An Educational and Physical Culture Non-Profit Organization
History of Sokol
The following excerpt is from the American Sokol Organization's website
(www.american-sokol.org):
SOKOL is Czech for "falcon." SOKOL is English for a great
group of people bonded by a common ethnicity, heritage or
interest. SOKOL has been in the United States since 1865
and has spread from coast to coast and from the northern
border to the southern.
Founded in 1862 in the Czech lands which later became
Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic and Slovak Republic), the
SOKOL organization continues today in the United States as a vital, thriving entity. Based
on founder Dr. Miroslav Tyrs' credo of "A Sound Mind in a Sound Body" the member units
of the American Sokol offer physical training in gymnastics and other athletics, as well as
providing cultural awareness and family oriented activities. Sokol's first unit in America was
started in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1865.
If you are looking for a safe place for children to learn personal discipline, physical fitness
and gymnastic skills, song and dance, SOKOL is ready and waiting for them. SOKOL units
offer gym classes and social activities for teenagers, too! Still feeling competitive in your
20's, 40's or 60's? SOKOL has a place for you, too! Instead of going over the hill, you can
be going over the vault.
SOKOL activities vary from unit to unit. Most offer a wide range of classes in the gym and
some have dance, twirling or language classes. SOKOL units sponsor dance groups,
volleyball teams, gym classes, dinners, dances and other activities for adults. No one is too
old for SOKOL.
The following excerpt is from the American Sokol Organization's website
(www.american-sokol.org):
SOKOL is Czech for "falcon." SOKOL is English for a great
group of people bonded by a common ethnicity, heritage or
interest. SOKOL has been in the United States since 1865
and has spread from coast to coast and from the northern
border to the southern.
Founded in 1862 in the Czech lands which later became
Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic and Slovak Republic), the
SOKOL organization continues today in the United States as a vital, thriving entity. Based
on founder Dr. Miroslav Tyrs' credo of "A Sound Mind in a Sound Body" the member units
of the American Sokol offer physical training in gymnastics and other athletics, as well as
providing cultural awareness and family oriented activities. Sokol's first unit in America was
started in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1865.
If you are looking for a safe place for children to learn personal discipline, physical fitness
and gymnastic skills, song and dance, SOKOL is ready and waiting for them. SOKOL units
offer gym classes and social activities for teenagers, too! Still feeling competitive in your
20's, 40's or 60's? SOKOL has a place for you, too! Instead of going over the hill, you can
be going over the vault.
SOKOL activities vary from unit to unit. Most offer a wide range of classes in the gym and
some have dance, twirling or language classes. SOKOL units sponsor dance groups,
volleyball teams, gym classes, dinners, dances and other activities for adults. No one is too
old for SOKOL.
SOKOL CHICAGOLAND
