i.{!el~8Wrh'ulii:j.d.] w:lli _Hdll~,~h.lp.lI1~; .~ ."1 IDod!e.I"m rituare with an ~n ·icIIt l}u.r~OSil----"to Ob~'rvll iu i<lill oomarill\7Ii':q' tbe g~.'~ ~Q;-M~ Qi ~~f fO~I!!,i1.i.ng s.u t;hat'we may b~ il\!ilipir.oo to trn'~:(!,~ :~ie~ Into pl}Si:t;i,w ;},e~]O'lI.

Ariti!:~ i~ '~. ootpt~~e'[h]];e. Like d~e N ~;t.,~Z H~l1llft !l.h~t!ld. h1! lillllifuftR fOll" all ~.b:tpt-Q'rs. 'This fu~· ~1l:i1:m thcire !l!Il1llt !:Ii:! !!IeIl o:rli!)~l1 3Y5tcm (J1fO:ll.p!}Ll:ta;ij:iJ~ hL g;it(J'1111 livhig. '~1~;ltiE, why }i'lifllJ Clr~'~· ~~~\S:(Jt OT~M i~ a ~t proooi!ul)e flO~ Uill ll!ld~~tdh1!l.$ille:!l.tII. O.y~J,l'·H'UaJ >@~_ ~1l: .. i.tf..il ~~ uEl$ig,!!;ed 'to] .gJve 'iiliiil:{l~bil] 'U'L~~r' 34®' ~l!tEl.:[!ioors; and :5~Jc,OOOlill"j]!i'i'iil:Ql~. [!l!ilh~f-pl'(!tn~~101l iI!I U!lIit lott Ito, ~h~!~ejb'l.!:t !3y,~oomti.til1!!d :f_!l)'F all. N 01 m:ll;Mjer wileNl tll(~ ,gi.d. is .iIUtJifited,> she .!I'CFruJlt:ii, ~h~ .lS1!lill.e ~mt~\. lof IlII!ilgi!tI~[!e. Y\"{', i'I:Fdtlill~1!i;~·l~di ,(tf a ire.mMmMi~:pIf:Q!!lt'!d~Um:nlgl_j 'the tl:ll'I.H:i"intllulllt of' a ~;i,tlill] E~\·[siLon CQJluni t t.llG- WhiIhSA mc;m,benllrQ ~ep:l'\OO~l!!bl.th"il ,of thJC' l\vhor~. il;![LY ~!~~e~!), our E'('I!Ii~ must b~ enjoliI:tOO,liIll' lam. Thlil~! '~h!il TUhf(l:~: !ltY:HSioi!l 'WaS 1l11l'~pt<~~l by 1(I:[IanlltlfAllS 'OOnl:;€J:~t, of the d.e~e'~,"a!te:s :alt. tbe J1111'l'"l0 'Con;veut~(1J(n.. Therefro~t\, the 1il~t_!ts 'I.IilIi·iliI!~11'! p'rQc~iluo: ~~, .(I>T'I'i'!i'(ld .tiit b1 ilemg· ~~r,!Ii~~.cP[''''C~SS,

~IUt; morc i nlll()~ta,n.t~ In It '1,~Il]"h:1 Wh~l1!'c'O!mnnll:nicllcti.o~b()tW'ecn. J.mo:ple hii';" ~QI!I1lllli im~!',~~hLg1y dimcull, 11., JilaL'ionnl ribml glw.s, Ilsa I1lCJmll11I11l '[~1I~1I!~. ()ilJ~ i!> n]~:ra strun r.l'~T tQ IllHltll!1!:rD~l~.~ f(llC If(ny ~l.Irorl:ty e~Q!monyw~t:k its 'f!lillliru~II:1' fQtI~, \'i,1Qilld5j. ;li!cd 'It:1dition.si~ R~ O<D-ce rwogl1~~mlk!. ;Spellk O:fi-U @i!:' h"!) '~lineSJ ,of

the 'ilI!l:lh Ul" ttl!! !ll~\.acf~ aud .:3:. ~!iMd a:flllil!1ft.er.~Jl;tJ;nmIlg i_$ m=e!dfu;~~ly p~JdJ~le.

Thl!:re is 1;J, pl::l!i:.llfQl:"tri!i~]_it:io!!I!!~·il! 'g~t 'o~gan,i:j>Ju;H!}ii1'j ,~lJidJtb!1:3IlCLl"I!!i 3ll. h~QPQTi;-"'.tlt; prul'"t of ~h~' jiJ:iU.I,aL '1IT,;ul[ti0l1'S are il:h~ Iy.Hd.l'il~d·iill:"f!!a,ti.ofij.:&nd e~rliO:Il1~ Q!rnlly tr,iI~~m~tt\ed t!!l' ;8I!Jje.~~rli.~g gc!l;li!'rll:~i:oM. O!lll'~6~Mt;:ratliliplll!l .wil-lll1i'1img th~ .bud.. ~~ul.1!ila.i!lIdi "II:IIOU!I,tllUSi [(!!:i]o\'j" thl~1 lPU~rRo;f oJ",ail.tran:9lI1isslie~!iI.Ithi; DQittlm;t Wle wl,~h, W '~!!nCNldl,lil ifl,U~i! ~e:nBe or[ btl~l1g ~U~i"0~bU't \7Il11 R{!logn.iz.c' dn.[Lft .~Q!JI!.Ilt:hi'nge~I~lceii e.~.lllllh1'Il.I~' wU:k ~[:l~lialpE!lIIP;l.c (ill ·th~ ~se D~1ta.\l) gfuY~

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y ~t 'eWJfl!, l~,c.r(), i~ is gl;lo(] 11(1 takc~imeb) I'ehetl.fflj th>(l~~ 'lradiU~ili bd~re m0 i~dR!M;lo[l 'Df [J;~", mcmb~i".iJ,' '["r~U;[ilM ~f,~, 'l!I!11y lrupt. aH\I\~ hy eo;a~la.Jlt ~a.!l1it .•

As: w~, use ,~~~ ne ~~. ,RIl~'ual, le,t: '0.13: l:maE ~I!I mlRd, 'three 'itnpor-t:l:n:l;faets:

Fj,fllt,. ~,,"6te:IiJ;!)ilJ'mtlat b(;l ~n~pre~~~'!'e lItn,d tljgIli:!ii!(t 'It']lIm:~fott!~ cl~Q~:;,e {l, ,l~ tliat ia quii!t mJ],d ]1!]M!mnt ];Oo1rin,g. Al!:!oo!otc sllelIlC€ Q:r M!nm.UlB:lC s'~Hmhi [:Irllwdil UUil C',e'f>ern!]'jll '~!i tiJat 'C'!!";!ty i!It!iI;lvidu!tlJ's ~t~eill~i.(!IR illl f,o~1J~d, ,O~ 't~e '~l!tl,m~olli)'.

