Epsilon Sigma Alpha (ESA) International is a powerful network that brings good people together to accomplish good things in the local, national, and global communities.

Since 1929, ESA has created a powerful network of nearly 1,000 chapters to excel in community education, service, and philanthropy. Hands-on philanthropic endeavors provide more than 650,000 hours of direct service to those in need. Each year, ESA's 12,000 members also help to raise $10 million in cash and pledges for charitable causes.

ESA's unique programs provide each member with the training, education, and support they need to promote successful public service, while developing personal and professional skills in management, public relations, and overall leadership.

The letters ESA stand for Education, Service, and Association.

Whether members join together in a chapter unit or maintain individual freestanding membership, they strive to create a positive difference for the communities in which they live. On an international level, their achievements set a high standard and serve as an excellent example of what can be accomplished through quality volunteer service.

ESA members will tell you that their only right is the right to be of service. This right of service is an important cornerstone that forms the spirit of ESA. Members serve each other, their communities, and the world at large.

As a result, ESA members are people who want to make a difference, who welcome challenges, and are gratified by personal involvement. They enjoy working with others, and are touched by the testimonials of others. They are particularly interested in causes that affect families, children in particular. They respond readily to individuals and are especially supportive of fellow members. Strong bonds of fellowship create positive, significant, and lasting friendships for of ESA members.

The words caring and sharing are important to ESA members as these words have come to characterize the basic spirit of the membership. ESA members are people who care enough to share. Membership success and satisfaction are measured by the degree to which individual members and chapters have been able to achieve positive ideals.

While the orientation of how to achieve these ideals has changed over the years, the basic spirit of ESA has remained constant over its more than 75 year history.

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