Blue Key is a General Honor Society for outstanding students with potential for development into active citizens, community leaders, and loyal, informed alumni. The society recognizes upperclassmen from every division and college of an institution for their meritorious campus performance and honors them with leadership training in a continuing program of service and public relations. One hundred forty thousand student leaders, since 1924, have been honored by Blue Key with the privilege of union for organized effort. Blue Key's program is realistic and offers an unusual educational experience often not otherwise provided. The chapter supplies the institution with planners and leaders for a variety of significant activities of campus-wide interest and benefit. Moreover, Blue Key coordinates student body effort to help the college town in numerous welfare and other programs of common concern. It is a reservoir of assistants to many deans and directors in their contacts and activities. Ultimately, the Society's ideals and purposes are more fully realized as the student body, through its members in Blue Key, serves as co-planner and works with the faculty and alumni on those major objectives and projects essential to institutional progress, wholesome student-faculty interaction, and the general academic and social welfare. Its plan of operations is approved by the college administration. Blue Key is Democratic. In more than 150 Blue Key chapters stretching across the nation, members are being trained in the attitudes, values, and ethics so necessary for adult responsibility and leadership in democracy. It offers outstanding individuals of every race and creed equal privileges for association and fellowship. There are no social, fraternal, political, or economic aids or barriers to Blue Key membership. Blue Key chapters formulate a program consistent with the ideals and best interests of the institution they serve. They adapt themselves to local conditions and needs and, with the faculty, devise an appropriate point system for selecting Blue Key individuals. Blue Key gladly shares more than 60 years of experience with the social fraternities and student service organizations which are now more actively engaged in projects of value to the campus community. The Blue Key Manual of Chapter Activities and the official journal, Blue Key, provide for an exchange of ideas between chapters. Because Blue Key is a leadership society seeking the cooperation of everyone on the faculty and in the student body, it differs from the general pattern for honor societies. It has no secret work and is not a Greek-letter fraternity; it is free of the sponsorship of or affiliation with any other organization. Blue Key is successful in all types of institutions for higher education; it contributes equally well to church schools, privately endowed secular colleges, and municipal and state universities. This is true because a chief "trait" in Blue Key's "personality" is an elasticity that, broadly speaking, gives it a universal utility. It is this flexibility which makes Blue Key an invaluable organization that fits readily into the philosophy of any American College or university. As leaders in an institution's organizations and activities, Blue Key members spark or enliven the contacts between the student body and the faculty in the various departments, and in the colleges - which, on some campuses, are widely scattered - they provide the means for discussion and planning - an essential element in cultivating an esprit de corps for organized work. The dean of students finds Blue Key individuals ready to stimulate an informed opinion for intelligent student action. The public relations officer can depend on them to maintain a rapid information exchange between his office and student organizations. The extension director develops a Blue Key reservoir of acceptable talent to expand off-campus programs of information and service for the schools and the people. The alumni secretary, serving as a Blue Key pledge-training officer, disseminates to prominent students information on their college's objectives and needs and creates in them an abiding interest in their Alma Mater. It is thus that Blue Key's success converges from many areas of campus activities and reflects itself in the matured leaders it sends forth. Blue Key is a Living Example of an Honor Society's ideals and objectives entrenched solidly in religious truths and conduct. Since its inception it has urged students to express their life and character in practical accomplishments for their fellow students. It has spread this philosophy through its members, who give experienced leadership within their honor societies, social groups, and other organizations. Blue Key National Chapter is composed of the national advisor and their appointed members consisting of present and alumni members nationwide. The chapter is vested with all legislative powers concerning the Society's management and program of work. The National Council, whose members serve as national officers, is responsible for conducting the organization's affairs. It is guided by the National Chapter's directives. Council membership is composed of prominent educators, and business and professional people. They must have held office in their college chapters and have time to devote to the Honor Society. National officers and faculty advisers perform the Society's field work. The adviser represents the National Council of the Society and is responsible for the performance of his chapter on campus. The Honor Society has in ifs membership many nationally known leaders in government, business, religion, education, and the professions. It is to them that Blue Key looks for enlightenment in those elements of the program of specific interest to the membership.