:Se~lII.d'j t:h,!}ugh thfi ,clD<ui.m:ittel;lb~ ;J,ttClllpt!1<d tg,sugg~stw;~y!l IIIf eroatin go ;'l,hn.O\'iplUlFl!~. ~~Jl~~h~.iP~e',f~~ OiW't! i~ll~ty ~il! M@~U.v-h:y L~ lI.1lQdml. ,Sll!!l>i:aID l'ohlils fo~ Il.Ujftow~tS .m 'lli~ri&ht 5(Hll} a.:pmJf€T :5UIIg' ~t the pr~pCil:IDo:me:l[tl mws~c ~i! thi\1 h,[d,~kifrOlll!Hl :l,jjeaU ;l, .!!rul.tW'~ at l:ia'S'tu' a_n,d ean make the d1:1fetmlle tu~t;w{>'ll'n It WU:tj]11l eCl'~IDOlly lI:!l.tl o:tlet.lmt i~ d~l!p1:y nl.OY~ng~

'1'1~il'd, Bmee any titl!],a] ~s, i!oIl~tah~i:slle(ll meUwd of' proc\~,dLut\~iit i8 impmt.<tn:t b)), ~mC'l$~,thi;l majo(l' cC!IlmoAJ<nieSlbnd to ~l"jj:u:!gtl for the l,i'lIope:rtie!lM 5u;gg:esmrl.,

iSlI,l'ely themo8timlll}~t:l:lln'fu.nct.j,om of .. a Mr('ru,m~y j, '~Q' pI6~., ~,u~:m:ti()M @fDdt:;ls .hi~ml ~~n 1!Jl~lif:t~a, by Ul\1n.ol:iiUty 0''£' our ~ii:iHd. It ]s, w:H'h 'this spir.i.t ,I~nd \~;:iih, 3,f!:l'r\'~nLh ope tlllat inspirll.ti:t;ln \'Om! be .f;Qlll:l\Y~d bl!'l':Qod a~ti()inli!th,atwe d.od'iieal!cQ this !9ijg ediUo!fl of the R:i~md tIl IlIlD~lt-ll:ll.

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Alll!:J!l:t:!!l.>!l' ch;[;!pt,e;rme,Tll he~g m~y till ~~I1J!l'Il!il!)d au In 'V:it!l.ti~D U ,1l;1l liI:lIldergradl!a.tc !:'h!!lptilr's iUlli3tl!ll~i to ~u:l;]p, wel~(IIJJlc t]rm hri:tilltc:3' I:n1to tl!c St'lwrity. Tlu!y WQll!rl bl! (l'tlI!l,e~ tedw Well1t til epropcl' ,cloUI'~S n!l.d bir111g :n.pp:roprl.rlitll'! !la1'ld~~, Thoi r 11 e~'pii'hoIiM. 'bllsl:lil.gia:t l.n '"in dhlJg rJ.na1:'FI'0I~:rhl:tepln(joe fiCll~ho]d:i:llLg the Cll:U'~l'!!O!I!Y·

i'mpem~B: S~del'1t nnmoor o.f ll:itlJ~I~~ go.v!l]t wl~.~.te (:lutJ:! .fO!f tableT a ])eI~ ,relfln,Qht {kapM Qveru: Itt or a lighted 5!1frI'hl,olp]a!);eiJl ~],lllilj HtSOrfFri~~' :pin:l!~ Hvol .t:nttl1~ lfIO~I{CJ'S fO!~ ~]ltmsitemH:ti! (I,f ~.he tablet O'll'e mil ta]pey whidl i:!b~n r,eprcSJel],t til ~ Tor~ h oi Wi~.].Q1IlJ' villI whit L::1111pil:r 'i'OilJiclii ISIlaU rceproselilt, fhl! fttn'ih!:!lfH~itlQJprl.!'l~iplM (It tb!l~o!!'odty.~ \'\l'ldbl,ro.pers· for e;lJc.hs.I,Jlfor p'ril..~e~t nnlll for ~m it ~.::JL]'Id.il,b;te < Unc~ct;i!F'e r~ ~h{)u:l d be 1l'1. bo\l\dG~s tOfl'f!I;l"!'l];nt hlJJl"lIh~g) j ~ed !!I,1l51IiQ!l t~'f .k,I!!lJcliliig rQI)h:~!lf,!V j m ~rClri;ty ]l~11I 0111 u ~m*l[ 'wM~e ctlshin., ad ~. pfom:pter with th.'IiI~loo~ @f 1!!l~n.~~h.i.p\mU~:t1 ~'>l. l.t.

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A1ltilie: Cb::)..pt!!t" offic(!ts wear @n'hnal w:Mtoro,b~~! !';Or.O'fS wear bl9.dk rob~® O<f Mack illl(;)sse~. .11\1':WItl,I:s WC~I: ~~drobe8 o:r bliili,c'k d:r~5iSCJi,". 'ClI!u:o~(lr!i:~~-S wle:u·i.l1g whit,~ li~~U !l~l!>emllle j)11I't.'ilde tbl;l' plaee of meeting ~£! ~h:(l,:rgc (If .~ .. sQrolf~ll'hli! wi]] i.nstfl1~;t th~r1 :'lill,t,g ~h~if ·n~~~ ,s.rLdfes'1)Qn~6:ii,

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CER~:ONY

':rluj!'_5~dc'l!l;t· 'uipillesiimnp; .offi.(:tlits s'h3lU fitailldi. t''ib1'~1'.Fl1lI(lUit t'htlceremooy u:1i:I.l~: Qthe~c wjj{l,~ted:w. 1!:h.c@el[emQ.1l:l".

Pfoesl!d~iD;t~ (ll;l,~~1iI'l~e tlmeswi;~'lJig:a\ve.:l)WU~ th~.i1'~~Dg p],e:[U11el !:ol!fle~1:I cm1lell.

'Sergeall~',!lt"El:I'.rIJl.!!iJ aril w'O f.~ frgm i!l.tru~l:ijJnt'

Se'l!'.t:!!l;Q'","<!;~::l:mu;:,:.'f;Vo.r~h:y Pllesi iI~~ we are free fJ\tllU int!:1l5h'!:I.

li?t:gridel:lt; l[ liglt~~,b~ TOI'~bof Wi~(l:mll. (L1ghw, the x-elt<.lI:Jit;\[.)1 V~c".IP!I'e;si:d!eot:: Olll'UI!(ltto l!l": '''lJilt!!llligel!l(lO 1~, thl'l Tor~ll! e,r Wb,afll~." Be~~,]d

~1!I!l 'i"(Irebi. of W.~do:m.. (,P'\ll,ntlncto t:her,ed 'talp.cl'.) JII~ bU!]"n;~ w!~Q!r~ .... el' D:lliltl!. wemen ;a:til3ssembleCi, :md g1JJi(i;(hl;olll:r ,fO'otsteps:Ji..!:! W,e work in the nrune 0:£ !],iU ~oro~iity. 1~ ~;!Jn~.l'le le,dy.~ated WOm'iliJ.d, 11 ~ddi ilg tile Icorell ;iI,ott, w,e' 5e~k 'to U$fJ ou~,trn.j:l:I~d llltcl~0~t 't@wlIlrO! tLHl' IHlll"allIl:IM:n,p.1ll t oi i.r!.:lm:U,~;~t;I1~l" ·s.o'd!l.lJ and 1l1lititu.31ll'ur~l'liti3 in the !>el''llice o£ m~mkjnd.

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S!e~ot:l,q';Wmtby :Pm'~~don~ 1I1i1.d so"orti~ tbere IlWIili't with_mIt ~h(')i$el whow,QI1]rl ~ otn~u:rs~~;~~d!iitUl.

Prddi.on't: Eoro;rsj. you. be;),t tho Wtfl~i'Ii;:1$ of olAr l'iUil~cfetit,ry.Wha~ is y:01,)~ p3e:as-ute 'f S.!:!ro.r ViGe·}lfes:id~.ut,. do th.Q'Sl~ witl:ioat gi.\"1! l~vH1~1)Ir!>eD.f bci~l:g w{)rthy ce ,jo;.iUl;llIf sll!tc1"h oo~l' D u '"ethey be~ I~~m im~d dHigep.lrJy'

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to 'beil.{Imittet}.

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Treas,ur:~T~ Wmct.by P~ihlelU,!!!tbey bli.VIl s[Ildstl,ed tbe-seHi'qu.i,reme~:1:;~. n-e!!Jd.e[lt~81;l1tgea!lt·a:~'·~l'i1s,Ii'e:!'mit UU:l~e ",,11:(1 !l>I'U' w:ithOll!lt,~!O ilnu,e'r. (&e!rgea..nt.

