Becoming a Sister

Interested in becoming a Sister? Each spring, we reach out to various communities of young women in the Chicago area to tell them about the work of SES and look for new Sisters.

We are not looking for new Sisters at this time. However, here's an overview of the outreach process so you have a better idea about whether you might be interested in the future!

Like most things with SES, the process is led by young women and consists of three basic steps: application, interview and decisions.

In late spring of each year, we send out this application (MS Word, 1 MB) for young women to fill out. It asks about who you are and what you want to change in the lives of girls/young women. Once we receive the applications, all the current Sisters review them and decide which prospective Sisters to interview.

The Sisters conduct the interviews with the SES Director and then make decisions as a large group about who to accept into SES for the next year. The new Sisters are contacted by the SES Director and then we take the summer off.

See our application form