Benvenuti! Welcome ot the Home Page of the Daughters of Italy Lodge #2825 (Order Sons of Italy in America - OSIA). Get to know us. We are the first all-women’s lodge in Florida and very proud to be a part of OSIA, a national organization having the distinction of being the oldest and largest organization for Italian-American men and women in the United States. Over 100 years ago in New York, on June 22, 1905, OSIA founder, Dr. Vincenzo Sellaro, in his inaugural address, spoke eloquently about the hopes and dreams of Italian immigrants living in this country. His words are as significant today as they were then. They have a profound wisdom to touch the core of who we are: "Today I have a dream, and a hope that someday, even if it takes a hundred more years before we are fully accepted, our children and their children's children, even if they carry a single drop of Italian blood, will be able and proud to continue to carry on our traditions, our culture and our language. It is up to us, and what we do today." Over these many years, Dr. Sellaro's words have resonated from coast to coast. Through the efforts and determination of The Order of Sons of Italy in America, hundreds of thousands of Italians and Italian-Americans have been given the opportunity to share in the greatness and have helped build a better United States. And through the Daughters of Italy Lodge, we hope to inspire future generations to dream the same vision as Dr. Sellaro. Grazie!