History

The society is named for Arkansas native, and West Point graduate, General Douglas MacArthur. General MacArthur was born at the Little Rock Arsenal in 1880. General MacArthur's life emulated the West Point ideal of Duty-Honor-Country. At his "Farewell Address," delivered to the Corps of Cadets on May 12, 1962, he stated:


"Duty-Honor-Country. Those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be. they are rallying points. To build courage when courage seems to fail; to regain faith when there seems to be little cause for faith; to create hope when hope becomes forlorn."