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!
Each semester, we hold one large event benefitting the Arthritis Foundation. In spring 2023, we held Strike Out Arthritis. We went to a Wingate University Baseball game and sold concessions. In fall 2023, we held Smoke Out Arthritis where we made plates with hamburgers, hot dogs, and chips. In spring 2024, we plan to hold a similar Strike Out Arthritis event.
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
Locally, Alpha Epsilon supports Turning Point, Inc. Turning Point is an organization located in Union County, North Carolina that offers an array of services for domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse survivors. Turning Point gives these survivors a safe place to heal and gives them the resources to leave their dangerous environment and seek justice. Turning Point has a shelter located in Monroe that gives individuals and their families a safe place to sleep, eat, and work. They also have numerous thrift-style boutiques around the area, and the profits from that go into running the shelter. We do numerous fundraising events for Turning Point, and we also go volunteer in the shelter to make the residents meals, and volunteer at the boutiques organizing and cleaning.
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.
