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                         RECORDS OF THE
                    DELTA SIGMA PI FRATERNITY
                  ALPHA LAMBDA (UNC-CH) CHAPTER

                             in the

             University Archives and Records Service
           University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
                    Wilson Library, CB# 3926
                   Chapel Hill, North Carolina
                           27514-8890

                           April 1992

     The Alpha Lambda Chapter of Delta Sigma Pi, the
international fraternity of business administration students, was
chartered at the University of North Carolina in 1925.  On May 9
of that year, the first Chapter meeting was held and thirty-six
members were initiated.  The goals of the fraternity are to
foster scholarship and professional knowledge in undergraduate
business administration majors through a "professional program"
including visiting speakers, forums, tours, and the operation of
each chapter as a model business.  The fraternity's national
headquarters, called the Central Office, provides general
supervision of and advice on chapter operations and activities,
ranks chapters on efficiency, conducts an alumni program, holds
the fraternity's annual convention, and produces publications for
chapter officers and members.

     The Alpha Lambda Chapter's first twenty years were difficult
ones.  The combined effects of the Depression and World War II
led to a decline in membership, and the Chapter was placed on
inactive status from 1935 to 1938.  With the end of the war and
the arrival of older students, its membership and activities
again increased.  In the late 1940s the Chapter acquired a house,
and an expanded social program stimulated further membership
growth.  By the mid-1950s an expanded professional program had
been developed.

     During the 1960s, however, the Chapter's activities became
increasingly social, and the Central Office applied pressure for
a return to emphasis on professional development.  By the 1969-
1970 year, this conflict had deepened; and in May, 1970, all but
one of the Chapter's members voted for disaffiliation from Delta
Sigma Pi and for formation of a new social fraternity, Delta Tau
Delta.

     With the aid of the School of Business Administration
faculty and Chapter alumni, the Alpha Lambda Chapter was
rechartered by Delta Sigma Pi early in 1971, and a reorganization
meeting was held on February 14 of that year.  A new constitution
and bylaws were adopted insuring adherence to the professional
orientation of the fraternity.  The Chapter continues its
adherence to the goals of Delta Sigma Pi and remains closely
affiliated with the School of Business Administration.

     The records of the Alpha Lambda Chapter consist of
correspondence, minutes of meetings, and membership records.  An
inventory of files is provided on the following page.

     Central Office:
          Correspondence, 1965-1976
          Efficiency Index, 1971-1977
          Proceeding, Grand Congress, 1971; 1975; 1977
     Chapter Newsletter, 1964
     Chapter Professional Program, 1957-1960
     Constitution, Bylaws, Incorporation Charters, 1930; 1962;
          1971; 1978
     Correspondence, Chapter President, 1962-1973
     Minutes, Chapter Meetings, 1933-1973
     Membership Records, 1938-1979