The purpose of FPA is to provide students within the Fashion and Retail Studies program in the College of Education and Human Ecology with the opportunity to publicly display their abilities in garment design and construction, as well as advertising, fundraising, and special event production, culminating in a fashion design show or public exhibit at the end of the school year. This organization is open to all majors who have an interest in being part of a fashion production but is specifically for Fashion and Retail Studies students.