The first chain of the link represents caring. Leaders are people who care. They are concerned about themselves and others, and are committed to making things better. The second link signifies dedication. Part of a leader's commitment is the dedication to cause which they display.
Dedication is an important part of the involvement required to be truly effective.
The third link represents participation. True leaders participate fully in their academic pursuits, their friendships, their activities, and their lives. Leaders don't sit on the sidelines, but are competent team players. As leaders we are interconnected as caring and dedicated participants in the Residence Hall System here at SUNY New Paltz and all over the nation. In 1990, the second year of member indutions to the Phi Psi NRHH chapter, a special induction ceremony was developed that included the symbolic lighting of a candles, this was also the year that our chapter colrs were introduced.