Title
The name of your chapter's newsletter is vitally important. Titles should
be selected with critical care. A good title must reflect not only the
contents of the publication it labels, but the attitudes of those who will read
it. The title should be one which will identify your chapter to the
exclusion of all others.
You might wish to include a word from your chapter's name. This is frequently
quite helpful. Sometimes however, this approach is difficult.
Perhaps your chapter is composed of members from an area represented by a certain
symbol which will, in turn, indicate the principles espoused by your newsletter.
Each city and state has its own animal, flower and slogan. Perhaps one
of these will prove beneficial in your newsletter's title.
You might wish to use one of the many words associated with the Sons of the American
Revolution as a whole, or with the nation itself. Perhaps your chapter
is composed of men living in an area near the site of a famous revolutionary battleground
or identifies with a particular individual or group of individuals who struggled
for our freedom.
Whatever title you select should be held up to long and careful scrutiny.
The format and content of the newsletter may change over the years, but the title
will usually remain consistent. It must have a solid- and timelessness
which can endure. Ask yourself:
1. Is it a title applicable to the present as well as the future?
2. Does it indicate the tone and content of the entire publication?
3. Does it reflect the spirit of your chapter's membership as well as the spirit of the SAR as a whole?
4. Is it clear, precise and easily understood?
By way of a warning, we suggest that "cute" or humorous titles should be used only
on "cute" and humorous publications. Certainly, a chapter's newsletter
may contain bits of humor or less than 100% serious observations from its members,
but the overall tone of the publication should be an example of overall meaning
to the SAR as espoused in our National Goals.
Examples of Newsletter Titles
The Arkansas Patriot
The Minuteman
The Florida Patriot
The Piedmont Piper
The Long Rifleman
The Defender
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