Why do you want to join the Junior League?

Why do you want to join the Junior League?

There are many benefits to becoming a member of the Junior League. The League offers its members training, an opportunity to help serve the community, and the chance to develop friends for life. The JLW wants you…to become a trained volunteer, meet new friends and most importantly improve our community.

What do junior leagues do?

(AJLI) is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women and improving communities through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable.

Do you have to be rich to join Junior League?

4: You have to be rich or know someone who is to join the Junior League. The Junior League welcomes any woman over the age of 24 who values our mission and has a sincere interest in volunteer service to consider joining our wonderful organization.

Is Junior League like a sorority?

Some compare joining the Junior League to the college sorority experience of pledging and then moving up through the group until you “graduate.” It’s true that there are a few similarities. Like a sorority, you do go to events before you join. Junior Leagues are open to all women who are interested in its mission.

What should I wear to Junior League?

There’s a required dress code for meetings. Most Junior League headquarters require a similar business casual look, although post-college that means whatever you wore to work, but not casual Friday jeans, of course. Think the bag of the moment, enormous earrings and a little black dress.

Why is it called the Junior League?

A little more than 100 years ago, a group of young women from privileged backgrounds parlayed their status and education into public service. They called their organization the Junior League, in reference to the members’ young ages.

What do you wear to a Junior League meeting?

There’s a required dress code for meetings. For weekly sorority meetings, most require business casual attire and a pin. Most Junior League headquarters require a similar business casual look, although post-college that means whatever you wore to work, but not casual Friday jeans, of course.

Is Junior League religious?

The Association of Junior Leagues International, Inc. (Junior League or JL) is a private, nonprofit educational women’s volunteer organization aimed at improving communities and the social, cultural, and political fabric of civil society.

Is Junior League a southern thing?

Whether you join The Junior League in New Orleans or New York, the experience is decidedly Southern, and suspiciously reminiscent of your first foray into Greek life many years ago (we won’t tell just how many).

Why is it called Junior League?

How did the Junior League help societies during WWII?

During World War II, Junior League members play a major role in the war effort by chairing hundreds of war-related organizations in virtually every city where Junior Leagues operate. Canadian and American League members serve overseas. Oveta Culp Hobby, a Houston League member, leads the Women’s Army Corps.

Who founded Junior League?

Mary Harriman Rumsey
The Association of Junior Leagues International, Inc./Founders

Mary Harriman, the founder of The Junior League, was a woman ahead of her time, a New York debutante who at the young age of 19 had more than social teas and dances on her mind.