Philanthropy

What is Circle of Sisterhood?

The Circle of Sisterhood Foundation is a mechanism by which all sorority women can stand together across affiliation, age, color, and creed to make a difference in the lives of millions of girls and women around the world. Collectively, we are one of the largest communities of college-education women in the world while not even seven percent of the world – men and women combined – has college degrees, and two thirds of all illiterate adults are women. Standing together as one community, we will give girls and women an equal chance for rewarding lives and livelihoods through schooling, the learning of a trade, or even a college degree.

Why Sorority Women?

Most sororities were founded in the 19th century in response to the very real obstacles to women achieving a college education. Sorority founders bonded together fiercely to fight for their right to higher education. Today, more than 160 years later—and millions strong—we vow to continue the legacy of our founders by standing together again to help girls and women go to school around the world.

Without education, girls and women all over the world are unable to reach their full potential. Sorority women are fortunate to have the one thing that will help most women out of poverty—an education. As such, we have a responsibility to those less fortunate.The Circle of Sisterhood is a mechanism by which all sorority women can stand together across affiliation, age, color, and creed to make a difference in the lives of millions of girls and women. Collectively, we can do much more than we could as individuals or individual groups.

What is the impact?

The Circle of Sisterhood Foundation will support entities that remove barriers to education for girls. We aim to fund entities regardless of location, but we are particularly interested in the United States and developing countries. We hope to help end oppressive brutality against women internationally by uplifting them from poverty through education.

Since our founding in 2010, we’ve been able to support organizations working to remove barriers to education in 23 countries on 4 continents, including funding the construction of 15 school builds in five countries – Nicaragua, Malawi, Nepal, Senegal and Haiti. This work is transforming and we hope you will take some time to read about our impact. Click the links to the left to learn more.

When girls and women are educated, the cycle of violence and oppression can be BROKEN.