▁Youth ▁Mov ement ▁into ▁the ▁real m ▁of ▁higher ▁education . ▁ ▁The ▁name ▁" M ov imiento ▁Est udi ant il ▁Ch icano ▁de ▁A zt lán " ▁was ▁already ▁in ▁use ▁by ▁a ▁few ▁groups , ▁and ▁the ▁name ▁was ▁adopted ▁by ▁the ▁conference ▁at ten de es ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁words ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁means ▁of ▁trans c ending ▁the ▁regional ▁nature ▁of ▁the ▁multiple ▁campus - based ▁groups . ▁Conference ▁at ten de es ▁also ▁set ▁the ▁national ▁ag enda ▁and ▁draft ed ▁the ▁Plan ▁de ▁Santa ▁B ár bara , ▁a ▁ped agog ic ▁manif esto . ▁ ▁ME Ch A ▁chap ters ▁first ▁took ▁root ▁on ▁California ▁college ▁camp uses ▁and ▁then ▁expanded ▁to ▁high ▁schools ▁and ▁schools ▁in ▁other ▁states . ▁It ▁soon ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁primary ▁Mexican - American ▁organizations , ▁hosting ▁functions , ▁developing ▁community ▁leaders , ▁and ▁polit ically ▁press uring ▁educational ▁institutions . ▁ME Ch A ▁was ▁fundamental ▁in ▁the ▁ad option ▁of ▁Ch icano ▁Studies ▁programs ▁and ▁depart ments ▁in ▁academ ia . ▁ ▁Organ iz ational ▁structure ▁ ▁Aff ili ated ▁chap ters ▁ME Ch A ▁exists ▁as ▁over ▁ 4 0 0 ▁lo os ely ▁affili ated ▁chap ters ▁within ▁a ▁national ▁organization . ▁Typ ical ▁activities ▁of ▁a ▁ME Ch A ▁chap ters ▁include ▁educational ▁& ▁social ▁activities , ▁such ▁as ▁academic ▁t utor ing , ▁ment or ship , ▁fol kl ore ▁and ▁poetry ▁rec it als , ▁expl oring ▁the