Our Membership
The Sons of the American Revolution promotes patriotism, serves the community, and inspires and educates the public about the history of the American Revolution.
Today the SAR consists of greater than 33,000 members in more than 500 chapters in the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. The current Oklahoma Society membership is more than 300.
More than l75,000 descendants of the men and women Patriots of the American Revolution have been admitted since our founding. SAR members include sixteen presidents of the United States, Brigadier, Lieutenant and five star generals, presidents of several colleges and universities, ambassadors, and members of the Supreme Court,
the U.S. Senate, and the U.S. Congress. Members include small businessmen, doctors, lawyers, school teachers, CPAs, elected local, state, and federal officials, and government employees, all of whom have a deep affection for America its heritage and institutions.
SAR members answered their country's call in every major American conflict beginning with the battle of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775 up to the present, including Operation Desert Storm, Bosnia and the current actions in Afganistan and Iraq. SAR members have received the highest awards America can bestow, including the Medal of Honor
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