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| The Greater Princeton Student Chapter The Greater Princeton Student Chapter was founded by then- West Windsor-Plainsboro HS North sophomore Piya Radia, and then- Lawrenceville Sophomore Salina Bakshi in December of 2002. The chapter was officially chartered on January 24, 2003. The idea of the chapter was first conceived at the 15th Global Youth Forum on October 8-13, 2002 in Kansas City, Missouri. Both Salina and Piya were at the conference, and they reconnected after loosing contact after meeting at a People to People Student Ambassador trip to Yosemite four years earlier. Both of the girls were extremely excited about PTPI after the conference, and realizing their similar goals and close proximity, they decided to start a chapter of People to People International. The chapter was started off of an existing adult chapter: The Trenton Chapter. The Greater Princeton Student Chapter was soon organized and was made up of about 15 people, although this number quickly grew as word spread about the project. The chapter is now has 50 members. |
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| People to People International Founded in 1956 by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, People to People was privatized in 1961 and relocated to Kansas City, Missouri. Among early leaders working with President Eisenhower were J.C. Hall, founder of Hallmark Cards Inc., Walt Disney, Bob Hope, and approximately 100 other remarkable individuals from industry, academia, and the arts. The late Charles M. Shulz, creator of the Peanuts comic strip, generously contributed three pieces of artwork for PTPI Worldwide Conferences. Since its inception, nine US Presidents have served as PTPI's honorary chairman, including our current President, George W. Bush. Today, President Eisenhower's granddaughter, Mary, serves as Cheif Executive Officer and Executive Vice President. Source: www.ptpi.org/about_us/history.html |
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| "We should do whatever we can to encourage contact amongst people because, after all, it is not a question of peace between governments- it is rather a question of peace between peoples" The His Majesty King Hussein I of Jordan PTPI's most prestigious award, the Eisenhower Medallion was awarded posthumously to King Hussein in 2002 |
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