what does P.E.O. stand for?

[dawningabigail]

The women who support education and own COttey college, besides Philanthropic Education Organization, what does PEO mean?

[Lillybelle]

It might have started as "promoting educational opportunities" by the seven women who started it back in 1869. (I got this from the PEO website on the "about" page.

The literal meaning of "P.E.O." in the organization's name has been, and may continue to be, an official secret. In 2008, the Sisterhood revised its website to indicate that "P.E.O." stands for "philanthropic educational organization". P.E.O. was originally formed as a college sorority, but moved off of college campuses early in its history. P.E.O. is not a secret society. It has some information shared only among its members, but its mission and its educational projects are very public. For information about these, view the P.E.O. website public section.

P.E.O. (Philanthropic Educational Organization), one of the pioneer societies for women, was founded on January 21, 1869, by seven students at Iowa Wesleyan College in Mount Pleasant, Iowa

[Pat]

It can also mean "Professional Employer Organization." PEO's provide payroll and benefits services to mostly small and medium-size businesses. Find out more about these kinds of PEO's at http://www.napeo.org or on our Twitter feed @NAPEO.

[Kristian]

PEO stands for Professional Employer Organization. Oftentimes compared to employee leasing services, basically it is a business service for small and mid-sized companies to allow them to focus on their core competencies and not human resources. In addition, due to the economies of scale through the PEO relationship, clients of PEO are able to save on benefits, workers compensation insurance and other labor-related costs.