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I wrote a history of my chapter about twenty years ago. I was able to find the minute books going all the way back to the beginning of the twentieth century--including the very first chapter meeting after the local organization joined the national. It was very interesting reading, including very poingnant remarks as the men were going off to World War II. Other good sources were the national magazine, the student yearbook and newspaper, available either at national headquarters or the library. As I worked through it word was announced in the chapter newsletter. I was inundated with stories, episodes and memorabilia which added rich character to the book. There have been many chapter histories written and I have about 50 of them in my personal library. They are hard to locate in rare book shops because the typical printing was so small. Good luck, you will enjoy every minute of it. If I remember correctly it took me about a year to put it together.
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