Past Chief: Virginia Quarterman
Most Excellent Chief: Missy Zelasko
Excellent Senior: Sheila Seward
Excellent Junior: Deborah Brown
Manager: Irene James
Secretary: Karen King
Treasurer: Catherine Steinbrecher, PGC
Protector: Anna James
Guard: Nancy Clowney
The Order of Pythian Sisters, the independent auxiliary of the
Knights of Pythias was organized at Warsaw, Indiana on October 22-23, 1888 by a dedicated
Knight, Joseph Addison Hill, of Greencastle, Indiana. Mr. Hill was a well educated man. He was a man of ideas and of thought,
a student of books and an observer of life who loved his fellow man.
Mr. Hill prepared the ritualistic forms, the ceremonies and emblems
of our Order. The color combinations are arranged according to the strict law of optics which make a complete prism as arranged
around the room. He conceived the idea and inspiration for our Order's colors when a drain drop fell upon the window ledge.
Looking up from the raindrop, Mr. Hill beheld the beautiful rainbow and in it, he saw our colors: White, representing Purity;
Red, for Love; Equality represented by Yellow, and Blue,
symbolic of Fidelity. These principles are the foundation stones on which the Pythian Sisters
have built their Temples.
- Purity is the stage reached through honorable motive,
action and thought and should be a goal we seek to attain.
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- Love represents service, guidance,
trust and tolerance. Through Love we are bound together as a band of Sisters.
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- Equality requires sharing with
each Sister all rights and responsibilites. As Pythian Sisters we work together for the good of all.
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- Fidelity means being faithful,
steadfast and loyal to God and to each other.
These principles provide a pattern for a good and meaningful way of
life, the aim and object of all Pythian Sisters.
