Chapter Directory Updated

The online chapter directory has been synched up with the listing at the National Office. Coming soon, Chapter Councilors will be able to update their own contact information online via an assigned user name and password. These will be sent out with an August mailing to all chapters.

Executive Board Member Nominations Guidelines and Ballot 2010-2012

The Alpha Sigma Lambda National Honor Society is accepting nominations for the positions of Secretary, Treasurer, and Member-at-Large to the Society’s Executive Board. These positions are open to election/re-election with terms of service beginning January 1, 2010 and ending December 31, 2011. Current Chapter Councilors from member institutions *in good standing and current members of the Society’s National Executive Board are eligible to nominate individuals for the elected positions as described in the nomination documents.

Nominations for Secretary and Treasurer may be chosen from any of the following categories:

• Current Chapter Councilor


• Current Executive Board Member


• Past Executive Board Member


• Past Chapter Councilor


• Self-nominations are welcome.

The Member-at-Large position is open only to current Chapter Councilors at a member institution in good standing.

Names of current chapter representatives are available on the Chapter Councilor page. Current National Executive Board Members are listed on the Board of Directors page.

At this time, only the Secretary, Treasurer, and Member-at-Large positions are available for nomination.

*“In good standing” refers to the chapter having paid its annual dues to the National Office for the current fiscal year.

Greek Chapter Names

The Greek name assigned to your chapter has no specific meaning when translated into English. For example: “Alpha and Omega” denote First and Last" only because they are the first and last letters in the Greek alphabet. "Mu” denotes "middle" because it is the middle letter of the Greek alphabet. No other Greek names have any specific meaning in English.

Some institutions request a specific Greek name for their chapter. We try to accommodate the chapter if the requested chapter name has not already been assigned to one of our other member institutions. Unless a chapter has requested a specific chapter name, the Greek name given to your chapter was chosen because it was the next unassigned name on the Home Office’s list.

We are sometimes asked to assign a chapter name whose letters correspond with the name of the institution such as "Rho Upsilon" might correspond with Randall University. Whenever possible, we will grant the request.

If you wish to do so, you might choose an appropriate phrase to symbolize your chapter’s Greek name. For example, the Greek name "Sigma Alpha” might correspond to the phrase "Scholarship First.” Such a choice is entirely at your discretion. Many chapters incorporate their Greek names and the chosen corresponding phrases into their induction ceremony and as a logo on correspondence and programs. Whenever possible, we encourage you to do so in order to personalize your chapter and make the ceremony more meaningful to your inductees. We remind you, however, that you may add such information to the designated ritual of the formal induction ceremony but may not leave out any part of the ceremony as shown in the Society’s Constitution and Ritual Brochure.

New Site, New Goodies

The new site is almost finished. It will be unveiled this weekend at the annual meeting. As always a nervousness sets in whether they will like it or not. -- Christy

About Alpha Sigma Lambda

Alpha Sigma Lambda's aim is to recognize the special achievements of adults who accomplish academic excellence while facing competing interests of home and work.

Alpha Sigma Lambda is dedicated to the advancement of scholarship and recognizes high scholastic achievement in an adult student's career. By so doing, this Society encourages many students to continue toward and to earn associate and baccalaureate degrees. Through leadership born of effort, both scholastically and fraternally, Alpha Sigma Lambda inspires its candidates to give of their strengths to their fellow students and communities through their academic achievements.

To the newcomer in higher education, Alpha Sigma Lambda stands as an inspiration to scholastic growth and an invitation to associate with similarly motivated students.

Learn more at http://www.alphasigmalambda.org