Fox Valley Helps You to Join the SAR
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Mike will answer your questions and assist you with the membership process. |
From left to right, new members Dale Bottom and Scott Sanders proudly display their certificates with
ILSSAR President Karl Reed and NSSAR President General Nathan White. Mike Johnston delegated
his official duties to President General White who
swore in Dale and Scott, and to President Reed who pinned new member rosettes on them.
From left to right, Chapter VP and Registrar Mike Johnston presents new members,
Keith McClow, Paul Pecharich, supported by ILSSAR
President Ken Griswold and new member Clyde Futrell at our annual fall
dinner meeting at the Omega Restaurant in Naperville on November 20, 2005.
ILSSAR President Ken Griswold introduces Mike Johnston, Chapter Vice President and Registrar,
who awards new member certificates to Ron Smith and his sons Benjamin and Matthew
during our spring dinner meeting at the Omega Restaurant in Naperville on April 17, 2005.
While Compatriots and guests enjoyed their catered dinner at the Hilton Hotel in Naperville on November 16, 2003,
John A. Ruskamp (far right),
enjoyed pinning SAR new members rosettes on (left to right): Illinois CAR President John H. Ruskamp,
Evan Broy, Mike Johnston, now VP and Registrar of the chapter, and Jim Brandon.
How to Join the SAR
Joining the Sons of the American Revolution is straightforward. First, you determine if you are eligible. Then you fill out an application. Mr. Johnston will review the application before it is sent to the Illinois Registrar who forwards it to National Society headquarters in Louisville.
When you plan to start working on your application, the Fox Valley Chapter invites you to become an associate member. We will automatically upgrade your membership status to a full member when your application has been approved by national. Dues for associate members are the same as member dues -- $20 per year. Your dues help fund our programs like Outstanding Citizenship awards, Eagle Scout awards, ROTC awards, etc. We encourage you to become an associate member as soon as possible.
There are many good resources on the National Society site located under the pull down menu How to Join.
Membership Requirements
Any male shall be eligible for membership in this Society who is the lineal descentdant of an ancestor who was at all times unfailing in loyalty to, and rendered active service in, the cause of American Independence, either as an officer, soldier, seaman, marine, Militiaman or Minuteman, in the armed forces of the Continental Congress, or any one of the several Colonies or States; or as a signer of the Declaration of Independence, or as a member of a Committee of Safety or Correspondence; or as a member of any Continental, Provincial, or Colonial Congress or Legislature; or as a recognized patriot who performed actual service by overt acts of resistance to the authority of Great Britain.
If you are interested in joining the Sons of the American Revolution, or have questions regarding the society, please contact Mike Johnston, our Chapter VP and Registrar, who will help you understand the membership process. Below are some of the basic forms and information pamphlets that can be printed on your computer, PC or Mac.
PDF File on Membership PDF File on Application Requirements PDF File on Application Worksheet
Membership Fees as of November 1, 2007
Application Fees include the first years dues to both National and State Societies. The check should be made out to the ILSSAR. See the table below to determine the amount of the check. Mike Johnston can assist you in determing the amount if necessary.
Annual Dues for the State and National Society are on a calendar basis covering January 1 to December 31. The check should be made out to the ILSSAR for $45.00. The annual dues for the Fox Valley Chapter are from April 1st to March 31st of the following year. The check for $20.00 should be made out to the Fox Valley Chapter.
| Application Fees | National | Illinois | Total | Notes |
| New Members | $85.00 | $29.00 | $114.00 | |
| Family Applications | $85.00 | $29.00 | $114.00 | 1 |
| Each Additional Application | $55.00 | $29.00 | $84.00 | 1 |
| CAR Transfers | $25.00 | $20.00 | $45.00 | 2 |
| SAR/DAR/SR Relatives | $55.00 | $20.00 | $75.00 | 3 |
| Supplements | $40.00 | $10.00 | $50.00 | |
| Annual Dues | National | Illinois | Total | Notes |
| Illinois and National | $25.00 | $20.00 | $45.00 | 4 |
| Reinstatements | $25.00 | $25.00 | $50.00 | 5 |
| Fox Valley Chapter | $20.00 | 6 | ||
| Miscellaneous | Notes | |||
| Transfers | 7 | |||
| Dual Membership | 8 | |||
| National Life Membership | 9 | |||
Notes for Table Above
1. Qualifications for Family Applications: "…each additional application shall be on the same genealogical line or shall be connected by relationships not to exceed two linkages removed from the first application’s line, proof of which shall be by primary documentation only. Family applications shall be submitted at the same time and on the same transmittal form." (Amended Bylaw No. 19, 109th Annual Congress, July 1999)
2. Available for applicants under 22 years of age and members in good standing of the CAR. A transfer card, available from the National Society CAR, should accompany the application. (National dues $25.00; State dues $20.00)
3. Available for sons, grandson, nephews, or grandnephews of SAR or DAR members, or sons of SR members and are under 25 years of age provided that the same established lineage is used. (National dues $25.00 and application fee $30.00; State dues $20.00)
4. National and State annual dues must be remitted to the ILSSAR Treasurer no later than December 31 of each year. All members who do not pay their dues by December 31 are automatically dropped from membership and must pay a reinstatement fee.
5. Reinstatement dues are dues paid after December 31. Dropped members are required to pay a $5.00 reinstatement fee in addition to his dues.
6. Chapter dues are set and collected by each chapter, independently of the State Society. Members can join multiple chapters if they wish. The Fox Valley chapter's dues of $20.00 have not changed in many years.
7. Transfer of membership by current members requires completion of a transfer form, available from the State Secretary. This should be submitted to the member’s current State Society along with a check for $5.00, payable to the Treasurer General NSSAR, to cover the cost of copying an application to be filed with the receiving society. Transfers of a dropped members from other State Societies require that current dues and applicable reinstatement fees be paid to the new State Society.
8. Dual membership requires that the member pay National dues through his Primary or Home State Society. He then pays State dues and Chapter dues in the subsidiary organizations to which he wishes to belong. The Illinois Society no longer accepts dual memberships from other states to Illinois. (August 2002 Board of Managers Meeting)
9. Contact the State Secretary for information regarding National Life Memberships. The Illinois Society no longer offers state life memberships. (August 2002 Board of Managers Meeting)