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The Orchid Society of Southern California is the oldest orchid society in Southern California, founded in 1940. It is affiliated with the American Orchid Society, as well as Orchid Digest magazine, California Garden Clubs, and the 1% for Orchid Conservation program of the Orchid Conservation Coalition. Additionally, OSSC supports the Orchid Conservation Alliance.

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Members of OSSC come from all over the greater Los Angeles metropolitan area. Current members reside in the following cities:

Altadena, CA Arcadia , CA Bell Canyon, CA Beverly Hills, CA
Burbank, CA Camarillo, CA Chatsworth, CA Encino, CA
Glendale, CA Green Valley, CA Hollywood, CA La Habra, CA
Laguna Hills, CA Los Angeles, CA Mission Hills, CA Moorpark, CA
Murrieta, CA North Hills, CA North Hollywood, CA Northridge, CA
Orange, CA Pasadena, CA Pomona, CA San Diego, CA
Santa Barbara, CA Sherman Oaks, CA Sierra Madre, CA South Pasadena, CA
Strongsville, OH Studio City, CA Tujunga, CA Valley Glen, CA
Walnut, CA West Hills, CA Winnetka, CA
 

our mission

According to the Society's bylaws, "The purpose of the Society shall be to foster and encourage the education of its members with respect to the culture, growing, hybridization, preservation, and perpetuation of native and hybrid orchids of every variety."  And we just happen to have a lot of fun doing it! The complete by-laws of the society were last revised in March 2003, and can be found here in Adobe PDF format.

The Orchid Society of Southern California is a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

2009-2010 officers & chairmanships

President Lucille Banks 
1st Vice President Estee Magid
Deputy 1st Vice President Marissa Mitchell
2nd Vice President Rose Fistrovic
Recording Secretary (Acting) Lucille Banks
Treasurer Norma Skinner
Membership Secretary Larry Freeman
Publicity Chair Carlos Cruz
Librarian David Dassey
Newsletter Editor Linda Bailey & Krystine Chaparro
Newsletter Publisher Linda Bailey
Hospitality Chair Luis Pineda
Ribbon Judging Alberto Ossa
Webmaster Ted Augustyn
Administrative Assistant Susan Roberts
AOS Contact David Dassey
SOSC Contact Carol Beule

board of directors 

Past President: Krystine Chaparro

2008-2010 2009-2011 2010-2012
Harry Atighi Linus Bittner Lumi Guy
Francine Lockett Pedro Elizondo Margo Thomas
Marie Maize Astrid Ferency Maria Yee

golden circle honorary board

  • Ted Augustyn
  • Camille Bartczak
  • Dan Dickey
  • Steve Gollis
  • Lumi Guy
  • Ernest Hetherington
  • Alfred Hockenmaier
  • Alberto Ossa

past ossc presidents

Southern California Chapter of The Orchid Society of California

Mr. W. E. Severence 1940 Dr. Gustav Mehlquist [Left in fall] 1944
Mr. Howard I. Stites 1941 Mr. Robert B. Dugger 1945
Mr. Glenn Hiatt 1942 & 1943 Mr. J. Henry Orme 1946


Orchid Society of Southern California

Mr. Frank B. Cobb 1947 Mr. Mike Mayo 1973
Mr. Robert B. Dugger 1948 Mr. Merle Nelson 1974
Mr. D. N. Maccone 1949 Mr. Robert F. Metzler 1975 & 1976
Mr. Howard I. Stites 1950 Mr. F. C. Herman 1977
Mr. J. A. Muller 1951 Mrs. Robert F. Metzler 1978
Mr. Morris Holmquist 1952 Mr. John Christie 1979
Mr. Howard A. Anderson 1953 Mr. Jim Rassmann 1980
Mr. J. A. Muller 1954 Dr. Carl Eyerick 1981
Mr. Ernest E. Hetherington 1955 Dr. Arnold N. Oldre 1982
Mr. Joseph Hampton 1956 Mr. Ron J. Hall 1983
Mr. George D. Field 1957 Mr. Fordyce "Red" Marsh 1984
Mr. J. Howard Carrington 1958 Mr. Robert Spangenberg 1985 & 1986
Mr. Frank J. Manahan 1959 Mr. Bill Paylen 1987 & 1988
Mr. John W. Hanes 1960 Mrs. Elizabeth Pellett 1989
Dr. William S. McEwan 1961 Mrs. Fordyce S. (Trudi) Marsh 1990 & 1991
Mr. Philip lsley 1962 Mr. Steve Gollis 1992, 1993 & 1994
Mr. Wilbur G. Wood 1963 Mr. Robert Lauri 1995 & 1996
Mr. Leo Holguin 1964 & 1965 Mr. Alfred Hockenmaier 1997 & 1998
Mr. Gene Boyd 1966 & 1967 Mr. Leonard Dean 1999 & 2000
Mr. John W. Hanes 1968 Mr. Dan Dickey 2001 & 2002
Mr. Ralph W. Spencer 1969 Mr. Ted Augustyn 2003 & 2004
Mr. Carl F. Keyes 1970 Mr. Michael Scarbrock 2005 & 2006
Mr. Donald E. Herman 1971 Mrs. Krystine Chaparro 2007 & 2008
Mrs. Marie R. Morgan 1972    

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