Our International Philanthropy
Serving the world around us is one of AOII’s founding principles. While local chapters are encouraged to support philanthropic opportunities in their communities, all chapters support AOII’s international philanthropy , which is arthritis. Since 1967, the Fraternity has enjoyed an important partnership with the Arthritis Foundation . AOII's philanthropic mission is to raise money for and spread awareness and understanding of arthritis and its more than 100 related diseases.
Dollars donated to the Arthritis Foundation support arthritis research, Juvenile Arthritis Power Packs, Juvenile Arthritis Camps and Conferences and so much more.
Strike Out Arthritis!
By holding Strike Out Arthritis! events, AOII is collectively able to contribute millions of dollars toward education initiatives, assistance for families affected by arthritis, and new research that will hopefully one day find a cure!
AOII’s International Philanthropy is arthritis and, since 1967, AOII has enjoyed a long and beneficial relationship with our arthritis partner – the Arthritis Foundation (AF). For more than five decades, AOII chapters and members have raised millions of dollars to create awareness, find a cure, and make life easier for those afflicted with arthritis, a crippling disease that far more frequently affects women. Dollars raised help fund AF programming such as Juvenile Arthritis Camps and Family Summits, Juvenile Arthritis Power Packs, research initiatives, innovative programming, and much more. Likewise, our Canadian sisters proudly support The Arthritis Society of Canada with their fundraising dollars. Every spring we hold some sort of sporting event such as volleyball or bowling to help raise money towards the cause.
Supporting the AOII Foundation
The promise to serve can be seen in the relationships between sisters as we work together to help others, or contribute to the AOII Foundation to enable scholarships and aid to other sisters.
The AOII Foundation’s Mission Statement is to invest in our sisters and inspire a lifetime of giving to innovative leadership, educational and philanthropic causes. We are proud to support the AOII Foundation which is able to offer our members academic and leadership scholarship opportunities, as well as grants and emergency assistance to sisters in dire need.
Local Philanthropic Efforts
Our local philanthropy is Sisters for Soldiers. Which is a chapter project that supports the service of men and women overseas through the collection and shipment of specified items along with handwritten heartwarming letters. Packages are then shipped to service men and women. Every fall usually at the beginning of October our chapter host a cook out type of event on campus.
Serving Others
Alpha Omicron Pi was founded on a promise to serve not only one another but the greater community as well. This commitment reflects a philosophy of friendship, concern, and usefulness in the world.
