Activities and Authority
Once chartered, collegiate chapters have the authority to conduct activities in the name of the fraternity for the purpose of furthering its Object. The fraternity’s collegiate chapters participate in a broad range of activities emphasizing brotherhood, service, and music. In addition to purely social activities for the benefit of their members, chapters typically conduct activities such as:
- taking music into the community through the Mills Music Mission.
- sponsoring concerts of American music.
- sponsoring jazz and choral festivals.
- sponsoring all-campus sings and Broadway-style reviews.
- organizing members into performing ensembles ranging from big bands to barbershop quartets.
- commissioning new musical works.
- bringing prominent music performers and clinicians to their campuses.
At a minimum, chapters are required to annually sponsor at least one program devoted exclusively to the music of American composers and to celebrate Founder's Day (October 6) and Chapter Day (the chartering date of the chapter). Chapters are also encouraged to meet the requirements of the fraternity's Chapter Citations program, which recognizes chapters annually for achievement in the areas of Chapter Operations, Membership Development, Alumni Relations, Musical Achievement, Province Interaction, Special Projects, and Fraternal Tradition.
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