TO ADVANCE THE INTERESTS, INFLUENCES AND REPUTATION OF THE SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY BY: FOSTERING AND DEVELOPING THE CONTINUING INTEREST AND ACTIVE SUPPORT OF ITS ALUMNI AND FRIENDS IN MAINTAINING, THROUGH EXCELLENCE OF FACULTY, STUDENT BODY, AND FACILITIES, THE HIGHEST EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS; FOSTERING AND DEVELOPING ITS RELATIONS WITH ITS ALUMNI AND FRIENDS, CULTIVATING ACQUAINTANCE AMONG ITS ALUMNI AND FRIENDS; ENCOURAGING THE ENROLLMENT OF QUALIFIED STUDENTS; AND AIDING AND COUNSELING STUDENTS TO THE END THAT THEY MAY HONOR THEMSELVES, THE SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY AND THIS ASSOCIATION.