GFWC Texas
ESO
Epsilon Sigma Omicron
Complete and submit the Pledge application form
Submission of sixteen (16) book reports (4 reports in 4 separate categories)
Award: ESO Member Certificate and ESO Member pin for completing a total of 16 reports
Submission of twenty-four (24) more book reports (4 in 6 additional categories)
Award: ESO Star Certificate for completing a total of 40 reports
Submission of twenty-four (24) more book reports ( 4 in 6 additional categories)
Award: ESO Torch Certificate and ESO Torch guard for completing a total of 64 reports
Submission of thirty-six (36) more book reports (across the categories)
Award: ESO Century Certificate for completing a total of 100 reports
Submission of one hundred (100) more book reports (across the categories) for each Century level
Award: ESO 2nd Century, 3rd Century, 4th Century, … 9th Century Certificates
Completion of 1st Century through 9th Century levels
Award: ESO Diamond Certificate for completing a total of 1000 reports
What is ESO?
Epsilon Sigma Omicron is a stellar program within GFWC that fosters reading and lifelong learning among its membership. An honorary educational society that garners support on a voluntary basis, ESO encourages GFWC club women to read books from a diverse list of thirty-four (34) distinct categories, write a brief report on each book, bunch them into category groups of four and submit them to their state ESO chairman
Levels of ESO
The first ESO level is completed when a club woman submits sixteen book reports (four books in four different categories) and officially becomes an ESO Member, making her eligible for a Certificate of ESO Membership and the honor of wearing the ESO Membership pin. Continuing to submit book reports from other categories will result in achieving higher ESO levels including Star, Torch, Century and Diamond.