Colorado Cameo Society

Colorado Cameo Society

National Society Daughters of the American Revolution

Bylaws: Updated April 2023

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The Three Graces, a traditional motif, handcrafted, carved from a conch shell, and set into a fine, simple 14 karat gold twist frame.

Cameo Society Goals

Organized on August 23, 1997, the Cameo Society is a club within the Colorado State Society. It is a fellowship of ladies who share a common bond of membership in the DAR to:

Meetings and Events

The annual meeting of the Cameo Society includes the annual business of the society,
entertaining programs, prizes, group pictures, displays, family history sharing, and
reconnecting with friends. The annual meeting traditionally takes place during the Annual Colorado State Society Conference.

High relief coral cameo brooch in gold

Officers 2023-2025

Parliamentarian 2023-2025

Chairmen 2023-2025

An Ancient cameo depicting the Roman god Jupiter
(Photo: Wikimedia Commons [Public Domain])

Membership Dues

Click here for the Cameo Society Membership Dues Form:
Membership Dues

Antique green malachite cameo brooch

Eligibility and Membership

ARTICLE III – MEMBERSHIP

SECTION 1. Any woman is eligible for membership in the Colorado Cameo Society who is an active member of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution and is related in any combination to a living or deceased: grandmother, mother, daughter, granddaughter, sister, niece, aunt, or 1st cousin or 2nd cousin who is or was a member of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution.

SECTION 2. An applicant who accurately fulfills the requirements stated in Sec. 1 above shall submit a completed application to the membership chairman before admission.

The charter membership period was from August 23, 1997 to March 25, 1998. Members joining after the charter membership period will be regular members.

Click here for the Cameo Society Membership Application Form:
Membership Application

Cameo Pins

Upon approval of membership to the Cameo Society, members may then wear cameo jewelry of their choice to DAR functions. Cameo pins are never worn on the official ribbon and only on the right side.

Cameos date back to the early civilizations of ancient Egypt & Greece, eventually spreading throughout the Roman Empire.  Cameos remained popular during the Renaissance and Elizabethan periods.  However, it was during the reign of England’s Queen Victoria and of Emperor Napoleon Buonaparte in France that the Cameo reached it’s zenith. Both monarchs having magnificent collections, the most famous being a cameo tierra given by Napoleon to Empress Josephine in 1809

Scholarship

In 2003, the Society voted to establish a scholarship. The first year the scholarship was awarded in memory of Peg Runningen, Past President of the Colorado Cameo Society.

Applicant should be a member or her daughter, son, granddaughter, grandson, niece, nephew, sister, brother,  a 1^st or 2^nd cousin, or spouse. Member must be in good standing of the Cameo Society of the Colorado State Society with preference is given to continuing education students (individuals whose education has been previously interrupted for at least one year). The Applicant must be a Colorado resident, a United States Citizen and attend an accredited college or university in the United States. 
Applicant must have at least a full semester or two quarters of college left when they apply. If no candidate applies who fulfills the requirements stated in sentence one, the scholarship will be awarded to a deserving applicant.

The deadline for scholarship application is March 15, 2023.
Scholarship Application

Modern version of Three Grace’s in blue porcelain 

For more information, please contact: Linda Burdick