P.E.R.S. is the abbreviation for the Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio.
PERS is the state agency that administers our pension funds and health care benefits.
They are the ones that send us our checks. P.E.R.I. is the abbreviation for the Public Employee Retirees, Incorporated. PERI is the Retiree political action association for all those who receive PERS checks. PERI fights for our best interests and protects our pension and health care benefits. Only PERI members can become PERI Officers and Directors.