Fast Facts
Our History
•Founded: December 3, 1914
•Birthplace: Washington and Lee University
•Colors: white, black, and light blue
•Flower: blue delphinium
Our Members
•Number of initiates in 2014: 8,245
•Number of living members: 233,500
•Number of active circles: 290
•Total number of circles established (including those that are now inactive): 382
Our Organization
•National Headquarters: 224
McLaughlin Street, Lexington, VA 24450
•Incorporation: Incorporated as a 501(c)3 in 1992 in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
•Operating budget: $895,035
•Size of staff: 7.5 FTE
•Membership fee: $85
•Memberships: Association of Leadership Educators, International Leadership Association, NASPA, Honor Society Caucus, The Center for Nonprofit Excellence, Fraternity Communications Association
Our Programs
•Number of scholarships awarded annually: 26
•Number of scholarship dollars distributed annually: $28,500
•Number of Maurice A. Clay Leadership Development Initiative Grants awarded annually: 12
•2014 National Leader of the Year: Allison Baier, St. Lawrence University
•Baier represents the creative and performing arts phase of collegiate life; see additional honorees
•National Day of Service: The second Thursday of April (April 9, 2015)
•Number of drive-in meeting locations scheduled for 2015: 14
•2016 National Convention and Leadership Summit: Allendale and Grand Rapids, Mich. was incorporated as a separate 501(c)3 in 1982 in the State of Florida.
•Size of endowment: $613,282
•Dollars raised in FY 2013: $280,416
•Number of individual donors in FY 2013: 1,682
•Maurice A. Clay Leadership Development Initiative Grant dollars distributed annually: $6,000
