Philanthropy
One of the founding principles of Alpha Omicron Pi is to be of service to others - to bring into the world around us a spirit of love, not for self glory, but as an opportunity to give something back to our communities.
International Philanthropy
Alpha Omicron Pi’s International Philanthropy supports Arthritis, Juvenile Arthritis, and related diseases. Since 1967, when we adopted the Arthritis Foundation and Canadian Arthritis Society as our international philanthropy, over one million dollars has been raised by AOIIs to help researchers find a cure for this crippling disease that, so often, targets women as its victims.
The AOII Foundation grants funds annually to support Arthritis Research for the purpose of finding the cause and a cure. In addition, the Foundation supports the American Juvenile Arthritis Organization with grants for family arthritis education and children’s arthritis camps.
Local Philanthropy
The Nu Omicron chapter sponsors a number of events to raise money for Arthritis Research as well as to help other charitable causes. Annual events include AOII in the Face, and AOPie out Arthritis. Additionally, chapter members provide service hours on an individual basis to a number of local organizations.
We are very proud of our sister Grafton Day who won the 2007 Chancellor Heard Award for Outstanding Community Servant!