The idea of creating Empower started in March of 2021. Our founding executive board noticed that outside of some exposure in the business school, many Pitt Women don't receive the professional development guidance needed early enough in their undergraduate studies to truly discover where they want to start their careers. We also felt that no club on campus focused on both self and professional development. We wanted to take a holistic approach in providing opportunities for members to improve their mental and physical wellness, in addition to growing professionally. By the Fall of 2021, we were already having Zoom guest speaker events with incredible women, hosted several workshops, and were hard at work preparing to submit all of our registration documents. On a snowy day on November 12, we finally got approval to be recognized as an official Pitt organization! Spring 2022 has been a huge success considering we are a brand new organization. There are over 80 members in our "group me" chat, 65 members on the email list, and over 250 followers on our Instagram account. We've enjoyed meeting a diverse group of women on Pitt's campus who are all looking to become their best self, and can't wait to see where Empower goes next semester.

Learn more about Empower by checking out our featured article in the Pitt News!