To the world,

I promise temperance and insight and courage,

To crusade for justice,

To seek the truth and defend it always;

 

To those whom my life may touch in slight measure,

May I give graciouslyOf what is mine; 

 

To my friends,

Understanding and appreciation; 

 

To those closer ones,

Love that is ever steadfast; 

 

To my mind,

Growth; 

 

To myself,

Faith

 

That I may walk trulyIn the light of the Flame. 

 

 

-- Dorothy Mumford Williams, Alpha Zeta (Adelphi University), 1939