ACETA is the Association of College English Teachers of Alabama;an affiliate of the National Council of Teachers of English. Membership is open to all teachers of English in all schools of collegiate rank in Alabama. According to its Constitution, ACETA's purposes are "to raise the standards, to improve the conditions, and to preserve the ideals of the teaching of English in Alabama colleges." ACETA today sees itself as: 1. a professional forum for the exchange of ideas and opinions, presentations of papers and social intersection 2. an agency for the statewide collection and dissemination of information regarding college English in Alabama 3. a cohesive organization for defining and activly supporting the value of English Studies in the college curriculum. ACETA attempts to fulfill its purposes through various means, including an annual meeting, active standing committees, and a liason person at each college in the state.