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Soroptimist is an international organization with almost 95,000 members in about 120 countries and territories.

Soroptimist International is composed of four federations:

  • Soroptimist International of the Americas (map below)

  • Soroptimist International of Great Britain and Ireland

  • Soroptimist International of Europe

  • Soroptimist International of the South West Pacific

Founder Region in California is one of 28 regions of Soroptimist International of the AMERICAS (SIA). SIA is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA, and comprises more than 38,000 members in approximately 1,400 clubs in 19 countries.  Click on map to see the regions.

FOUNDER REGION
'S territory encompasses 55 Clubs in ten North Coast and East Bay Counties in California, as well as the State of Hawai'i, and the U.S. territories of Guam & the Marianas. Founder Region is where the first Soroptimist club formed in 1921.

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