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CELEBRATING 95 YEARS OF THE GIRL FRIENDS® The Girl Friends®, Inc., if not the oldest, is one of the oldest social organizations of African American women in the United States. It was founded in New York City in 1927 by Eunice Shreeves who wanted to intentionally “stay in touch” with her good friends. Over four generations... Shop

CELEBRATING 85 YEARS OF JACK AND JILL OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED. Louise Truitt Dench, the visionary and Marion Stubbs Thomas who led the charge founded Jill of America, Incorporated in January 1938.  Eighty-five years later their mission lives on – nurturing children through leadership development, volunteer service, philanthropic giving and civic duty.    Today Jack and Jill of... Shop

CELEBRATING THE RESILIENCE AND VISION OF THE JEWEL FOUNDERS OF ALPHA PHI ALPHA Alpha Phi Alpha, the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African American Men, was founded on December 4, 1906 at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York by seven college men who recognized the need for a strong bond of brotherhood among African... Shop

COMMEMORATING THE FRATERNAL BOND OF THE KAPPA ALPHA PSI BROTHERHOOD On January 5, 1911, ten undergraduate men, led by “The Dreamer” Elder Watson Diggs, founded Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. (ΚΑΨ) — the first Fraternity established on the campus of Indiana University. With over 250,000 members across 644 chapters globally the fraternity has earned worldwide prominence and... Shop

HONORING TIMELESS SISTERHOOD AND A CHOICE TO CHANGE THE WORLD. Spelman College was founded in 1881 with the mission to empower women through academic excellence in liberal arts and sciences, but also through the intellectual, creative, ethical, and leadership development of their students.  As a proud graduate of an Historically Black College, I am honored... Shop

A CELEBRATION OF WISDOM, FAITH AND BROTHERHOOD FOR THE ARCHONS OF SIGMA PI PHI In 1904, six truly visionary young men led by Henry McKee Minton founded Sigma Sigma Pi Phi (ΣΠΦ), also known as The Boulé —  the first Greek letter African-American Fraternity. With over 5,000 members and 139 chapters throughout the United States, England and... Shop