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can be clarified and eased through the exchange of ideas and experiences
with one's peers, and by banding together into strong groups for effective
action in support of individual members in need of help.

To present these opportunities to the alumnae can be as valid a
service as the college can perform for them -- and a most potent means
to rekindle their interest in their alma mater.

These projects would, we believe, be of enormous use in revitalizing
alumnae club programs. Many are well suited to regional development,
which can best be carried on by the clubs. And they would provide meaningful
and challenging projects around which to rally the younger, uninvolved
alumnae in the area. These programs can serve to bring back to the club --
and the college -- graduates who may feel that their education was
irrelevant to their present lives. It can engage these women in practical
programs for their own good, or for the good of their fellows.

In fact, such involvement can be the catalyst to cooperation among
alumnae groups in really large projects, such as lobbying for the reform
of discriminating laws, or working to encourage more women candidates
to run for office. Once joint action becomes an accepted way, there are
few limits to the influence such a group can wield for good, in its own
community or even in a broader arena.