According to Icarian-American lore, a group of immigrants from Icaria formed a mutual aid in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on January 26, 1903, which was later chartered in 1905 as the Icarian Brotherhood of America. The purpose of this organization was to provide medical, disability and funeral benefits for its members and provided a vehicle for raising money for charitable contributions for the islands of Icaria and Fourni. 

By the early 1930s six additional clubs in New York and Ohio were organized into a separate organization called the Knights and Ladies of Icaria. In 1934 the Icarian Brotherhood with the six new chapters became the Pan-Icarian Brotherhood of America. 

Additional Icarian and Fournian clubs were later formed all over North America. There are currently paying members in 30 Chapters. We are proud to say that this Brotherhood is the oldest Hellenic organization in the Western Hemisphere and one of the largest. 

The collection spans from 1982-2013, with several gaps in years, and includes IKAPIA Magazine, convention books, and a program for a testimonial dinner dance.

The collection is organized into three chronological sections. The first section consists of IKAPIA Magazines from 2008-2013. The second section consists of convention books from 1995-2013. The final section consists of the 1982 convention book followed by the Kotsogiannis testimonial dinner program book from 1997. The books were received from the donor in two batches and organized chronologically in each batch.

The collection is open to research.