United States Junior Chamber
Founded | January 21, 1920 |
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Type | NGO |
Fields | Individual, Community, International, Business |
Website | https://www.jciusa.org/ |
The United States Junior Chamber, also known as the Jaycees, JCs or JCI USA, is a leadership training service organization and civic organization for people between the ages of 18 and 40.[1] It is a branch of Junior Chamber International (JCI).[2] Areas of emphasis are business development, management skills, individual training, community service, and international connections.[3] The U.S. Junior Chamber is a not-for-profit corporation/organization as described under Internal Revenue Code 501(c)(4).
Established as the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce on January 21, 1920, it provided opportunities for young men to develop personal and leadership skills through service to others.
At its membership peak in 1976, the U.S. Jaycees boasted a membership total of 356,000 men between the ages of 18 and 36. Rules were later changed to allow members to stay active until age 40.
Jaycee Creed
The Jaycee Creed was adopted in 1946 at the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce National Convention.[5]
The code reads as follows:
- We believe:
- That faith in God gives meaning and purpose to human life.
- That the brotherhood of man transcends the sovereignty of nations.
- That economic justice can best be won by free men through free enterprise.
- That government should be of laws rather than of men.
- That earth's great treasure lies in human personality.
- And that service to humanity is the best work of life.[6]
Notable U.S. Jaycees
- Larry Bird – professional basketball player (Boston Celtics)
- Warren E. Burger – Chief Justice of the United States
- Bill Clinton – President of the United States
- Cal Cunningham – North Carolina State Senator
- Gerald Ford – President of the United States
- , also served as U.S. Jaycees President
- John Wayne Gacy – serial killer, clown and businessman; served Jaycees for many years and helped organize prison chapters
- Bill Gates – Chairman of Microsoft
- Al Gore – Vice President of the United States
- Mike Gravel - US Senator from Alaska, conducted national Jaycee tour advocating tax reform and free enterprise in 1958
- Former Heavyweight Boxing Champion
- Rogers Hornsby – Hall of Fame Major League Baseball player
- Howard Hughes – industrialist
- Hubert Humphrey – Vice President of the United States
- Bradley Joseph – composer and recording artist
- Edmund Kemper – serial killer known as the Coed Killer; became a member of the Jaycees while incarcerated
- Charles Lindbergh – aviator
- Domino's Pizza
- Walter Mondale – Vice President of the United States
- Richard Nixon – President of the United States
- Elvis Presley – musician, actor
- Lani Rae Rafko-Wilson – Miss America 1988
- Ronald Reagan – President of the United States; Governor of California; twice served as President of Screen Actors Guild; actor
- U.S. Representative from Arizona
- Governor of Nebraska; served as Nebraska state Jaycee president
- United States District Judge, drafter of the Federal Rules of Evidence
- Clyde W. Simpson - Member of the Florida House of Representatives from Duval County from 1965-1966.
See also
- Lions Club
- Rotary International
References
- ^ "The Jaycees". United States Junior Chamber. Retrieved 2017-04-24.
- ^ "Welcome to JCI". Junior Chamber International. Retrieved 2017-04-24.
- ISBN 0964545608.
- ^ McClain, Linda C. (2019). "'"Male Chauvinism" Is Under Attack From All Sides at Present': Roberts v. United States Jaycees, Sex Discrimination, and the First Amendment". Fordham Law Review. 87: 2395. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ "Jaycee Creed". Retrieved January 21, 2020.
- ^ "The Jaycee Creed". Retrieved January 21, 2020.