,~k.JrW1J; ~.p!W!g the d.oot fl,:M: ,c:~d.a;tcs '!lillter .• )

l{.e(l'~ it :fs WOlst :ilmpo:t"tant tha't .m:usi.llhe p'L1.JedL Tl'ul,DcU... ClJio!i:r m.a:y ~tw:I, D~nili, ;Slgu~ ''lll'b1l'ta." 01' ,th~r:Ijlm:~'Yb~ s@:ft @lfg:m,P1alJifl~ '!It :rec(l.td b~~ c:w~i Iltl:us:l.c,M\JiSi~C !it~P!l afMr candiidi:a;,tes .m~ll!~ ~J)I.

De'all! 0:£ PleillG;lf!:IH 'Iii\:~w~-l!JfP~c~i,dellit" I pr~~~:vll tJile~o i!!l~dh!;a,tQ~ rOll !1:i!1J1lis·

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Ensi4ellt;We ;ire' ~:;5embllei!l on the most ~ed(l~JS !)t:i:Miu in, 'the L!y~le ~f !JILl]: ij)ol'tlirii:t;y [i.fe--:thlli.ndl:J~ti{l\'1 0:' IliJ\~· me:m.bl!t"ll Into J;}eUjJ, Sig;ma, ''rhel;~. 'E'lu~ ]lU!);!!! t1f Pl11j~~etllll,nd ao~O,rS l'Q'Spo~si lib:! fQlT y~u.:r ]lIt:'oibJitil,l~~9.!)' il:ild!o!'itie~ 'RI"ltei,i;lC!t<.!at~dto tbe ~O,llD~iIl edT . Ch~pt~ th,t Y'JJ.ljli:3!1;'e :f~~· li:il;il,l tlJ.u ni.l~&,,s~,a:ry :~llqtl;irem.cJl'bl!£Qrmem.ber8b:i.p hll10 QUcT s:orm:i.ty. A~: we

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luuCle-e,d. "iIi 'Utis 'ee~emol'ly will ea~h of )'011 pl'J..'I!I;r:;e ·to 'l~,{MJ.!I'k1.~l' this qrucs:Hm:l': '''.D(ll YOUQ' your '(I~.\IJl .ff·l!!~will. am] aeeord seek :.dm!~~,i~]l l.lh.t(l D(!-1.tm. S]~mQ, 'l'heb SOfori tY'f~~'

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i',re'Sl,dellt: You seek of YCHlr ,ow!lf~ea wi.U illhnhsiotl to' aur slstei:"bood Rnd 'We :lg!'ee: ttl 8!!:'cel}t yon. Yon are about to take UJ_Ji.)tlJ yoo.I.,n;.e-lv<l$ vows ani! oblignti.'Ol1s·f'rom ""hieb yfJtl elllil neVtlif be freed. Tbeyw:ln fiJnOlw Y'OIl: to tile Final J'I'Iilg1l1.ent. I eharge yo:u 'th:[I,' you. .!lpproa\cll ·with serious rnipdll M Will do !JiOW rrmeeed. (Pmlse) DcU..a Sil;l:mll. Tbet9> Iii :i gl(1r:i,ou~ Internetio.I:I:.1.1· .sis.tedwQd. If there "is allY SO,tOt pre~en.t or not 'Pfc~nt t'llwa~d whom you CUIlI~Qt hll."Q !II floo.l:ing (If l~in shlp!1Jl1a d!ly,otioll:~ 'tu wb~ J''lI'iJ eanaet :p led.fPEl t:~uc 10;)'1i.1t1 !l:!i..g, ~[~w.tly !!It.tl tU~1(l~1 I e barge Y0I!L 1:teT~ al1d D4JW h. with~rn.:w .

C·a.ndidaUa:: it ,do clOt Wi.8b to withih'o:W',

Here, Av.e Ma'tiia, Th~ LoriJ1$ P:-ra!l~'f, or D(/~~a St:Qft~a Theta may be SUlil,g b,y a, ~. If all.ong is j;tli~'rted helle. the Presideltt mul1t in$tm~t, cwdid-a te~ to b!'l :;.cate(!l.

Pr,esid'llut.:, You wi]] oh:;;li:l!\'O that there aro Iln"el jewels in the SIgma Qf O\U' emblem, TIl ese jewe,l'~ rep reeen t 'the £0'11:0 elation Q,i om s(lrQr-ity . VIr e beJieve 'that tl~l'l strength of an org~.ilIu.:Hion lies' ilil the. Ii l"s(lll:al intllgr:ity II;n d. ehal':a.eter of its indi vi ilualrnemb Q4'S. The nlne: e ardj~.!ll Vil'tl.1CB, lIymlIQU'7;etl~il ·tlH~ nino j~wds of th.e ·Slg.ma~ W'fY.re e~:mlldv~i:1 as b~~8lll H.ttri1::mt,~ wlii,i'ch ~l )J~lla, W'O'Ir.Ul~~ slio,ul-d Sitri \<"13' to ·J!l"~Il.in.. Th'e!l!e 'l'utUccs a.re:

mrol:l.~~.ty Pll.rity Fidelity Justice 'Cumpassion DcdiO!atiot.l Fil])owshIp T,einperancc Conrtllsy

'Prelsi.d~lI,t i:,QlJitinnil;~. .A ,~o!!'l.'ir, .$p(':!1l,m,r;r fflf e!l.~h tJf ,th:q-sl!; j,~\,,~·@.lswm ,L')xpl!1>ill 'tl1 eir mea1l1!hbgiil D~ltll, ijiglim Theta. (During t1l!~ e;!;:p~.Uo:~, ,th~ :llim.,~ SGoorn wilt. liiltliIt themne t:;l;];Il!1',s, lrfip~~tmg tho j~wel3., Ea.-ch BOftc,t t300Bttle ceIlIdld_a.telll3.S IiIhQ, ~Iilakiil., Ji.1, t'h:i.8 polin1- ALL m&1 be :sca:ted~omcej:!!! a~dl c,anilida.WS.)

Htlinesty; rrtufhfulll~B to OllCtg oW:I1heart iu detennil'lingthc mOTru qll1.LUty 'of a.1I cne's OWII thou,ght~ 3J'id Mtiol1~ ia the loftitl!j,t factll!:i:.y.of IlIilm.m.all rulnrl, acrupl111)1I~ '6-"tcreiiSB' 'Df tbis :facuity is t",El. first n4Jni!lLte ,to keeping p~a!l.e witih one'll soeU and meriting the 'trll~t QIl' @.U!i2ir~. In tile nrurne o,f 0111' motile rs 'Who) by ']iI'rec!~Ipt and cX.:illll lite, in:stHle it 1.1'1 'Us 3, 'hnre II.Il.a respect hr 'Lrll~h, :I: light tbe' fl:f~t j;!Il'we] 'of IHi.r ,g~la.cn Sigma-Honesty.

~i~: P!l:rit_y o;fl;n~nJOlIiiI,d 'con dy.~t i~ th(lfil'stglOry of W(lmll~J:II;iOili. IflUu!

IDl[l,me (If OUJT' Jli'o1i.!1l.der~ ·W·iHISI.l e.xempl:uy .l:'iyes before ns h1l-",e b~e!1 all" 1.11,~pi mtioII, U li ght tJi~eBe~ond. j,~w'CJ. oj!' our bdght Si1I1l1a- Pu r1ty.~

::ri~eUt¥: N: ot:h ing' Is rnOl'ellO bh1'i notlthtg U1.Qre \'(!f'Ie.I'!l.bl.e th an fiid,rui ty ..

