We are so pleased you are visiting our website for the Asthon Sosi Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) in Peoria, Arizona. Asthon Sosi (Adz-THON So-SEE) is the Navajo word for Slim Woman. This is a name given to Louisa Wade Wetherill, wife of Indian Trader John Wetherill, in honor of the very significant work she did on behalf of the Navajo people to improve their lives.
The Asthon Sosi Chapter, NSDAR was approved by the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, February 4, 2002, as Arizona’s thirty-first chapter and organized on March 13, 2002, during the administration of Arizona State Regent Peggy Hurd. The organizing regent was Betsy Phillips Jones, who served from the chapter’s founding in 2002 until mid-term 2004. Former Vice Regent Susan Moore Teller was also a charter member, as well as chapter regent from 2008-2012.
We are a modestly-sized chapter located in Peoria, Arizona, a northwestern suburb of Phoenix. Our membership welcomes women with careers, past and present, those who have combined career and home, and those who have focused exclusively on running a household.
Our meetings are exciting and thought provoking; some of the earlier topics have included:
The Asthon Sosi Chapter, NSDAR was approved by the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, February 4, 2002, as Arizona’s thirty-first chapter and organized on March 13, 2002, during the administration of Arizona State Regent Peggy Hurd. The organizing regent was Betsy Phillips Jones, who served from the chapter’s founding in 2002 until mid-term 2004. Former Vice Regent Susan Moore Teller was also a charter member, as well as chapter regent from 2008-2012.
We are a modestly-sized chapter located in Peoria, Arizona, a northwestern suburb of Phoenix. Our membership welcomes women with careers, past and present, those who have combined career and home, and those who have focused exclusively on running a household.
Our meetings are exciting and thought provoking; some of the earlier topics have included:
- The American's Creed
- Irish Genealogy
- Jamestown
- US Naturalization Test
- Women’s Suffrage
- Forgotten in American History: The 8 Men Who Served as President Under the Articles of Confederation
The Asthon Sosi Chapter, NSDAR enthusiastically supports the objectives and motto of our National Society: the promotion of education, patriotism, and historic preservation in service to God, Home, and Country.
If you are interested in becoming a chapter member, becoming an associate member, or visiting our chapter as a guest, please contact our chapter Regent or Registrar.
If you are interested in becoming a chapter member, becoming an associate member, or visiting our chapter as a guest, please contact our chapter Regent or Registrar.
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Webmaster: Stacie Baumgartner Last updated: March 12, 2023
