Guest Lecturer – Mike Emanuel

Mike Emanuel gave a lecture to the Chios Society on Saturday, March 18, 2017 about carrying his faith to dangerous places such as Iraq and Afghanistan. Mike is the Chief Congressional and Senior Political Correspondent for Fox News Channel (FNC).


See the flyer for the lecture


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Vasilopita lunch – 2017

The Chios Society of Greater Washington D.C. area celebrated the Vasilopita lunch on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017 at Trapezaria Restaurant in Rockville, Maryland.

See the flyer for the Vassilopita Luncheon


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Artoklasia Service to Commemorate the liberation of Chios

The Artoklasia Service was held on Sunday November 13, 2016 at St George Greek Orthodox Church by Rev. Fr. Dimitrios J. Antokas : Video of the Artoklasia Service

After the Artoklasia Service, the Chios Society of Washington hosted a lunch with a guest speaker: Mr. Michail Stamatis, Second Secretary, Embassy of Greece, Washington, DC.
Please note that these pictures were taken by our Executive Committee Chairperson, Maria Stefanias and our board member, John Costalas.


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Movie Night with pizza on Saturday, Oct. 15

Movie Night with pizza, salad and cakes at the Hellenic Center
on Oct. 15, 2016. Of course, we also had a lot of great popcorn!

The movie was the comedy: My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2:   Movie Trailer

Most of the delicious pizza and salad was gone in a few minutes.

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Chios Picnic – June 19, 2016

The 7th Annual Chios Potluck Picnic was held on Sunday, June 19, 2016 at St. Theodore’s Greek Orthodox Church Hall in Lanham, Maryland.

The food was delicious and the attendance was great.

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Chios Society in the Hellenic News

The Hellenic News of America wrote about the activities of the Chios Society of Greater Washington D.C. These article were written by Georgia Vavas.

The article below shows the annual Vasilopita Luncheon held in January, 2016.

Vasilopita Luncheon

The article below shows the Chios Society of Greater Washington D.C. as it participates in the Greek Independence Day parade held in New York City in April, 2016.

Greek Independence Day Parade

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Greek Independence Day Parade – NYC – 2016

The Washington D.C. Chios chapter organized a bus trip to New York City to participate in the Greek Independence Parade in New York City – April 10, 2016. The bus stopped in Baltimore to pick up several members from the Chios Baltimore chapter

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Greek Independence Day Parade – Baltimore, MD

The Washington D.C. Chios chapter participated in the Greek Independence Day Parade in Baltimore held on April 3, 2016.

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Video of Baltimore Parade – 2016

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2016 Vasilopita Luncheon

The 2016 Vasilopita Luncheon was held on Sunday, January 31, 2016 at Trapezaria Restaurant in Rockville,

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La Casa Restaurant lunch

Pictures from the La Casa Restaurant lunch held on Dec. 20, 2015.

The Chios Society greatly appreciates and thanks the sponsors Diane and Kosta Monis for the wonderful fundraiser, Ark of the World.  All proceeds will be donated to benefit the children.

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