The i Club was formed in 2002.  It began as The Katie Koestner Initiative for a World Without Rape.  Since then, it has been renamed The Initiative Club, which was later shortened to The i Club. The i Club was formed to create awareness of sexual assault and its prevalence and ultimately prevent its occurrence. The founder, Katie Koestner, is a
nationally known spokesperson for the prevention of sexual assault, having
appeared on the cover of TIME Magazine after her own rape when she was eighteen years old.