How to Join

The Danish Sisterhood of America is open to anyone interested in Danish traditions and culture.

The early lodges of the Danish Sisterhood were organized to provide social and financial aid to fellow Danes in this new land. Today our object is to promote friendship, encourage civic projects, and the promotion and education of our Danish heritage for future generations.

We have many lodges throughout the United States and Canada. Each lodge is unique and offers a variety of activities. These may include monthly meetings, guest speakers, Danish language lessons, cooking demonstrations, card parties, travelogues, films on Denmark, and Danish craft lessons.

To get information on how to join the Danish Sisterhood you can e-mail Carol Rudisill or Susan Hoppough, Membership Co-chairs or write Carol at 4131 E. 9th St. Des Moines, IA 50313. She will send you a packet of information and an application for membership. 

Please print our membership application PDF and mail it to: Linda Brooks, National Treasurer at 18402 Winter Berry Drive, Castle Rock, CO 80108.

If you just have questions regarding our organization, you can also send an e-mail to anyone of the officers listed on our Officers Page. We hope we will hear from you and want to thank you for your interest.

MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES

We have two types of membership: Certificate Holding Membership (no longer available except for those existing members who already hold a certificate) and Amber Membership (new members).

Certificate Holding and Amber memberships offer similar privileges and benefits with the exception of the funeral benefit, which is only available to the Certificate Holding members. Other privileges and benefits include eligibility to hold office and to serve as delegate at a National Convention.

Scholarships, continuing education grants, and camp grants are available to members and their children.

The dues structure is different for each type of membership:

AMBER MEMBERSHIP

The Amber member pays an annual flat fee (presently $45.00), which includes initiation fee, national dues, and subscription to the DSSNews. Local lodge dues are additional. If joining after July 1st, the cost is $22.50.