Female friendship makes women healthier, happier, less stressed, live longer and feel more beautiful.

So, in 1999 ‘National Women’s Friendship Day‘ was created by Kappa Delta Sorority to celebrate this relationship that benefits us (and all those around us!) so much. Well, fast forward to 2009 and a day just wasn’t enough! Now, starting today – September 1st, we’re celebrating NATIONAL WOMEN’S FRIENDSHIP MONTH! Or, as Kappa Delta says it:

Ask any woman–there’s something special about her friendships with other women. Our female friends know us better than anyone else.  They are there to listen, to console, and to encourage.  They are our loudest cheerleaders and our most compassionate confidantes.  Our women friends come in a wide variety–sister, mother, neighbor, childhood playmate, college roommate.  We make connections at the playground, the workplace, the gym, and over the proverbial back fence.

From a leisurely Saturday afternoon over coffee to precious moments stolen for a late night phone call, our relationships with other women can sustain us and give life depth.  We need to remember the important roles our women friends play in our lives.

In 1999, Kappa Delta Sorority created National Women’s Friendship Day to do just that.  And in 2009, the celebration was expanded to the entire month of September. Now known as National Women’s Friendship Month, the celebration offers all women the opportunity to remember their special friends.

Over the years, women have celebrated with luncheons and spa days, weekend trips and seminars on issues important to them.  Groups visited museums and toured historic sites.  They reached out to women in need by visiting nursing homes and collecting supplies for women’s shelters and women in the military.  The power of women’s friendship is amazing!

Every year, more and more women hear about the celebration.  We now have 34 states with governors’ proclamations endorsing women’s friendship.  We are excited to report that several magazines and numerous newspapers have featured stories on the events.  Many companies have also promoted the celebration, including Avon’s mark cosmetics, Maidenform, Teleflora, General Foods International, Women For Hire, Karen Neuburger, Ltd., Vera Bradley, Suzy’s Zoo, Seasons and Sentiments, Sally Lanes and b.sweets. Mark your calendars and join us in celebrating women’s friendship in September!

Thanks Kappa Delta for starting and growing this celebration of female friendship!

In Cincinnati we’re celebrating National Women’s Friendship Month on September 17th – Dinner with Cooking With Caitlin Girlfriends, September 20th – Girlfriend Day at the Ballet and September 21st – Girlfriend Happy Hour at Balboa’s restaurant in O’Byronville. We’d love you to join us – and bring your friends! Here’s more info – you need to purchase tickets to the Ballet and the Cooking With Caitlin dinner ASAP or they’ll sell out!

So, we’ve got a whole month in front of us to celebrate the wonderful women in our lives who make us better people, happier women, stronger sisters and powerful people! What are you doing to celebrate National Women’s Friendship Month? Join the Girlfriendology community and share your stories, pictures, videos and celebrations!

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