For it has come to that. Or will you help try to change it - not in the name of this or that blueprint or ism, but in the name of simple human decency. By June 1965, the SDS national office has moved from New York to Chicago, closer to the heartland. There are now 80 chapters. The membership ranks of SDS continue to rise, nearly outpacing the organization's ability to keep up.
New chapters sprout on all kinds of campuses, including state colleges and even some high schools.
SDS regions around the country open local offices and regional organizers travel to large and small campuses. Most who join now do so because of the Vietnam war, and their concerns and interests are frequently limited to anti-war activities, although SDS continues to stress the interconnection of issues. Over the next three years, U.S. involvement in Vietnam grows. SDS becomes disillusioned about the possibility of rationally convincing the government to end the war and turns towards resistance, as well as continuing to organize more people against the war. SDS coordinates marches and demonstrations, especially at the local level, and works with a variety of anti-war groups nationally.