The only all-female Corps of Cadets in the world.
The Virginia Women’s Institute for Leadership develops your leadership skills and builds character and competence. For four years you will live and learn in a demanding environment where truth, duty, and honor are governing standards. Your commitment to the program is a commitment to demand the best from yourself, to fully use the experiences and resources available to you, and to value and respect the community that you have joined.
When you leave the Virginia Women’s Institute for Leadership, you will be skilled as a leader, prepared as a citizen soldier, and inspired to achieve a balance in the way you live as an intellectual, spiritual, social, and physical being. You will be determined to attain your goals and to surmount any gender-related barriers you may encounter. You will know yourself well; you will appreciate collaboration; you will take pride in your achievement and in the achievements of others; you will become part of a powerful network of women who are dedicated to their careers, families, and communities. The Institute expects you, as a graduate of the program, to make significant contributions in business, civic, or voluntary organizations, government, in the military or international affairs. As a VWIL woman, you will inspire responsible action in a revolutionized world.
