Photographs of all chapter activities are an important part of chapter history. If the historian is unable to attend an event, a substitute photographer must be assigned. Once the pictures have been developed, the chapter members should help the historian identify the people in the pictures. The event, date, and people must be listed on the back of each picture. All the pictures are then placed in the chapter scrapbook, with captions identifying the event, date, and people.
Scrapbooks can provide creative documentation of the chapter.
The historian should ask for members to help with the upkeep of the scrapbook and for ideas on other ways to inform people of chapter history. The initiation ceremonies are a great place to display the scrapbook, awards, plaques, and other information about the chapter. New initiates enjoy seeing the past activities and members of a chapter. The following is a sample of a system to organize chapter documents. Chapter Miscellaneous Review ACE Award criteria for additional suggestions of items to retain as a part of the chapter history.