Our Fond Thoughts
We each have an AΣΤ experience, memory, or friendship that changed our life immeasurably. Now, you can share that story with all your Sisters – not just your alumnae friends or chapter members.
For our upcoming 125th Anniversary celebration, Alpha Sigma Tau is capturing and compiling members’ stories so they can be preserved and enjoyed for generations to come.
This historical preservation project is unlike any project we’ve done before! We’re capturing stories of our Sisterhood on audio so that after another 125 years pass, our Sisters in 2149 can hear your account of what Alpha Sigma Tau was like.
Make sure your AΣΤ experience makes it into our history books!
How you’ll be contacted
Beginning in November 2023, alumnae will receive postcards and emails from our partners at PCI requesting you to verify your contact information.
Upon doing so, you’ll be asked to share your Alpha Sigma Tau story for our Sisterhood to capture in perpetuity!
Our Fond Thoughts
As we collect stories from Sisters over the next six months, our team will compile them into a hardcover compilation, Our Fond Thoughts. You will have the opportunity to purchase this treasured piece of AΣΤ history when you share your story.
Share your stories of
This project isn’t an alumnae directory but a nonfiction project that encapsulates more than 100 years of Alpha Sigma Tau memories for future generations.
Frequently Asked Questions
About Our Fond Thoughts
This is a real project – not a scam! We have partnered with PCI (also known as Publishing Concepts) to produce an Oral History Publication for Alpha Sigma Tau Sorority as part of our 125th Anniversary celebrations.
This project allows us to hear about your personal experiences with Alpha Sigma Tau Sorority as a collegian and how the organization helped to shape your life since you graduated. And, while we have you on the phone, we want to ensure your contact information is current.
PCI is a family-owned business based in Dallas, TX, that has published directories for educational institutions, fraternities, sororities, and military organizations nationwide for more than 100 years.
Yes, AΣΤ benefits in a few ways:
- Updated Information – allows us to effectively communicate with and engage alumnae
- Legacy – sharing and collecting stories preserves the history of our Sisterhood
- Revenue – generates donation revenue for critical Sorority programs
PCI is committed to protecting your information. The names, addresses, and information provided to PCI for the publication of the Oral History Project will be held confidential by PCI, except to the extent that they are utilized in, or in the preparation of, the Oral History Project and except as required by court order or law.
Sharing Your Story
Postcard
If you have received a postcard or an email with a telephone number, you may call the number to speak with a dedicated representative for the Oral History Project. If you lost your postcard/number, call 866-571-9368 at the hours listed below.
The representative will verify the information we have on file for you, make any updates where needed, and then ask you to share your story about your time at Alpha Sigma Tau Sorority. Your story will be recorded and the sound clip will be provided to Alpha Sigma Tau Sorority at the conclusion of the project.
Email
If you have received an email with an embedded link, you may go to the online site to review your information and submit a story.
Other
If you are living internationally or are unable to call the update line, please email customerservice@publishingconcepts.com. PCI will send you a personalized link for you to share your written story and photo.
Phone line hours
Mon-Fri: 8 a.m.–10 p.m. ET
Sat: 9 a.m.–5:45 p.m. ET
Sun: Closed
When you call in to update your information or share your story, you will speak to a PCI staff member. You will not speak to anyone who works for Alpha Sigma Tau Sorority. If you need to speak to someone at Alpha Sigma Tau, please contact us at 317-613-7575 or communications@alphasigmatau.org.
The only information included in the publication is your name and chapter identification, along with your story and photo. No contact information is printed. When you call to update your contact information, it will only be used to update your alumna record for the organization.
Your story may be published in whole or in part at the discretion of Alpha Sigma Tau Sorority staff. Editing for clarity and comprehension will also be completed at the discretion of Alpha Sigma Tau Sorority staff.
You may revoke consent for your story and/or photo to appear any time before 5/17/2024 by contacting PCI’s customer service helpdesk at 1-800-982-1590 / customerservice@publishingconcepts.com.
You can call back at any time before 5/17/2024 to share your story! If you need inspiration, we encourage stories focusing on sisterhood and lifelong friendships, leadership skills, career success, community contributions, and memorable chapter and/or National events.
You will receive an email with a link to upload one photo (black and white or color), plus a caption.
If you do not have an email address on file but purchased a copy of the book, you will be sent a photo mailer to send a physical photo in to be printed. Note: the photo will only be returned if you include a self-addressed, stamped envelope.
If you would like to participate and are Deaf/Hard of Hearing, please email customerservice@publishingconcepts.com. PCI will send you a personalized link for you to share your written story and photo.
Purchasing Our Fond Thoughts
Our Fond Thoughts, the Alpha Sigma Tau Sorority Oral History Publication, is available for sale only to Alpha Sigma Tau Sorority alumnae.
Contact PCI’s customer service helpdesk at 1-800-982-1590, and they will take care of this for you.
No! This project is being done at no cost to you or Alpha Sigma Tau Sorority. You are not required to purchase anything to share your Alpha Sigma Tau story. However, we greatly appreciate all our members who participate and choose to purchase the book.