The Next Generation Initiative

What do the Cupcake Sisters, the founder of Patrón, and the MIT grad behind Guitar Hero and Rock Band, all have in common? They’re all amazing entrepreneurs who are part of our great new 2012-2013 series of master classes. Want to know more? Get on the list today — and join the lucky students who’ve already had the chance to sit down with one of our master class leaders.

“Heck Yeah! We Invented Democracy” — our very own original tongue-in-cheek video from our election year Your Vote is Your Voice campaign, featuring our very funny friends Bob Costas, Tina Fey, Nick Galifianakis, Arianna Huffington, Maria Menounos, Chris Sarandon, George Stephanopoulos and Betty White.

An excerpt from ‘Mentor’ is a Greek Word, with Pulitzer Prize winning author Jeffrey Eugenides, Academy Award-winner Kary Antholis of HBO, and Emmy nominee Alexis Christoforous of CBS News sharing their thoughts on mentoring and why mentors are so important.

An excerpt from the 2012 Finals of the Greeks Give Back Challenge, featuring Rep. John Sarbanes, U.S. Congressman from Maryland, Ted Leonsis, high-tech entrepreneur and philanthropist, and Paul Glastris, Editor of The Washington Monthly, sharing their thoughts on giving back — and how impressed they are with the young men and women competing in the 2012 Challenge.


You can help Greek American student teams from 18 colleges and universities undertake innovative community service projects as part of the Next Generation Initiative’s Greeks Give Back Challenge.

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The programs of the Next Generation Initiative are made possible by grants from foundations, continuing support from individual donors, and contributions from the members of Hellenext — a network of leaders, executives and professionals who are committed to giving back to their community by opening up new opportunities for the next generation.