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Pidcl:itr nn Ii trmh IU~' nl<e mO.'lf sll,~~rcfl cxt:c,UefiH:ies Il.tld ~'tlf]oW!tlcnts, '~n: tb~hl:!tl~~~ :tu lJI1f l. l~~ thi!i1!1~ne (1:1' lI\:I~ '~'!:tr~~'W!!iJI :iQ~orSt fll:h:h ~1lI] 'L!lIlLH deio'lldl. t,fl the idca.l.s of' Dean, I HgM the fbi.red ,jewel of-our bf·lu\'"~fl Si~J']F.t~.li'htenty.

J'u:stJice: Not.h.kLg' wh:~,~h h:l!llk~ jl:l~itiU ~an b~ nUU::il.uy ~:tgi.ht. Jllsti~c 15 ,tl:!~' r~~IJ1l>\: 1::I'1II~. litJ:I;;e!"\f;l ~'~'!l: 0:[ anth~t i~ ~:l;l r ,:lmiil !!ql1i'!)!!l.b]~ ~n !J:l1m!l!:l r(il~;nj;jO'i1.~. n i~ t'be:~n:n :Iud !.:!l'ndnu:l)tL~i de8:~f\e 'tQlJcnr],er t!;ie'.ve'fJ"!l'i!!i! 'that whh:h i~, bi5' Wile. b. th.!!I! nDme OlE 'l.1:Ml I~'!lu:ti eo b:r:;WCllJ f'l':mn WllO'III w~ 'ID:])ret j:l1stiee ~'~ml)e r-~j·l \\!itlli~~l1!t1QJeffi~i !l.:~d 11!;il.rj,Cn.t!l[rI ri! ill 1(;', I ~.igh'~ d1(~ fQu.~'t]~ jtt"'l~l fi'f our t'lllSr'I~JH'Jje I'lt Signi.lt-J'u.sH~e.

C'!}:OllPa!1irloLl: '1' heru wa:s IW,'{!'r a h El'fl;r~ t~!tdy groat ru!l d g~ ~ r;lro,u,~ thIIi~. ~,f a'S nD'~ also tj(!<udcr a~d e{llmp~iD~t!\~e" (:vlllt !'cntdy 't(!l'~'till'g"d ~o' U'!~!I!i,~cd~, ,of t,b,~ 1:1]"1 f.aril1;lnll'te, ,~,ii1Jd ~l!Je\J.-e!r1k. In foe Dtll.mll' of (i,UJ: b.ol!lorary IDIgmlHl~li who }1.I;i,'o',e insJli"lml !liS: by thl!J,l' gt'\~EI.l (lIla,~.,,'gl'~' for ll1i1l1HI.I~ bl!'I:.Lt'!I.'mJf!ut. I tight t he fiftln, j 8'WI[]] of (l'1l~ ~,ma~ti:f1l!.l Si~i~C\)(U~,:a5l>illt:i+

Defi~a.tiolil: l'\olillf] yl]lu.r~el! Y'HI nm R~ ro ~i! ylHlI':" '~l f iu ] I vin gf,(),r .Il.PIiFpQS~ ij~ w'}Jiell yO'\I f!lr\lep~l:v bdiw;,c !!;~ld in ~t:d.'I'"itlg t~ g,~t;!.ll1 !li(,ml'~ w(!1ttliwhHe ~tnd .r'C~a ted. to U.M~ e ommclII goo r1 an,d to the highcstltt[m-an \Ialue!!. In. the ~;]/.m.i! of thili~~ ,1lI:e~N~atll!_] WOlnum who e ~Jd.iI:rilf 1 Ul'lSl,l ~ili.kllh]Il' ll.luds:hips ~:Il due age.lorag ">tl'ug.g:la 1101' luuu:Ha fr'Ci!d~Ifi,; :£01' the @IUIli1i:l];lil.'llcro OIl! WI'.H'I1i!~ .. ~!u~t!l'r Ula,~e ligl~l~ uvdpriid legcii w1ii!th 'l\le '!I;S Wotncll lJ!QW gnJ!oy~ ]I' li,.ght U~e 5i:r.::~1~. jewe~ 0'[ OM' gll[)Ir]OIl~ S~g;rnn:=-·D'edjent~.(]u.

lr'cU@ws'hipl; FcU{I'v,'!!!ldp ~ he!Lv~I:I,; hllQ:w~h:i p i:s Ufo i i~ 'i~~h~ sQrvicQ t.1!~t '\!ol,e render ·t.hfi1L m,a\kcs'!l pb i~fJl,fy ,the ,~amnntt1iQR wHb G,od thn;t gi'l'e.s 1.'!Is dN1!.gth, mild U-ie'~en(lIWs;~iiJp 'l:I]rc with ll1!IotJilelrtl'ili;t b,clpsi 'iD to mii dc-rnt.::l mdJ. lill. tb,!! ~,3!~n e of OU:r U1:!1IlJY gtail,u,o:tes !!ina 'iI110!IlJgrail.IJIIl,t:@I whli ke~p 9.1 l eve t:file ~pirh-l)'ff!ln()Wilh~,p,. I Mg'lu: th~s~ V'!!lctli jaw,~1 of '~u:rl!nighry S'~!n~F'eUow,lil~lp.

TClim!I!~:r~lce,! 'r,e;,m pel'lllHHl is II, br:i die {l1~'g,ol [I. It i:st1! e :Ilrm :m.;nd '!1'lQde • .r.t;~e ~lQmifd(l!1: ~f r~!LR0n oVe'r ['I!l,s~:km IIlcu'l nnn,g]l'teoll!'l lmpuh~!O. lin. (1,11 ~~117 Illl" t~l;'it$esj let c~s: 'bet-emp~f{l;~'+ IIiLt:he nlllinc ·of~I,u·llJu;ti(m ~ oti;m'l':!!i,. ptllS:~ lU~,iJl ]:!1i'~IlI~~, wlmS6I t]od~!;ii,Oill.~ lI.nfl :e:.t1tiu,l<l:"ity 11.1).""0 b.~'en clI ill'·!\Oet:e.vi~!I!,tl by \~ i.sdQlm Il,~H:[ tlem1,lora:n~~,. I iigbt tli.e' ~ig'll!tb je.\\'el at oU'!"!i'l:,l:glii;fI(lCIiI'tSigm a _iWJgl!!p~w'~Il!.t;e.

ICQ;JJnes·Yi Co,urtes,:f:1 s 1ll0'rll tllll.l:], 1T!UI.I'!! politeoilllSllo' o~ el ... Urt), i.n OUT: :r~ltlJ:l IIHts wHh!J,thm"$. ]~ ~pdng:H from thougbtItlhil0S3 and. ,goeJ!wC!~e feeUn,g fort otb~~s 311f1 Cfr.om ::l. blite re~pMti!'ortbe dignIty o,r r.h,01ulu'!3.H ]!ICTS@TIIlIHy" In t:lrli) rIillmll' ofmJ~ 'tllfl,1i. Is '~Q\lIIl mll.i] (I~ilij;r!;Jli j) 'tI~e conllll1il't o,t w~ l'oil [l!t:_i"oJisMps, :r li.g:h'~ t.hCl~'i:nl:f~ 11.[11] ltu;~ ]<ewo] 0.' (jIU,f wliI'nderf!:!] 81g~m"~iil:.!!.l'te~y.

i'l\O~Qtit:: TbeilSi;! j'ewcls ill !llIrr' bc.lo\",ed. Sigml!l,'~a "'il< -bee,1i i gl'litiii!: llY' fhe To·~c[\ ®f Wi~dO'm. ]:,em.~i!'!f]ing!.l~- ~!i t ""';s'(t(j;jjj~ S,:df!j) "'~i'tl:l.e go,h,iJlP.Ahtb.Mdi • .All .Yo," tll.ke. the' j!!w:.!.l l)l,edg.e st(1.i) ~ing, u til e i'l.1.j1l::w,cc Q,f' til~C .jlew~]:s!. tbi1:tk. i1 ee[)ly (If thd r t>itrf~Hi(!:an~e.

