The Organization for American Studies is committed to the Lasallian values of Faith, Service, and Community, and the further propagation of the Lasallian measure of excellence amongst its members. The organization shall serve as an instrument for De La Salle University to achieve prominent international status and will provide the means and education to keep the members abreast with local and international affairs which habitually involves the United States of America and the significant trends in American society and culture that can contribute to the members' self-development and to the nation in the long-run.

The Organization for American Studies envisions itself as an organization that seeks to promote the culture and ideals of American society to the globalized world, and serve as a vital conduit to the study and propagation of these ideologies. It is with this ambition in mind, that AMSTUD strives to be fully recognized by various governmental and non-governmental institutions in the Philippines.