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Our Vision

Be the voluntary service organization chosen by all business and professional women committed to improving the lives of women and girls.

We will share our time, talents, and financial resources to service communities. Together, we will:

improve the lives of women and girls

help women achieve economic and political equality

serve as a global voice for women

provide outstanding leadership development opportunities for women

enhance world peace and understanding

Core Values

Soroptimist International of the Americas is committed to:

international goodwill and understanding

volunteer action

leadership development

fellowship and diversity

ABOUT US

Soroptimist members belong to local clubs, which determine the focus of service to their communities. Club projects range from renovating domestic violence shelters, to providing mammograms to low-income women, or to sponsoring self-esteem workshops for teenage girls.

How to Become a Member

Membership of a Soroptimist Club is by invitation and represents a wide range of professions. To be eligible for membership, a woman must be actively engaged in a management or professional capacity, in the private or public sector, or in an occupation with comparable status or with comparable responsibilities. Recently retired or women temporarily or permanently out of work from a profession or business and those embarking on a career are also eligible.

Membership Privileges

There are currently 90,000 members in over 3,000 Clubs in 125 countries and territories. Soroptimist International is the world′s largest service organization of professional women. Membership in Soroptimist provides the following benefits:

Ability to attend any Club in the world
Meet women from a diversity of cultures and professions
Participation in meetings and conferences in many parts of the worlds
Participation in a global network of professional women

Our Pledge

I pledge allegiance to Soroptimist and to the ideals for which it stands:
The Sincerity of Friendship
The Joy of Achievement
The Dignity of Service
The Integrity of Profession
The Love of Country
I will put forth my greatest effort to promote, uphold and defend these ideals for a larger fellowship in HOME, in SOCIETY, in BUSINESS - for COUNTRY and for GOD.

DUES

Annual dues become due and payable on the 3rd Tuesday of June of each year - $125.00. There is an additional one-time new member fee required by Headquarters

Each new member admitted to the club during the second half of the fiscal year (01-01 thru 06-30) shall be prorated regular dues plus the new member fee assessed by Headquarters.