r~,ba.]l now iil!d m~n i$te.cr LIO. ,e.a.di ean dM.lIt'i1l th~m~mh!:lr~llip p:~i!dg'r:.Lii'te!~, Ii r5t ~(i' t1m~ p]Iril:dI!l'~~ T~,QPr.e.~id~iE;t, l'e~d:s the pte,dgc~athe(::i!fl!ldid.a;t.esl fOIf 'I;b!eh, I;lQllIsidl!:!ta!;ilJlJlt 1Jefa!'9' the:~aT~ a~kod.t;~ :rl!i)JIe:a:t i'!:,iEdJV1d:mU'y. E1aeh C;lfi~ifi~.t8i 'tlt:&n cQ:m:es.fort:bi, Gillie ~t !!1~e"to 'U!ehtd:u.~"[QUi 'ta"bl.l!. ku!co·]!J.(@p'b(l!l<!.~.)!.~d c[~PB: 'bo~ haClildl):Ii!, M'I{l, TO,l1CI:! o.fW~sdQm,:md. re;peatls tlIEi!plcdge.

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(1ia,.ndi&1,te.~ [,t dQ pr!Orni~ in the. pre!:>en"(le~ of~he E:~ef!1al Sr~id t of Tmtb j atld 'theJil~ fini~e wiblIPl5~,~~th~t .r w"l.llQ(!v'3:t l'il.vQal ill, ~:nJ' ~na~lIimr wh:J:ts.{lever,f.or any purpose what~ZY€lvel'~ n)ty 'Of th~ ~~erli!ts~ pass~ wIH'd:ll~ .."igns,gl'i:(lill!r or a~h~r ~J'~n1iaellce~. 'e!u,tl'"llsted to mykeepi.ttg aa (l.. m~mLl){llr (If Delta ~Sipa. 'tltew' i&lfor1ty, 1'1.0"" !It tho tim!! 0'£ my llli.t:bJion it!. t,o- the aisterlhuH:'I1 or thatrn arh,f.lre~f'te:r from ~im.e to UUH:! be .MI ,e:o .. trlil.8te(l. J do f.'lr'~h~:r .'lQt~m:!ITI.ly premlse: that IwHl deMi!;).te- ~ty l'ife 't-o the nine eardlnal "htU!il~ofD~Jt~ S~gmI.l.Thelil', TlIIi'l';' pt€ld:i;e is, upon :my srrcf'Bd. w'!),rd o.j,! bOI:\Of .•

Ea.[).h ~da.ite· £:1 given '11. lV,iIlite taller--.::i.n ah<ilder to 'P!r>eVErot 'b1lm1ng~s Sholl, 1~a.V'e,8, 'tllO md:uetwll: ta"bh: <t~dI. !J:etll1r~ to, herr p,i}sUiofi. Afte.l: ,aU eudJ:d..ttes lla.v€ np.ea."te,d t~ Pcl~.dl~Ui,ec(lIlemen;y procM~,

Vh:::c-pll'\"&S-ident: ·We a~ {I. ~i~t(l-rho()d plr:ilg~d. to 8e~ sueeess, And we b~ li~ve; She hail! ~elriev:8<d ·suC·®e;sS

"Vila: has li'l'~d. won" lallgluid. often, I~;n'ed Il.il.Mlli

Wh~) lt~~ gfl..1!.IlEllJ: th.e ~~i>P~~ t 9~' 'int~Ui,gen t men !lll)d W9J.lWll Tile h:~li"e {:If ]]tUe "IlhHilLrell.

Wh ~ bas 'llt~'~ om.p,lililhed 'h~!!' t","s1iq

W'hobJas m,.n:d.e tbe wo:rl;d, b~tt~f t;;h3::f!. abe ft:lu.nd H,

\ ... ·heth!l<l:' by alflimpl'o~,:l :p(lP!~'y; a periMt"poefQJ, Ilf:~lC.ei1ir.t!Gd 1l\'l1l1;

Who has IHlt 1 Mked a·rJl}~eeiat'itl.rn. '01' earth's· bll!!.l1 t~" Qr f,aile:d. to CXPf~S:3, it. WtlQ has always' ]o,[lkedlbr -the best in others and givel'l,Uie b-e!9t~h~ had i lilj,' h o:;i~ liJ~· bas been ;mW-$plf~ti.ot\ and whose m,fI{!i!.ory jB :\ t.BnetlieHon.

ITO$1d_tmt; H~L!i;l' 11(1""" tb,l}t!.tI!til .i?'mw~:r·. (l.I1l iltn~ FI';!:Yoll;~)

Pr"'ll,sblem;.: W~ 'b(lliev~ In I!J.. iSpirHu~l life. blJ. t ""e l,e.(3,'v·e .to the iltldivi,thwJ tb:o

~~te.eti(l:tl (If the H!,etl)unl :lor it.s .Q'lltwaro ~n;rl,:nif$5ta.tip'lI.. _1

AIh'e-llIlist Il,[ld a planet.,

A ,crY1Jltalba.U and a .. ooU,

A jenyti~h milt:'!. '9; SlI.lI.riI'Ll!Ij

A;nd ea VOSWl"f0re ~1~MfCmelfl ·d'~\mnTil ell Ii; _$e:I1I~e (Ilf l.a;w nnd he.a.U!ty And IIf.:tc.etru;ned :bJOlrl!.th~ dod". 8Q!l]~ Q'f:us. eo,lli.t ](j]l!g:ing.

_Ani'll others C1l<U :it 0Q~1.

_t\lm!!;e on th.c Fa:r hl!l:r.i:!:o.n,

TllJe l!l.finl1!~ ~:~n.{161' $k,Y~

The 1'".i.pe,dcl~ tllil!t (lJ: th.!!: (loFrnij,e;IlJ:st A.j].(lth~ \\dld goolfernili.llI.g hig'-Ji-

A II dan over th eupl:!!.;nd ·~iJ.d towla]]~l 'l'hc. d1:tr!n ,of the gillden.foill,

Some (If ua 6:i1] it All1bLtIIRj•

Ana oth~r8 ~aU it God.,

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A1!di 'oi::1I.e'fllI ~Al ~t God.

A p'ii!k(l~ ffll}~ir.mo!'l til! ty,

,A. m@th,e r ~tnl:\'lld: .fox'het' broad, :So~ m~i!.~ ll.filll!:~ Iii '; ~ t.b~ l'Ie.rl'.I~!lI~kj Ad J~' 0'11 th,9; ~oo~

.},.nm. m:i]Hans. WlU~'l IUUllb:lc nno. 'P.IU1U~.]i1'.8~ ')I'ha ~I~r;ejght ~Hrrd pa,th~,v:!!;.y bo{1~ SOlil1e ®tl.U it MiD~e.~l\mti{)'.n,

Ad atful'ftli ~n ii't Go~l.

P~jel'lt Wl'!.tm:ulH!g'::S{lfll,rs hi. ]Jelta Siglrn,:JI Thc:~a, T:i!mabO"Ult t!l~drnill.lste~ fhe oili.tb of iUti'g!&'!le.Q 00 'th~ :i!iitiin tss, r ChilJ",ge youtQ r@(l~iVIil them lnto QU:T ~ ii$hmihoo{lfrl)je]Y I and wid! iii fillili:ng (lir ]o)'1thy anil affe~t]o!!~" 1\11~J\'lre stll.l~ciI,Ll1':l(l np;e:att:he OamtogeJ:lle'!'. Cd .st~ 3:!'!drilpeat;thd! Detta Oa,W:. Jf~a~e :!:'.fght .Jurn.dQW~ Ulellle:ttn.),

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'[ w:in strive to rElII,~b Um Ili.lg:bcst 'IlOlIllUl.t~OIlIJ.I j,moral ru"ld. ispiri t1:l;a;~ ,e1l1tierlI:lY wh'~Llb J ell:ll~Q~fl:dy nn'a]~.

