The Hellenic Society of Constinopolitans of Greater Washington DC host a slate of cultural events which promote intellectual contacts and cooperation in humanitarian and cultural endeavors among Greeks.
Before Covid-19, events included the cutting of the Vasilopita, an autumn visit to a local winery, Palm Sunday lunch at a local Greek restaurant, a festive Carnival party, and a charity fashion show. These events also include the community at large — philhellenes who wish to support the following charities: The Smile of the Child, the Estia Nursing Home in Athens (made up of elderly Greeks from Istanbul), and Megali Tou Genous Sxoli, the Phanar Greek Orthodox College in Istanbul.
Guests whom the Society has hosted in the past include Minas and Mixalis Vasiliadis, the editors of the Apoyevmatini newspaper in Konstantinoupoli, who discussed the history of the Greek-language newspaper which has been in existence for almost a century. It is now available only digitally.
The Society has hosted lectures and musical performances, fundraising dinners for charity, and charity fashion shows as well as annual retreats around the Washington DC area. The small group has even sponsored a scholarship for a young lady of Constantinopolitan origin and supported her during her undergraduate studies.