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Order Sons of Italy in America
Grand Lodge of Virginia

Organization Purpose

To enroll in our membership all persons of Italian birth or descent, regardless of religious faith or political affliliation, who believe in the fundamental concept that society is based upon the principles of law and order, and who adhere to a form of government founded upon the belief in God and based upon the Constitution of the United Sates of America, which government rests upon the proposition that all men are created equal and functions through the consent of the governed

 

Our Mission

  • To keep alive the cultural attachments to the traditions of the land of our ancestors
  • To encourage dissemination of Italian culture in the United States
  • To defend and uphold the prestige of the people of Italian birth or descent in America
  • To promote civic eduation among its members
  • To promote the moral, intellectual and cultural well-being of our membership
  • To encourage the active participation of our membership in political, social and civic life of our communities
  • To initiate and organize movements for charitable and humanitarian purposes, to join and support similar meritorious movements initiated by other organizations or groups .