The National Society is organized into four geographical districts as follows:
Eastern: The Eastern
seaboard south through Virginia, including New England, Pennsylvania, and West
Virginia.
Midwestern: Ohio
west to South Dakota and Minnesota, and Wisconsin south to Kentucky.
Western: The western
seaboard from Alaska to California, including Hawaii, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho,
Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming.
Southern: Georgia to
Texas, North and South Carolina, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Florida.
The governing
body of the organization is the
National
Board. The Board is elected every three years and rotates
through the four geographical districts. The officers are President, 1st, 2nd,
and 3rd Vice Presidents, Recording and Corresponding Secretaries, Treasurer and
Organizer. The present National
Board is the Society’s 30th Administration and is located in
Texas. The
National Board holds a convention each May at different locations, where State
Presidents, delegates and members gather to discuss the business of the Society.
Each State is administered by a Board of officers elected from the membership, and
includes a delegate from each Chapter in the State. A State Society is formed when 15 or more members have incorporated
in their home state. State Officers are elected every two years in the even
years. The State Board governs the Chapters.
A Chapter is formed with at
least 7 members. The name of each Chapter is that of a person, place or event
having significance in British or British Commonwealth history or culture. The
Chapters have monthly meetings eight or more times a year.
Fundraising events, socials and outings are scheduled according to the
Chapter’s needs and interests. Chapters
operate through their Chapter Officers.
In states or cities where the Society
has no chapters, eligible women may join the Society as Members at Large.
The Society will assist such members to locate and contact potential
members in their area.