I \\>U] he"~:f ]1lI''I'\l~r my aims ;for,my tcmp!:!~:u'y b ilnc:fitwb:i eh m~gbt be g:ain'ffi[i,.

r l",iU 1~!T!.il:ea "or to .p.r{!8;~;r''!i''~1 IIll' ht:!lII.U:b., fOirbf!J!we've:~'g:re;m'~ {I[1!l'iB·mel1'mJ ;:md h];o:r3.1 '~~:re~gUI :mft)' be,phi:f~~~ \ .. ,e!'ihlil'~i! pr!il'~·llln'l..8i H~ il r3:.~'e"'omp,lhiihm:!!'1l t of rn11leb tb:l't i)t~e:l"l\~il mi glilt be dlillil.e.

I wi]] c10S(l my ears and i!Jea] l1:Iy Hp~~t() ~lll'nldilt{llJis g{]ir;~]p"

1. wm~!J'bor to ~nn{]'b]e [h~i:d!21ll1i$ 311,(1 }lUlU)' the' a:tnl!lsph()T~ or th~, 'hQ:I1i1~. I wi]] !!]",~UY:l' im~t!i::;t ,~g;J.~~~l tlflll (I'tmb]c stll.l:I.ila;f1i1, of' mO[f;~1:s.

TI:: ~i.U tll.kll an tl;clh"Q. iIlt~l'esf; in tlIlll wiilfa.f,(j oi' .m.y COlI:rut:;YJ '[I~.ll,g' my 'in· hel!! 00 town.d t;b,e el!U'ililItme~td la W5 f'ot ili€ pt'!l~ecti,gl:l gf~l!!el 'i;! 11- :fnJit;urmte ru:!dwe~k a:r.d h~,thc l'.~p!l,[d oT Umsil (liepfi¥in,g I:iIJ.iI~,alL1b,e-'i,rlg~ 0-£ their pri,vl:]cg_e5:'1l1dr:ig;hts'.

~ will !Dl!i\i"Cir liuditUc 1l1lyrl3J,e~ n!li.d \\,al try t;OverSll)l:!ld'ilQt)H~r~ toO 'lak,~ 't.lt<!i! ~am~ ju~t ~w.ntl

F will[!'o t E>lITi]l k 'traUJI lll'tderhilki.ng what :B~Im~:S MM tI.\Dd g'lIIo d b(!:ClI.u~e ll.an·diea,ps llir obst~~l,~ of jUlY I~il'lcil. c~nf'!:'6:1![t me; hut 'st~]'!dng ,to pfe~~nl'~, il cll.hUmii~a witba c(lllr3;geotlii ~pirit. lI!1.rri.Il,g' bi tt-erlflca\S' fl'omrny Im~,~'l'l ",II' wi! I 5hi¥e~H I:bern1.lIllfl) en:r]lc:>t:~.fW ~!la~1l tb.e ,goal •.

j[l'!I~de;g:t,; Will ll!~ ~Q:~Q,t3 '~m~ 'hl'l'~~ r.d. wj~h the rhu; ofl!,i,Yl:r :ffiQr('Jrii~, (.1Bofo~ !'i'll'l,!'!lIdtl!lg' the Pb~s tb.e P:r~Ili.~D:t m~~:ym~kie SlJm~ ~;diq.l(I'II!I'mD.IlQ{U;S' il'iI!:m~k!la bo:u:t '~Ile $~gni:fiCruJi(j~ of thf;l phi. Following 1t1:lJ~ each iSernt w--:hl'l h.a,a. P~\Iil t,OI" aneopb,FW' Wi'l ~'~ll' fOlrW.1IEd11l!!l.d 1111;Il00 the pin o:a, tfiolIlC'W S(llro,r, Ait 'tlle~e ,tim~. ~i!ll :te~u:hes t.he h3:J1d&ll:me. Ne.Q(p1b.¥'ttl9. ;l;l1e~ :Li,t ~ ms~~kl!. SG:f'Q[S l'eaJ.'mlfl tbJe~ SEl:Jitli.)

Pr~$~~e.tlt ~ Th~~~ ByfrLl')Ql~ are tho OIJ,'~WU.l't] liII!l.ni:fBst:~~i(1u~ 0' 'SIlI'1! rl ~y li::i'~.

Tlt~ trll;l!. lin e-ll II [!l,g: of a SOlllIll'ity' r~q:l!I~re:~ ~}.[I@mol't:ll C'~m'i1!i'ti!n'!il<[l,~ Q·r in,\'iiI'(tt~~, clUed:I~(!~ti(l!'l",

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b il: j'ttst I:l. 1!Ii.ll..nJ!(l'~

Elri I~gi.ng ]iilc~l f~..IIUl~

'l!iV~l,h :p'e r~3p:S"II, f:~:iimril. ,Oi~ two ~

Wh'aL IIJf y!D1i!r life in thew!:Ithl nf greek:<.!~ ,,!1r;T ha~ 'have f:Jloy (;l'uJIn ~dt.'hl'@1,lg]1. yQfl!I r

:Hfi v,e yQ'lI '\'iIi!J'll Il,\ !l;~~i!~lt

]Jilt'll! Il. fhillg \\;~diuvhile,

'Or wMtcd a yca'1' o:r two, ~

Ab, 'whrurt does i'~ I1Ma:n .• I]. Eiotority 'l'{l th,cgirl. wH~i~ II.l!rCt~rt o.f go'll]] 'Ti~ te, l@ ~'i). :fl;:nd ro '~e!fj;l'il Af~{1[llIiigh idl.c[i;ls:lliJ\~elt\~(l

WifEI rl wil.sJth or ,~Q)I' Ilnt.oM.

'r~Il~l!: held ibf~e,Qphykl; and! sQrnl'~ lSl!o1J!ld be JlI~d to Ute, SCI'!l)ept",lllt. a1ZW!lllo 'be ,~Ul!lpisll.ed: •.

lPoo~hletl,t; As yQU[l1IISS YlIjIUl:" <:!!'~:i(lJIl!J, ~I.lm emb'int @ur mOiU(i! is 1'~llnt~m,g,ll;i1Lee j.5. rh~ TO:f('h of Wl6.>i)OI1'!l." Bill!oi~,d thc '1I'Q~i;!ll o~ Wi;stlout (~ll:lI!te:s tmch.') n bU~I1!1\'\lllerll'i"et DeUMlli:re Ililjlembled. ;u:~d .~i(le;.\l our iQ(l'tate[li$I'I,s we work 1.11 the .nalJ:l!! Il.~ out' :s~.!ri!ldty. J...:'!I ~!'):nerge Ild'Il!)~~~e.d w1Qm.e'I1, lIoldi.tlg tbn tort:JJ :~Jo'f'~, We s>eiekto I,;!fl!e I)'loll' tt~i.l!ed i.t<iltc]1li!~t~O'w:;u;d the :!!"c),"!'II:I'1iceme<n.'t ,of in'~j]n,~ ~ tlIaLl~ scel tJI]~ :!l:nii. IIpi:ritu[ll p""~tji1:il; llil 'l:he a~'.f~!(!.e ,~f tli::"jj kin d. By dle P'()~~'ler "~·stel] Iii! me ~$ P~\as.ide'!Jt of' C!IIIII:ptllr 0:[ Delta S.igma. Tlt®m., !SIJiJ:odty~ I ifu M",,·dl":!llar.e that y,zyu I!.I'I;! nal)]mbei!'~ o&D~ha i3iig,lIl;\1. 'l'IID~'h): Eio,@.itjo' with ruJ th~! .dg«Its3!ndpri:vile~. pe.'l:tlti[lm:g thc;reitg. W'Iil" aile :hl1ppy to 1ll'~llet you .'Ve~ougTa;tW:a.t,tl':y)OIJi a;n,i[ ~~Q)lHl th~' hanOi a,l wlikorrn(i nnd .:fe.nowsl1lip 1:" :De1t~ ~igJll~'rh!lt!l.. .LetU's ~i(lr~hal'lil;s t!llB~llgi![l8' Qu.!, ;;'fm'il;i!'li;(l! ,11ymtl.

