The Greatest Love Cotillion®
The Greatest Love Cotillion® is the signature program of the Ivy Foundation Suffolk/Nassau Counties in partnership Theta Iota Omega Chapter. Since 1980, this biennial tradition has honored the achievements of local youth while fostering leadership, community service, and personal development.
Our Mission
To provide young people with an opportunity to strengthen their cultural awareness, enhance life and social skills, promote academic excellence, and foster a commitment to service and global citizenship.
44
years of excellence
For more than four decades, the Greatest Love Cotillion™ has celebrated and recognized excellence in academics, culture, and community service.
$300,000
in scholarships
The Greatest Love Cotillion™ has awarded more than $300,000 in scholarships, helping to empower future leaders and support educational excellence.
Program Overview
Participants in the Cotillion engage in a transformative, yearlong experience that includes:
Mentorship and Self-Improvement Workshops
Cultural Enrichment and Leadership Training
Community Service Projects
Personal and Academic Development
The Experience that Changes Everything
A 40 Year Legacy
A Journey
A year-long program rooted in legacy, mentorship, and community that prepares young people to step into the world with confidence, character, and purpose.
Skills for Life
Built to prepare them
Participants develop etiquette and cultural enrichment, leadership and life skills, community service and civic responsibility, and a commitment to academic excellence and goal-setting
Tradition
Mentorship, structure & legacy
Participants are guided by mentors who lead by example, held accountable through clear expectations and rehearsals, and celebrated through a formal ceremony that honors generations past.
