By joining the AHEPA Boca Raton Chapter 487 you become part of an organization that promotes Hellenism, Education, Philanthropy, Civic Responsibility, and Family and Individual Excellence. The American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA) is one of the largest Hellenic heritage groups in the world and is a major community service organization in North America. Included in the AHEPA
Family are the Daughters of Penelope; the Sons of Pericles (the junior order of AHEPA); and the Maids of Athena (the junior order of the Daughters of Penelope). While founded in the United States in 1922, the AHEPA organization has branched out to include chapters throughout Canada, Greece, Cyprus, New Zealand and Australia.