March 2006
"We Do This for Others"
(August 28, 1952)

With the slogan "We do this for others," delegates at the thirty-fifth Grand Chapter in Mackinac Island, Mich., are in unanimous agreement to both improve the public image of our organization and help others along the way.

Shyly suggested on the legislative floor of Grand Chapter by Brother Herbert A. Rommele (Pi Chapter, Lehigh University), he is uncertain whether the idea will gain favorable reception. To his surprise, delegates and members of the High Council quickly get on board with the notion and propose to implement Sigma Nu's first annual week of service that next spring.

Because of widely divergent schedules on the 115 campuses where Sigma Nu Fraternity has operating Chapters, it is decided to allow Chapters the chance to choose the most convenient week to complete their service projects, as
long as all of the projects are completed sometime during the monthof February 1953. At the conclusion of their project, each Chapter will be asked to submit a report of their community activity to the General Fraternity offices for compilation.

Pictured are photos and news clippings from just a handful of those projects. A total of 68 chapters filed reports on their Service Week activities and, in most cases, every member of the local chapter participated in the project.


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