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D~I t@! W'i t:b gloWlJlg h e~,~~'h; we~,r~i~e'tb,e-~ :FIIl~ Un: ~t~e'ng,tb '~hyl'"ve bcstow;:s,

F(JiI'~he ,gl~,w:i.ng gm~ll,of tilyS'i~te'l'h iIIo~l, A.~i:l tl~il :[l'ywil.irthfd, f~m~'~ 'il@'Ili'~,

'1\ 'I:JiI i:D UB ~~ strong i1'ili].eavOl',

A:ndo'I.'!.!' ;>tli1;l]S '~)O rol]:lttl.re ~ai~I[I.

,}Jel'~'~. ligMs tbe: iI':llme, ;ulI!l eVe."

WU1"ll1ll'lii oll:r hearts 111 e~ bands tll,p~.m:i:;[!;,

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:tlelt:aSi,gma Th~'~l11 !'W1,l:. reJolee iuCh@e', Delta Sj [gtR!l ',],Iq et::~ I -We pledgo ~he!!l lO'j':!UYj. J],~,v,ot~.fl tQ tntl'!; a bood CluE ou:r j'-;O~ttl1~

Tb[~t .keQp.!I IJ;Q.f 1!!1.f!'l'b; ~~C'~:!iil IIn!l plll're to ~kl~~ .cnd, '['~~ brigliit gleam oftlJj~r vU,iolll: ~!!l,S; llgktedtbe wg;rld ~ Jl~lta ,1t11h'I1UI, 'l'hBun! O'lrrOwliI!

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St I'cn gtbGt'Q i.u lIS, oM, ~n,y, J'Q'UngIlTl ,A.. ¢I'LU· 1'lUlk'5 i,ll~ ~eo;~(l ,~'imd ,gf(!'W~' De'! bi.·s Me.a]i!>, 1l\'efstl'Ut!ge:r~ G1Q~h;m~ ~n b'iilltllphant ll!l'wer.

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BOM,r~' mem,b~ ~!Kiulii1 'be :fllUil;ucte:dllntlo ~~~:Oi[(l:rU!r ~t, a N'ati.Q'll!a~ 1i!J'~!l,¥.e!!ltton ~ (lw.ybyN',Olitioua,'lCi,m,~I:.s.

Pm,pe~es~ ~hu6~](lntl!lljl'l!ljb~.r (!If iiitwal$; ig!liv.cli '!i.~h~f;il d.otlJ.. :fll'Ttn:blc, :8., D~t:(l; pClID.a:n.t rJ::I7~lll>!..'-d (ll'cr it, (lit :'I: H~hted i;trrd~Qlpl~,e!l;d Y[M'l'! 'it; "~!H'i),r:it:y pw i hvo ~1lJ.JJ1llc hohl:efl! ,j"Oir '!lFpllI:!l.i t~, .mld'~ilfl:f tnetnldc' i !!Iuered. tll,pet'lI'l'biel!l l'!!'.l'II)L'l:~llillt'l!l tbGl ~'orcl1 of W:i~ilom ~ Oi1!.O wl'liCe tn,])~1" wM~ li :a1&i.l~~eprn5m'lL th~ :rrhtcirkl~~ of tbe ~Ql'l):r:ity; white '~pern "00;' eaeh sorOr ]rfe~ent and fo~' eaah eau.tid.'itlil~ ted CiusMol'l :f'orlmecl:i.ng (,Qptio~al) ~ .~ so~ri:t.Y ,[lililJ ~n!ls:nmll \\ihi~ C,l(IsJlru@l'JJ.j II. p.rompt:i!!!' \\1"iU!th~ ple(J!~ of mllml:i!C:l:ship wri~tea G11l1t., IE. H'Ic l,:~tJat' oith~ tll,ble, JlI11il,ewhiw can~,ies I)!:rQ plncl!(l,hlJ~e,p"'(1",s~tt.h~ j:e'W!&kI.

Atti!!!',e: • G'f3Ji!d 'thaliJll~1' O:ffiICl'!fEI wiilw~3::I" ,11l:ffi,t.illl ro~.

I're.sldent:! W'~ &1'1) 1,l.~~eimbk4 npGD 11. very' srG:~l:(}ilJ:S O~~1l.3i.QlI. It Js 1Ll:liM· [liillf:t;l.!ii.t, :re~PQi!i~iMH~J' ft,ilt I:l!~ whlil{l,~e' clil'Mgil~. with tlil~, :;;a~'r~d ~bt~gn'l:.lQ!:l! ,of gr~~ting llIo!ilijlll.ry ,1'l~lem.berllbip 't;@ distiIlgJIll!l~e(l, women. o'f t:1!Q>eoIt!1Iwll.ili;~y.

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:hesMeu't; S!lr.ge'~!tt·i~t·U.:l"1"ItS"~ win. yc1,iI. 'ba: ... c Ol!l:r I;ls(lOl"LI!bring Lh.o!!lc wit.]WIII;t ilflt:(I !:I'm!if~mbrny;

E!l!.c'fi ,~~d:lote ~;!lt~ with "111 ei!jl!l~l!'t. 1'llcIPrc~e:ntSili!e:3.l:ts on hono~:<Il'Y mC)ID.b~l'~lUp" Th.en. 'e~'h e~~tp~e>ll.k i!!Jl hon~:r~ !IIlGmolhler lcQi!ll..da:te. giVinG: a, itldeif' 1)[o,ua.pbiie!lJ sk.etell. ·oil:l~

·Vl(i6:e,prosiJde!!!.t ;(h~:rMQI:~!l l~ !~n tilm,gcncc ]!!I t;h~ Tor~]j ",f'W:illdcm}~ Benllli d lb~ 'I"il'ril~l ~.f WisdiJiltl, O?oHJb tll,thEl ted t:ilJar.,),It 1itJ'Il.TOII~ Wbe,fQ'!i"Or Dclti!; w'Qme'll, 'n-I'>I!:lI&lern tl,L'lod I =:liIld glJl](]e:s (Jill,~ :fIQIlt:~{e:p:s :til.li!, we~'Qr'k ~D the 03,f1n:: ilJf Qllr '~Qrori t;y~ A5 1!:1:J1.~~g:e ,e duea:too. w!oll:l,e!il~hold:ing n.Ml t1(lre:h. 9.1,aftj, W<i ~rgoek t~1 .!;!~.!! !l)'liU' tl';~,il;l_e.d, h!teih~etbl'Wll.m,lbeiid.v:inCeme:ilt {I.f' inteU!l~'l'n.3,1. 5!!ei.ruJ ;iLLrn: ~p'iti;tlilll<] :pUJrlllliits in tllo ~C~'fieo Clfma:Jilk~I1d,

