Maids of Athena
Chapter #40 - JACMA
The JACMA chapter of Maids of Athena is a Junior auxiliary of AHEPA. The Maids of Athena was founded July 5, 1930 in Tacoma, Washington. The Maids focus on local and national projects to assist the needy, bring attention to great causes, and have fun doing it. The Maids chapters are structured for success at leadership roles, project management, public service, and philanthropic causes.
The JACMA chapter operates throughout the Chicagoland area. Maintaining a single chapter allows members to reside anywhere with in District 13, meeting new people outside their church/communities, and increase fellowship. Our activities are hosted throughout the Chicagoland area. Allowing everyone to visit and experience all that Chicagoland has to offer. Creating a single sisterhood regardless of where they live.
The map displays where our members reside. Displaying that we reside throughout the Chicagoland area and there is no distance too far to join. The more members that join, the closer we will become. We encourage sharing rides together for some events based on distance.
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Young ladies who are interested in joining our chapter must meet the following requirements:
Ages 14 through 28
Christian faith of good moral character
Is of Greek decent (adopted and foster are included), OR is a child of an AHEPAN/DOP member, OR Philhellene (someone who is not Greek and admires, is a friend of, or enjoys Greece or Greek culture)
For more information about joining the JACMA chapter email: maidsadvisor@gmail.com
When paying 2026 membership dues, enter $25 in payment field.
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Maids of Athena events will be hosted throughout the Chicagoland area. We understand not all members can attend every event due to schedules and distance.
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We plan to host 4 fundraising/philanthropy events a year. With 4 social events that may be co-hosted with the Sons of Pericles. Some events may be members only and others are open to everyone.
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Depending on the event, an AHEPA or Daughters of Penelope chapter may co-host an event allowing the Maids to participate, promote their fundraising efforts and bring awareness.
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You don’t have to be Greek or Greek Orthodox. Maids of Athena accepts young ladies of christian faith of good moral character. If you have a love for Greece, Greek culture, or align with AHEPA/DOP/MOA/SOP values, we welcome you to apply and become a member.
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We try to keep membership fees down to ensure they are affordable. New members are $35 initiation fee. After the first year, annual membership fees is $25 per year. Members dues must be submitted by December 31 of each year.
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Membership fees help pay for some of the National level organization salaries. Other parts of the membership fees used to cover obligations from Maids of Athena National that feeds into scholarship funds and annually selected charities.
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Fund raising is the only manner for the chapter to achieve their goals to donate to worthy causes. We do not place a minimum requirement on members for fundraising. It is a collective project.
Fundraising may be done by selling items, raffle tickets, or hosting an event. It will vary based on the time of year and the cause.
Chapter Officers
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Chapter President
Olympia Kokkines
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Vice President
Katerina Fournier
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Treasurer
Nicolette Carreon
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Recording Secretary
Annamaria Kliros
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Coresponding Secretary
Vasiliki Fournier
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Marketing
Paige Yarrington
TOYS FOR TOTS
JACMA #40 Toys for Tots service project was a successful. Between toy and monetary donations, we were able to collect almost 500 toys Lurie Children’s Hospital Treasure Chest program.
When a child goes for treatment. They are allowed to select a toy from the “treasure chest”. The treasure chest is available all year round, not just during the holidays. Donating towards this great cause goes a long way all year long.
We would like to thank all those who made donations for this very worth cause to help children. We would also like to thank Big League Burgers for hosting several collection bins at their restaurant and host our final collection event.
We look forward to making a positive mark in our community.
DOP District 13 Workshop
We would like to thank Daughters of Penelope District 13 for inviting us to their Workshop. It was a insightful event and we learned a lot from our DOP sisters. We were also given the floor and share some words about our chapter’s journey since May.
Thank You Again!!!
Thank You Again!!!
Maids of Athena Chapter #40 (JACMA) wants to thank all the wonderful people who supported our first and second fund raisers.
Our chapter opened in May, these fund raises help us build operating capital to begin our local, district, and national projects. Stay tuned as we make progression and share our achievements!!
JACMA in Chicagoland
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New Member Initiation and Pumpkin Carving
We are happy to announce two new sisters took the oath and joined the JACMA chapter today during out meeting. Welcome to JACMA #40 sister Katia and sister Sophia.
For the members were able to remain after the meeting. We we went off to carve and paint our pumpkins. Everyone did a great job carving their pumpkin!!!
5K Steps of Strength - October 18
Our chapter came out and participated in the 5K walk with our sisters of the Thalia Chapter #441. We wanted to show our support for such a great cause. It was a beautiful morning and we had a lot of along the way!!!
JACMA Initiation Event
On the evening of Saturday May 17, eight young ladies came together and took the Oath to become members of Maids of Athena and sisters of JACMA chapter #40. We wish the members of JACMA the best of luck of the rebirth of this chapter.
We would like to thank AHEPA and the DOP District 13 for this joint venture. AHEPA chapter 202 (Woodlawn) for using their AHEPA House for our event, all the parent’s for attending, and all those who brought food to share with us all
NHIBT
NHIBT
Members from the AHEPA family including: Fay Kallas District 13 DOP Governor, George George AHEPA Supreme Governor, Jim Kokkines AHEPA District 13 Governor, Harry Petrakos AHEPA District 13 Youth Advisor, Francesca Kokkines Maids of Athena, and Olympia Kokkines Maids of Athena volunteered and participated at the 95th annual National Hellenic Basketball Tournament (NHBIT).
Volunteers helped with scoring, registration and distributed 40 2025 AHEPA Sports Awards Banquet informational packets to high school student athletes from Illinois and Wisconsin. Two Chicago chapter Maids of Athena members, Francesca and Olympia Kokkines, helped lead their Papaflessas Women's Division team to a championship victory in addition to coaching the High School girls Papaflessas team.