Houston City Council created the "Jewel Ritual" to honor our Past Presidents. This ritual is given to our Outgoing President by our President Elect each year during our Founder's Day celebration in April.
The first "Jewel Ritual" was conferred on seventeen past presidents of Houston City Council at Founder’s Day in April 1976 by Virginia Lee, President Elect.
A Past President of HCC is called a "Jewel" as in the performance of her duties, she has risen above her own and her Chapter's interests to represent and care for each member and each chapter in Council. Her leadership makes possible the cooperation and unified effort which are required to discharge the joint purposes and goals of our Council. She is that one special "Jewel" which like a diamond combines the light of all the gems into clear, white light in which all things may be seen clearly and the way ahead made plain.
1936-37
* Tommie Mansfield Lamotta
1937-38
Gene Christle
1938
Dorothy Bobo
1938-39
Maraineale Wolfe
1939-40
Lee McVicker
1940
Iris Murray
1940-41
* Virginia Wiggins
1941-42
* Dorothy Kinzbach Luckel
1942-43
* Estelle Welshimer
1943-44
Patsy Johnson
1944-45
Lynette Hill Mason
1945-46
Leola Prestrridge
1946-47
* Ethel Dobkins
1947-48
Gillian Ranft McDaniel
1948-49
* Peggy Millican Shoals
1949-50
* Jessica Blair
1950-51
* Bernice Brown Haveland
1951-52
* Joyce Adams
1952-53
* Edith Buescher
1953-54
Mabel Wilkins
1954-55
Euginia Simons
1955-56
* Ida Brigham Griffith
1956-57
Dorothy Fordham
1957-58
Maragret Massey
1958
* Dede Cope
1958-59
* Margaret Zepernick
1959-60
* Cecelia Dederick
1960-61
* Muriel Nixon
1961-62
* Mary K Brown
1962-63
Kay Liles
1963-64
Maggie Blakeley
1964-65
Laverne Hill
1965-66
Peggy Ascheryl
1966-67
Maxine Bluffin
1967-68
Grace Thompson
1968-69
Rosabel Chandler
1969-70
* Juanita Morris
1970-71
* Kate Smith
1971-72
Yvonne Strangmeyer
1972-73
Kathy Pullin
1973-74
* Juanita McCarble
1974-75
Pat Denny
1975-76
Beverly Fritz
1976-77
Virginia Lee
1977-78
* Jeanette Bilbrey
1978-79
* Sue Ferguson
1979-80
Carolyn Harris
1980-81
* Judy Burns
1981-82
* Carlene Carlock
1982-83
Pam Crockett
1983-84
Gerry Durio
1984-85
Karen Monaghan
1985-86
* June Higgins
1986-87
Kathy Fisher
1987-88
Shirl Gallagher
1988-89
* Francie McDonald
1989-90
Sara Lasater
1990-91
Carolyn Kares
1991-92
Mary Jane Hue
1992-93
Twyla Woody
1993-94
Sue Garrett
1994-95
* Judy Mendez
1995-96
Margaret Heimberg
1996-97
* Judy Sorenson
1997-96
Barbara McNally
1998-99
* Glenda Zorn
1999-00
Kathy O'Brien
2000-01
Loretta Smith
2001-02
Connie Noble
2002-03
Marcia Oakes
2003-04
Dolores Fritz
2004-05
Linda Abbott
2005-06
* Cindy Criss
2006-07
Sheryl Tyler
2007-08
Ellen Kalecuis
2008-09
Kathy Sterling
2009-10
Nancy Sieh
2010-11
Vickie Buschke
2011-12
Margaret Heimberg
2012
Elizabeth Mikal
2012
Dolores Fritz
2013
Jimmie Elie
2013
Alice White
2014-15
Alice White
2015-16
Kerry Bost
*deceased
Any Beta Sigma Phi Council wishing to join us in the tradition of conferring the "Jewel" Ritual on their Outgoing President may find the ritual on Beta Sigma Phi's International website. Select (Already a Member) (Downloads) (Member Log In) (Rituals) (Houston City Council Jewel Ritual for Outgoing President).