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Gather, Serve, Celebrate

From weekly service hours to the biennial National Convention — the calendar that keeps 98,412 sisters connected.

Signature Programs

Four standing programs run in every chapter, every year — the living curriculum of the six pillars.

Service · Year-round

Project Outreach

Our flagship service program since 1972. Each chapter partners with local schools, food banks, and shelters; every sister serves twenty hours a semester. Chapters report their hours each spring for the Arbor Service Cup.

Leadership · Summer

Hollow Lead Academy

A week at Mulberry Hill for rising officers: governance labs, difficult-conversation workshops, and a capstone service project. Alumnae practitioners teach every session.

Sisterhood · April

Wisteria Week of Service

Seven days each April when every chapter — collegiate and alumnae — serves simultaneously. The week closes with a shared virtual ceremony counting hours together.

Heritage · February

Founders Day

On the second Saturday of February, chapters honor the four founders with the ritual ceremony, scholarship announcements, and the traditional wisteria planting.

Outreach in Action

Last spring, sisters logged 41,000 service hours in a single semester — tutoring, trail restoration, meal packing, and senior-center visits in forty-one college towns.

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Annual Events

Mark the calendar — all sisters and friends of the Order are welcome.

14Feb 2027

Founders Day Gala — Lexington

The 116th celebration at Mulberry Hill: ritual ceremony, scholarship awards, and dinner beneath the arbor. Black tie with wisteria colors encouraged. Registration opens in November through your chapter president.

18Apr 2027

Wisteria Week of Service

Seven days of simultaneous service across every chapter, closing with the virtual Hour-Count Ceremony on Sunday evening. Community partners can request a chapter team via the Connect page.

09Oct 2027

Homecoming at Mulberry Hill

Parade, chapter open houses, the alumnae brunch, and the traditional planting of a wisteria cutting by the newest chartered chapter. Family friendly — bring the whole circle.

22Jun 2028

National Convention — Nashville

Our biennial gathering: legislation sessions, leadership elections, the awards banquet, and two thousand sisters in one room. Delegates elected by chapters each spring.

Bring a Program to Your Town

Alumnae circles can host Outreach days, recruitment teas, and Founders Day ceremonies anywhere.