In 1895, three friends met in Downtown Wilmington. They spoke of a need for a woman’s club in the area and soon a group of fifteen young women met to determine the purpose and name of their club. They were interested in a fast-growing club in New York City called “Sorosis” and requested to adopt this name for their club. Permission was granted and North Carolina was placed in front of “Sorosis.”
These are just a few of the accomplishments of the long-standing work of North Carolina Sorosis.
| 1895 | North Carolina Sorosis Organizes |
| 1896 | First North Carolina Club to join General Federation of Women’s Club |
| 1897 | Begins Wilmington’s First Free Circulation Library |
| 1897 | Spearheads Drive for Free Public Library, donates Money |
| 1897 | Presents 1700 Volumes to the City for the New Public |
| 1910 | Passes Resolution Against Child Labor |
| 1910 | Urges Compulsory School Attendance Law |
| 1911 | Succeeds in getting Regulations requiring Screening of Foods |
| 1911 | Market Inspection Committee Forms |
| 1912 | Succeeds in Getting Medical Inspections of School Students |
| 1912 | Endorses Bill to put Women on County School Board |
| 1916 | Starts first Night School for Mill Workers |
| 1916 | Starts Sorosis Milk Station at James Walker Hospital |
| 1925 | Succeeds in getting the City to buy Greenfield Lake for Public Park |
| 1929 | Starts Weekly Baby Clinic |
| 1929 | Starts Goodwill Center |
| 1930 | Equips and Staffs a County Museum in Courthouse |
| 1934 | Sponsors Fine Arts Festival |
| 1938 | North Carolina Junior Sorosis Organizes |
| 1943-1945 | Club houses Red Cross Center |
| 1945 | Leads Drive for Sale of War Bonds |
| 1951 | First North Carolina Sorosis UNCW Scholarship |
| 1964 | Sponsors Wilmington Woman’s Club |
| 1968 | New Clubhouse constructed on Cardinal Drive |
| 1980 | Night Department of Sorosis Organizes |
| 1982 | Buys Lifeline Machine for Cape Fear Hospital |
| 1983-1987 | Spring Musicals benefit UNC-W Creative Arts Department |
| 1988 | Mini Musical benefits Thalian Hall Restoration |
| 1990 | Club Scrapbooks deposited at New Hanover County Library |
| 1995 | NCS celebrates 100 years of Community Service |
| 2006 | Establishes UNCW Creative Writing Scholarship |
| 2008 | Receives 501(c)(3) Public Charities Tax Exempt Status |
| 2008 | Establishes Cape Fear Community College Nursing Scholarship |
| 2010 | Co-Host Antique Show & Sale |
| 2011 | Receives Dollar General’s Literacy Grant for College Park School |
| 2012 | Establishes Back Pack Program for College Park School |
| 2016 | Purchase of named seats at CFCC Wilson Center |
| 2016 | Establishes UNC-W Education Scholarship |
| 2018 | Sponsors ABCs of Giving – Domestic Violence Open Gate |
| 2019 | Contributes $22,081 dollars and $36,368 gifts in-kind into the community |
| 2019 | Donates Supplies to Charities – Keys To Cleans |
| 2019 | Establishes Cape Fear Community College Career and Technical Scholarship |
| 2020 | Sponsors College Park School – Pearls For Girls |
| 2020 | Donates $12,163 dollars and $4,031 gift in-kind into the community |
| 2021 | Sponsors College Park School – Teacher & Staff Appreciation Events |
| 2021 | Contributes $12,655 dollars and $4,076 gift in-kind into the community |
| 2022 | Sponsors Boys & Girls Homes of NC |
| 2022 | Contributes $21,095 dollars and $12,603 gift in-kind into the community |
| 2022 | Donates to GFWC-NC Project – Mountains-to-Sea Trail |
| 2022 | Sponsors UNICEF – Ukraine Fund and Donates supplies & clothing to Ukraine |
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