PresiJtlelJlt,: '1'!J1Il \v1L11 'DblJj1l'~\'e 't.ba ~ tfl,e~ll JIIfen:illli! je'we1s in UlIC SJiis;ma. of !liill,r e,lill:!le~n" Thl:}oc ~"ew1l!l!:1repl'li(;liIll~t 1i.b!lil'~O!ulllil:;J;lti!lil', Ofl!lWf ..,iIlirority.. \V'f: lhu:l1ie.'I'c t1!l1J, t toe $U'-ei1lgth o:f ;tn.y' organ i~n tiOl1 -]~e!l iJ;l ~he ll~r~on.u.l l!!teg-ritYll.lg,ilJ da ::ml.etl,l r ~f l't8 inti iyi;(iul1] m,e.ml:icT,s. 1'.iu:l ~],m,<Q caN:"I:mlll] "';;lf~ues] 'sfmbclb'!erll in dt~ liIl~!! 5awil]'! Q:f UI>IlI Delta. ~b~e~l W~fg ~~IJIc.MV(l~1: ,~ 1ilIfj,5Il1il lit,t:ribut~lli wMen ilItl ]).e]ta WlJimllil a]j{l!u~d!J;t1'ivet;o attwII. ',["hll~c VirbJi(3;S ;!,re: HI)ii~e5tYJ

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_P'u.dt.yl ~l(ll~Jity~, .rt!5UC~ CQ!~'P~iQil> D~'dt1;lBt::il;li~1 Fl!ijjjw~h~Ii':; T~:lIl.P'Il:.a.l:leOJ !l.JHl r'onrtesy. A safa;!'] .RlJcak.l:ng :for ~!l.lllh ~If these [I]ne ~i'lWIl~ar win illI:\!tiimln thf'l rmtl<[I.11 illlll:i:n. Delta Si,gl'll;J;Tho't;;!.

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Presid'lIOO:fi: I S'hll.J!.tmdU1.h~ister 1;0 !;'a~'h ~~\n!Uda:te tbil .nurm.he~hi[Jpt.e~.

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lTesiiiellit l\e~.d:i:;, UtQ pledge!;o, 'tJ1Ie 1~<!:ndldlll~S; fOir 't:h-e;i.r cl)lll;sidera'U.oil!! be"fOlie tbe;l"~e~l!:~dt~rc:l:!~i;l,'tflt h!l.dlrid~1.!Ei1l!.clilhQ.filJit30qm.ember is l'lli.rite' to !!!1lO'me to tlH! t~b'lll 1ndiv!d:t!I8Ltr to 'It:<IIke 'tbie p'kdc-e whi~b,ls ·adlilJt!JI~!l'~@~Dd j~~ 3.B l,till~l1I, t'bJe b~.u31tl:oli1 Celle:n,unl"y. (SI(1j;J ~i!l'~ 19.)

W6 beHIilYIl in 11. spi.l'~h,tl,l life, kQt\Y'!i! :Ii!·ily,e tlIltlIi(l ind,i\i'idIlIlItbe jo:i~lell!tilln ef 't.bi! :IIlH'ldium tilT its, outwa:ri.i OiI:~:ifEs,ti'U~rQ!'!. :SQ~rll tit) IDeltaSiig:nl.1il TliHIta, I am Ilbo'utwi a.i1miinisrer the oath of a.U~gilnl,~e' tCl th~ i;lliti:rJ.,t~. I ~har,geyCiU boll f"li!(j!l:i"~,ili~m[!iI~Q 'O~ si.!l~· 'rlllGClIIl iEl'!!Cly, !:l:~ul wii tl.l. iI. 'fiele! i [lg of~uj';;JJty and :lIff!M::[iIlIl. Ma.y we ill,tn.J'lG. n:rn;d .rc.]mat tlllc' n~~~!I,Oalfr..

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:n~cert!:! job tJb;e lwl!lQral1l"m!~!bers.S:am1e~.a:i7 gt~ell· j;wt~cU@~$ ,~e~!lg t!l) se~1'ets. etc.

wre~d:gllt! ny~h'i1pOWilt"'0:5tcd in, m~' ~~: ]?l'i1.i!']dent o.fthle '~ln\'rn:dC~R[jttl:t: of DC]tl1 .. iSi.gmJII, 'r-b'e!tll, S~Ulor'itll I diD [l~W declal'lil: I]UI:t 'y01il.a1\l!lm.embl!f~ Q·f~ltll. Signllll ''rhCitfiS(ll'Oil':~ tywith nll fh,a .• :ig'b! ts: lIma 'P Ii ¥ilege~ pettaluiIlg tlierc!ltO\, W Il I!;rcb['J[ly log:r-Cd YIJ'lJ1. '11ire ~loll.g'r3;t'Ulll.;t~ yn!U. aID,a; I!'xte[LOJ the ban'l11 Oil: we~~ omlQ l1:mJi fll~~"Owsihip :lll D'ciltll.iliignn.a Tblij,tQ.Let '~il jai:n. h!Uldl:! .~ w~ Billlg' OiUf .N"!!.dQnal J1~mq,.

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T~~c&rodL1rt Pi rn.w~<5I d~sip,e>tJ oolllpr:i,i'itng 'tb-ll thl'l1ie gl'eelkletclllr5.l, Thet:i. Th-!l! nille j',e~l!]a 11'! tl~1l Si.gl)lfl. -r18p'r~SI1~~ tl:!;! n l~ i nil ear~UIII:t.l [u_i.lld,p ~C!l d~~l'm~OI·w ~ho ll'U-l~;at E:f!.I~-h ~Oi!'ll~r of tbe Si!,'l'Ji fL COil t:l!in.s; II.l,JellLrl, !:leiilii!;~;~ed.t'!Jtl:i llhtu~dJ!:'i'." olDe~ta :E;,i_gm.1Ji. 'I'lmta. Any SllltH Ilg {lesi.mdl~lI;lItyfi1] Bllil fa~u· ~elmrJ:ln:il!lg plll!ces ini3.'igmn"

tcr, 01 ... !) Stll~ lDJi\~l~rsitYJ 1'IUs pbi.l:!!j .C~:d(]t hia!r!E~]:E!_!f pin i~. W01"tl· during melJilb~T~hip i.J!l~bi1l Fyram_id Clubl,]'l)irl'l:LII1p~,eil,~'i.I!,g OJllI_f'ip~gTlr9bat]£I.1!_ ~':ul!l b('l in a,hlS,tJod: byw(!gdn-g t:ke soro,rityrlbhaM [~ :M& (Ii tiol,n m Utll PymrHiil Pln.

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'l'he DI.')]ta st~jl 'rh eta Sorodty Cl'®s1I or' (':rJlllt ,of Arnn~ was, rl!~~ S~t .. JJ:-..1llJIl'J~"(a.~ and. ::iorm J 1l3.llL(!tiro! Tdpp]eLt .ll}!!li.!&, bl_) l:ll c,f Lil:mb.d~ Clla;p't!!:~'. It Wa,~i a;utll:llf~l';~d 1:q ]!l.~4 by nlc e;xc~'!IIl;i,'I'~ i!o:OJ:lUlit~J!l'. The ¢te~L ~s 1:1. ~~1Il1[;lClsit,e M~a I3'l!Il,re~i1ill!t g~i),phlrl.:~,ny Uill' sl!m'lri ty motto:; ~j]l'It,eUigc..t1'~e LII Ifhl!Totdl M'Ij~ri:~dQm ,'''' Millef:VIl. (Pl1Ua~ Ath ~mllL), th(l' 0 @dcl,~~, ,of WU.d!OM, i:SflitlOp 'tIne ;~;1iIiel,il, .. hi.dl bears UiHlb,,])ih_. Ttle.~ wo r't1:j ~~rp"es~-r!ti l'I,g t:~ut!:i'l Is ~ ,r~:rt (ld? hcr symbllli.sll~. The --stll.fT sym hoi i7ll!il ~i!'l\e.l~ igcn.t liladcr-mip. Tb lEl!ul'oA \\:_r.t))at'h is dlC .-;ymhoi {I;.f:,uyh.~,~v~me1f~t as u:;;~~l '!by UHf G'l"llleilrs"

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