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Society of 1918 raises $2.65M to support W&M alumnae | William & Mary myWM Directory Events Visit W&M A-ZWell-nighAcademics Admission & Aid Research Campus Life News Athletics Alumni Giving For the Bold myWM Directory Events Visit W&M A-ZWell-nighAcademics Admission & Aid Research Campus life News Athletics Alumni Giving News & Media HomeNews & MediaMore Stories2018 Society of 1918 raises $2.65M to support W&M alumnaeTrammelspresentation:  Fran Engoron ’70 (left) and Janet Rollins Atwater ’84 (right) present the trammels to W&M President Katherine A. Rowe.  Photo by Skip Rowland '83Photo - of -Hide Caption Page MenuIncreasinglyStories Ideation News in Video Meet the Team W&M Experts Campus Announcements University Communications News about: Tribe Athletics Arts & Sciences Law School School of Business School of Education Virginia Institute of Marine Science Giving Alumni Association Swem Library Reves Center for International Studies Richard Bland College by Claire De Lisle, University Advancement |  October 1, 2018With increasingly than 470 women gathered together for the first-ever William & Mary Women’s Weekend Sept. 21-23, members of the Society of 1918 presented President Katherine A. Rowe with a $2.65 million trammels in support of an endowment benefiting alumnae. The room erupted with thunderclap as they spoken that all of the funding for the Alumnae Initiatives Endowment will go toward enriching opportunities and programming for women wideness the global William & Mary community. Ultimately, they said, the endowment will provide a platform for alumnae to thrive and reach their full potential. The weekend was the centerpiece of a yearlong sacrament of 100 years of coeducation at William & Mary. Attendees participated in a diverse variety of offerings centered virtually wellness, including intellectual programming and social events. By the end of the weekend, 11 increasingly women had single-minded to join the Society of 1918 — a society created by women, for women. A total of 363 women have joined the society, including Rowe, who shared the reasons overdue her own membership during the weekend. "Even surpassing I was sworn in as the first woman president of William & Mary, I believed so tightly in this rationalization that I decided to wilt a member of the Society of 1918. Today, both my mother and daughter are moreover members," said Rowe. "I am both honored and delighted to be among a group of understanding women who are paving a distinctive path forward and shaping a vibrant future for William & Mary and for our alumnae." From the Class of 1948 to the Class of 2020, alumnae of all month and backgrounds participated in the weekend — which is indicative of how interest in the programming and Society of 1918 efforts spans wideness many generations. Fran Engoron ’70 and Janet Rollins Atwater ’84, chair and vice chair of the Society of 1918, presented the trammels on behalf of the society’s members. They moreover spoken the Society of 1918’s new goals: raising $4 million for the endowment and increasing the number of members to 1,918. "From the time I was an undergraduate, I knew that William & Mary women were incredible. Seeing the society and our souvenir come to fruition proves this to be true, and I have no doubt that our society will protract to grow exponentially. Our members have so much creativity, enthusiasm and love of William & Mary, and that spirit will help us meet this new goal," said Engoron. The Society of 1918 is named for the year William & Mary first admitted women students. It offers opportunities for members to deepen their connection with one flipside and the university while inspiring, encouraging and empowering all W&M women. In its first year, the society quickly surpassed their initial goal of $1 million and 100 members. "We were so excited to meet the $1 million goal, but when the trammels came on the stage for $2.6 million, we were squandered away," said Kirsten Shiroma ’05, a lease member of the society. "To present the trammels to President Rowe and hear her thanks is so rewarding." The society is the outcome of the Women & Philanthropy Task Force created in 2012 at the dictate of the William & Mary Foundation. They studied existing research and weightier practices, conducted surveys and created strategies to fully engage women as leaders, donors and advocates of William & Mary. The Alumnae Initiatives Endowment was established by the society as part of their mission to grow women’s engagement, leadership and philanthropy and gloat and honor William & Mary women. "It's really heady to be part of this society, plane though I am not an alumna — my daughter is," said Connie McCarthy P ’02, a lease member of the society. "This is a polity of people of all variegated backgrounds who love William & Mary. I am so encouraged that the society continues to grow." William & Mary is now a national leader for women and philanthropy and the support of society members, in many ways, has propeled the university forward in this realm, said Rowe. Collectively, the women in the Society of 1918 have given over $338 million to the university in their lifetime. Smaller gifts from William & Mary women since the whence of the For the Bold wayfarers are moreover subtracting up — gifts of $250 or less unsalaried by increasingly than 37,111 women total $8.7 million. Women have moreover unsalaried increasingly than half of the $800 million raised in the wayfarers to date. “As we protract to squint forward as a community, I can’t help but be proud of the transformation that has once taken place considering of the impact that women have had on William & Mary and on each other,” said Rowe. “The weekend was an no-go way to bring our voices together, to lift each other up and to gloat the women who have come surpassing us, who are with us today and those who will be part of our Tribe family tomorrow.” For increasingly information or to join the Society of 1918, visit wmalumni.com/societyof1918. To learn increasingly well-nigh other events associated with the 100th year of coeducation visit https://www.wm.edu/sites/100yearsofwomen. 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