



Other times when I talk about the Junior League, the response is something along the lines of, “so that’s like an adult sorority, right?” There still seems to be a misperception that Junior League members must have a sponsor and fit some amorphous criteria. And then told him about what the Junior League actually does. I held my tongue while I reminded him that we had been able to vote for about a hundred years now. Once, when I mentioned the Junior League to a colleague, he asked if it was a women’s voting rights organization. In my kitchen alone are cookbooks from the Charleston, Jacksonville, Atlanta, and Washington, DC Leagues, as well as the Association of Junior Leagues International Centennial Cookbook. Each cookbook reflects the local flavors in its respective city and I think the recipes are some of the best out there. Perhaps in your mom’s kitchen or in a bookstore. You may have seen their cookbooks around. Sometimes it is, “They make cookbooks, right?” Well, yes, that is a thing that some Junior Leagues in various cities still do. I get various responses when I mention my involvement in the Junior League. So without even really knowing what the Junior League was, I figured I would probably be a member someday. And since high school, I’ve always done something outside of school or work to give back to the community. I’ve always been a joiner – clubs, sorority, church groups, charities. Growing up, one of my oldest friend’s mother was president of our hometown League before being elected to Congress. (yep, that it’s a southern thing is also one of the stereotypes – despite the organization having been founded in New York) If you live in the south, you have probably heard of the Junior League. For more information about what that means, click here.

What Is The Junior League, Anyway?įull disclosure: the Junior League is a subject about which I am highly biased. I have been a member of the Junior League of Washington since 2001 and served as its president from 2015-2016. So let’s chat about what the Junior League actually does and why you might consider joining or supporting it. And okay, some of them have been true at points in the organization’s history, but almost all of them are silly at this date and time. Since its inception in 1901, there have been many misconceptions about the Junior League.
