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THE NEBRASKAN Sunrfov. Mov 6, 19-45 Veterans Establish National GI CollegeFraternalOrganization With initials standing for "GIin,shed lus wolK unaer n .U1 Bin 01 mgnis as an uib"""m Association," a new intercollegiate veterans' association has been or ganized at the Polytechnic Insti tute of Brooklyn and is now ready to expand in chapters in colleges and universities throughout the country. The organization has patented the name Gamma Iota Alpha. Honorably discharged members of any branch of the armed forces are eligible for membership tn the new association. The organization is presently operating along fraternal lines, al though it is in no sense a fra ternity, for men attending col leges under the GI Bill of Rights, or a similar law, or as individuals.' Sen icewomen also are entitled to join the association and it is en tirely possible that units eventu ally may be established in co-educational and women's colleges .for members of Spars, Waves, Wacs, and women Marines at tending college under the GI Bill of Rights. Open to AH Veterans. While the association at the present time is functioning as an undergraduate organization it is open to veterans of all wars who tie college graduates and it will continue after the last man has of college veterans. Taking an ac tive part at the Polytechnic Insti tute in formation and planning of the organization are members of the faculty who are veterans of the first World war. In their opin ion, the new organization can be one of the most helpful instru ments to the administrators of colleges all over the United States in aiding the discharged service man to rehabilitate himself to ci vilian life. The founding chapter at Poly technic is acting as national head quarters for the organization un til a convention can be held, pos sibly during the coming summer. When such a national convention is held it will be decided where the national headquarters will be located. At this convention the broad purposes of the organization will be defined and a permanent con stitution will be drawn up which will outline the part an organiza tion composed of veleians with a more or less uniform educational background can take in national programs concerned with the welfare of the ration as a whole Lapel Buttons, Keys. Lapel buttons and keys for watch chains have been adopted and are being manufactured by L. G. Balfour company and it is hoped by the organizing group that these lapel buttons will, be come widely known as a symbol University, the University of North Dakota, the University of Wyoming, Boston University, Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, Brooklyn College, .nd Queens College in New York. Beta and Gamma chapters are active in St of participation in the present war. Every man joining the new GI Association is given a mem bership card countersigned by the officers and faculty representative and a shingle which can be framed and hung in his room. Information for installing chap ters already has been forwarded to GI groups at the Illinois Insti tute of Technology, Duke Univer sity, Ohio State University, Le high University, Louisiana State John s and Long Island Umversi ties in Brooklyn. Information about the organ ization and a copy of its consti tution may be obtained from Gamma Iota Alpha, Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, 85 Livings ton Street, Brooklyn 2, New York. ROTC Concert Features Mad in, Srh in Program Margaret Modin, cornetist, and Rudy Srb. clarinetist, will be fea tured in the annual spring out of doors concert of the university ROTC Symphonic band on May 9, directed by Donald Lentz. Music aporopriate for. the out of doors setting is being planned for the concert which will be given on the plaza of the new Love library. Beginning at 7 p. m., the performance will be moved to the coliseum in the event of inclement weather. f V ;? " This year there are to be only two War Loans. But in theie two loans we must lend Uncls Sara just about as much money as we did last year in three. That won't be easy. But itH be a lot easier if you'll do the same thing that 27 million Americans in the Payroll Savings Plan are doing. Right now they're stepping up their fcllotments saving errra money so that they can spread their War Bond buying over more pay checks. If you're wise and anxious to help your country finish this thing right youll start saving now for the first of 1945's two big War Loans. This way you can set aside enough to fill your quota for the 7th War Loan which starts nest month almost before it gets under way. It means sacrifice. Rut it also moans you're supporting to the best of your ability the men who are sacrificing things like arms and legs and lives. GTAtlT SAVING HOW FOR THE MIGHTY 7 ThiM it i oSiclcJ U.S. T.tumjry advertlsc.-rt prepared under th musptci ot ZttMury Department tuid War Advmrtiainl Council M. S. Fishwood Receives $300 Ag Scholarship Margaret Sue Fishwood, sopho more has recently received a $300 scholarship awarded by the WNAX broadcasting station at Yankton, South Dakota. A sophomore in the home eco nomics department, Miss Fish wood received the award on the basis of scholarship, leadership, character and financial need. The scholarship Is one of a number awarded each year to students in the Agricultural Colleges of Ne braska, Minnesota, South Dakota, North Dakota and Iowa. During her two years at the ! university, Miss Fishwood has made an outstanding recoiu i scholarship and has taken part m a number of student activities. mi.. w tnm few , SMI N. 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