History
After the founding of the first Soroptimist Club in Oakland, California, in 1921, the prominent French cosmetic surgeon Dr. Suzanne Noël chartered the SI club Paris in 1924 as the first club in Continental Europe.
Indeed, many of the first clubs in Europe were actually chartered or inspired by Dr. Noël. She set an unrivalled record by establishing a dozen clubs around the world and thus widely disseminating the Soroptimist concept. It is fitting that Suzanne Noël was elected the first president of the European Federation in 1930.
Since its founding, the European Federation has grow steadily and now consists of more than 34,000 members in over 1,200 clubs in 57 countries. The activities of SI/E are governed by its Constitution and By-Laws.
Every year the President of SIE holds a Governors’ Meeting, which is attended by her extended Board and Governors from every Union. Representatives from Single Clubs and Presidents of the various Unions are invited as observers. This is the governing body of the Federation.
Once every four years between World Conventions, the respective Federation President organises a European Congress. The next convention is scheduled for 2009 on the current President’s theme “Soroptimists Go for Water” .
Soroptimist International of Europe has more than 1200 Clubs in 57 countries
26 Unions:
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Austria |
Iceland |
Poland |
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Belgium |
Israel |
Portugal |
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Bulgaria |
Italy |
Romania |
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Denmark |
Kenya |
Rwanda |
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Finland |
Lithuania |
Senegal |
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France |
Luxembourg |
Sweden |
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Georgia |
Madagascar |
Switzerland |
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Germany |
The Netherlands |
Turkey |
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Greece |
Norway |
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53 Single Clubs in European countries:
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Albania |
Hungary |
Russia |
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Bosnia Herzegovina |
Kosovo UNMIK |
San Marino |
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Croatia |
Latvia |
Slovakia |
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Cyprus |
Liechtenstein |
Slovenia |
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Czech Republic |
Moldova |
Spain |
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Estonia |
Monaco |
Ukraine |
28 Single Clubs in African countries:
| Benin |
Ghana |
Morocco |
| Burkina Faso |
Guinea |
Niger |
| Egypt |
Ivory Coast |
Togo |
| Ethiopia |
Mali |
Tunisia |
One Single Club in the Caribbean:
Address
Soroptimist International of Europe
Route de Florissant 72
CH-1206 Geneva
Switzerland
Tel : +41 (0)22 3460880
Fax : +41 (0)22 7890443
Soroptimist of Europe leaflet 2007-2011
This brochure shall be available shortly. It can be ordered from SEP free of charge - postal costs only shall be charged if they exceed € 10.00 - Please use the order form for printed matter.
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