TO RECEIVE INTO ITS MEMBERSHIP ALL PERSONS OF ITALIAN BIRTH/DESCENT, REGARDLESS OF RELIGION OR POLITICAL AFFILIATION, WHO ARE MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES A COMMUNITY FOR WHICH MEN AND WOMEN OF ITALIAN DESCENT HAVE PRESERVED AND NURTURED THEIR ITALIAN HERITAGE. THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO THRIVE BY MEETING THE INITIAL OBJECTIVES OF ITS FOUNDERS THROUGH A WIDE VARIETY OF COMMUNITY, CULTURAL, SOCIAL, CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL, PATRIOTIC AND CIVIC ACTIVITIES.