Fourteen ladies were honored by their chapters and received the designation of the Order of the Rose in a beautiful ceremony on Thursday night.

Receiving the Order of the Rose for 2009:

• Mary Elizabeth Bell, Beta Omega
• Charlotte Cain, Beta Zeta
• Mary Ruth Chestnutt, Alpha Iota
• Harriet Craig, Beta Xi
• Donna Camper, Alpha Alpha
• Pauline Cross, Beta Chi
• Jean Marilyn Hogan, Theta
• Kay Jones, Beta Beta
• Dr. Rita King, Beta Epsilon
• Saralee Peccolo-Taylor, Zeta
• Jean Pracht, Alpha Xi
• Eujana Rasnake, Alpha Theta
• Mary Frances Wadley, Beta Eta
• Mary Jane Williams, Alpha Epsilon