The Board of Governors (BOG) of the South Carolina Society, Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) voted unanimously on Jan. 27 to accept the charter request of the Fort Dorchester Chapter in the Summerville, Goose Creek and Ladson areas.
The 15 Charter Members have been meeting for the past two months in preparation for the Charter Presentation to the BOG. The chapter thanks the Susannah Smith Elliott chapter of the NSDAR, Regent Beth Pantone of the SC SAR VP for Chapter Development, Compatriot Walter P. Witherspoon Jr. and the SC Board of Governors for supporting this event.
SAR is the most prominent male lineage organization in the United States. It comprises 50 state-level societies with more than 500 local chapters, several international societies (including Canada, France, Germany, Mexico, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom), and more than 33,000 members. Prominent SAR members include 16 U.S. presidents, U.S. senators and representatives, local business and community leaders, and foreign dignitaries such as Sir Winston Churchill, King Juan Carlos I and King Felipe VI of Spain. The SC State SAR was a Charter State Society of the National SAR.
SAR members have also answered their country’s call in every major American conflict, beginning with the battle of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775, and continuing to the present day, including Operation Desert Storm, Bosnia, and the recent actions in Afghanistan and Iraq. SAR members have received America’s highest awards, including the Medal of Honor.
Membership in the Sons of the American Revolution is open to any male who can prove he is a “citizen of good repute in the community,” he is the lineal descendant of a qualifying ancestor and he has not or does not advocate the overthrow of the U.S. Government by force or violence.
Members can be of any age.
Individuals interested in additional information or becoming a member should email Edd Richburg, chapter president and registrar, at eddrichburg@protonmail.com or call 843-693-5561.
