This is the AWS Constitution printed in the 1968 AWS Handbook. It explains the purpose of the organization:
1. To further the spirit of unity among women of the University of Nebraska and to foster a personal sense of responsibility to themselves and to the university.
2. To stimulate awareness of the opportunities and needs of educated women.
3. To encourage a successful balance of scholastic endeavor, social life and extracurricular activities.
4. To administer a representative form of government whereby the interests of all women students shall be served and to cooperate with the University of Nebraska in formulating and administrating policed and regulations which pertain to those women students.
5. To consider any matter of concern to women students and to offer a means of expression and action.
The AWS Constitution also breaks down the various "branches" and positions within the organization.
This document explains what the AWS is according the the president of the organization in the 1940s. The document explains that the AWS is organized into three sections, the AWS Board, the AWS Council and the AWS Court.
The document also lists the organizations various activities, such as the All-Activities Tea and Coed Follies. The author of this document also voices a concern with involving all of the women on campus, not only those on the board, council and court.
Exterior view of the front steps of Architecture Hall, with part of the building obscured by trees. The building housed the original University of Nebraska library opened to faculty and students in 1895.
