The Guard of Honor, established in 1935, is the highest award the Fraternity can bestow upon a member.
Theta Phi Alpha has great pride and respect for every Guard of Honor recipient.
The Guard of Honor symbolizes a lifetime achievement of service to the Fraternity; it is presented to alumnae members who have given long and devoted service to the national organization.
The Board of Trustees tracks all members’ service to the Fraternity and determines the award recipients.
The Guard of Honor is a guard pin of a gold Tudor rose having a sapphire center to be worn attached to a member’s badge. Each pin is numbered on the back in the order awarded to the recipient. This prestigious award is presented at National Convention during the Fraternity Night Banquet.
Guard of Honor Recipients
| Pin | Year | Member | Chapter |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 2012 | Amelia McSweeney * | Alpha |
| 1 | 1935 | Mildred M. Connely | Alpha |
| 2 | 1937 | Evelyn Brink Lothes | Epsilon |
| 3 | 1937 | Irene M. Doyle | Beta |
| 4 | 1937 | Frances Best Watkins | Beta |
| 5 | 1937 | Anna Rose Kimpel | Zeta |
| 6 | 1937 | Dorothy Stephans | Epsilon |
| 7 | 1939 | Flora Gilsdorf Jettinghoff-Volpe | Gamma |
| 8 | 1939 | Edmarie Schrauder | Alpha |
| 9 | 1939 | Otilia Leuchtweis O’Hara | Alpha |
| 10 | 1941 | Betty Dunn Green | Xi |
| 11 | 1941 | Selma Gilday | Alpha |
| 12 | 1941 | Helen Ryan Quinlan | Alpha |
| 13 | 1946 | Katherine Keliher Moran | Eta |
| 14 | 1946 | Rose McKee Everson | Nu |
| 15 | 1946 | Esther Burke McCormick | Nu |
| 16 | 1952 | Mary Louise Weinheimer Steigerwald | Lambda |
| 17 | 1952 | Mary Alice Zarger O’Brien | Rho |
| 18 | 1952 | Aleta Bock Schnieders | Pi |
| 19 | 1952 | Polly Choguill Walrath | Lambda |
| 20 | 1952 | Maryellen Maher Lombardi * | Pi |
| 21 | 1956 | Lois Barry Lynch | Kappa |
| 22 | 1956 | Helen Nee Hutto | Nu |
| 23 | 1956 | Marian Burnham Henterly | Sigma |
| 24 | 1956 | Irene Devlin | Delta |
| 25 | 1958 | Jean Hennegan Strasser | Epsilon |
| 26 | 1958 | Marie Murphy | Kappa |
| 27 | 1958 | Esther Cooke Martin | Pi |
| 28 | 1960 | Betty Comer McDaniel | Tau |
| 29 | 1960 | Tressa Beirne Manley | Epsilon |
| 30 | 1960 | Mary McCormick Delamar | Beta |
| 31 | 1962 | Mary R. Ammon | Kappa |
| 32 | 1962 | Kitty Krupp Zawistowski | Sigma |
| 33 | 1962 | Dolores Friess Stephenson | Sigma |
| 34 | 1962 | Mary Rose Thuman Eagen | Epsilon |
| 35 | 1962 | Ruth Meister Thompson | Epsilon |
| 36 | 1964 | Kathleen Price Reinhard | Gamma |
| 37 | 1966 | Gloria J. Neises | Zeta |
| 38 | 1968 | Mildred Nugent | Eta |
| 39 | 1970 | Catherin Dillon Whelen | Eta |
| 40 | 1970 | Ella Nugent | Eta |
| 41 | 1970 | Agnes Riley Cain | Epsilon |
| 42 | 1970 | Mary Barbara Plageman Henterly | Sigma |
| 43 | 1970 | Betty Suliver * | Tau |
| 44 | 1972 | Jean Yosepian | Upsilon |
| 45 | 1972 | Edith Somerset Hilton | Eta |
| 46 | 1972 | Joan Vaccaro Rome | Upsilon |
| 47 | 1976 | Jean Cusack | Beta |
| 48 | 1978 | Mary Louise Conrad Swartz | Sigma |
| 49 | 1978 | Laura Cooke O’Brien | Pi |
| 50 | 1980 | Joyce Seidel | Upsilon |
| 51 | 1980 | Susan Stark Paddock | Kappa |
| 52 | 1984 | Nancy Semler | Kappa |
| 53 | 1986 | Deborah J. Dobda | Kappa |
| 54 | 1990 | Judith A. Osberger Young | Tau |
| 55 | 1990 | Irene C. Caliendo | Kappa |
| 56 | 1990 | Patricia Manelski Giallanza | Upsilon |
| 57 | 1992 | Theresa M. Primosch Kinch | Alpha Epsilon |
| 58 | 1992 | Julie M. Ince Herr | Alpha Iota |
| 59 | 1994 | Patricia Rankin Marmaduke | Sigma |
| 60 | 1996 | Maria Sumara | Alpha Iota |
| 61 | 1996 | Valerie Vertin Thomas | Alpha Nu |
| 62 | 1996 | Linda Geca Barath | Alpha Xi |
| 63 | 1998 | Katherine A. Evans | Alpha Nu |
| 64 | 2000 | Donna Zak Guerin | Alpha Gamma |
| 65 | 2000 | Rebecca Dixon McLaren | Alpha Mu |
| 66 | 2002 | Leslie Ervin Trahant | Alpha Beta |
| 67 | 2002 | Kristin Windeshausen Henkenius | Alpha Pi |
| 68 | 2004 | Katherine Prokupek Gaver | Alpha Pi |
| 69 | 2004 | Diane Marciszewski Stallmann | Alpha Gamma |
| 70 | 2004 | Elizabeth Cibulskis Eberhart | Alpha Gamma |
| 71 | 2008 | Karen Jenkins Rubican | Alpha Sigma |
| 72 | 2008 | Mari Ann Callais, Ph.D | Alpha Beta |
| 73 | 2008 | Kathleen Sullivan | Alpha Gamma |
| 74 | 2008 | Karen Fisher | Alpha Nu |
| 75 | 2010 | Patricia Wright Seashore | Alpha Nu |
| 76 | 2010 | Emily Del Negro Ciancio | Beta Rho |
| 77 | 2010 | Jennifer Waggoner Kreiman | Alpha Nu |
| 78 | 2014 | Stephanie Galendez | Alpha Beta |
| 79 | 2018 | Lisa Mottern Searing | Beta Rho |
| 80 | 2018 | Catherine Sniegocki Billoni | Beta Nu |
| 81 | 2018 | Tracey Liphardt | Alpha Nu |
| 82 | 2018 | Allison Davis Bolin | Beta Epsilon |
| 83 | 2022 | Amanda Horvat | Alpha Epsilon |
| 84 | 2022 | Angela Zabala Palmer | Beta Epsilon |
| 85 | 2022 | Alicia Zabala Palmisano | Beta Epsilon |
| 86 | 2022 | Beth Wechter Robinsion | Alpha Psi |
| 87 | 2022 | Michelle Coppola | Beta Gamma |
| 88 | 2022 | Kayte Epperly Ahearn | Beta Gamma |
| 89 | 2022 | Gina De Maio MacDonald | Beta Gamma |
| 90 | 2022 | Jennifer Blades Lecesse | Beta Gamma |
| 91 | 2022 | Jessica Holthaus Ballman | Epsilon |
| 92 | 2022 | Angela Pedi Seegel | Alpha Epsilon |
| 93 | 2022 | Lara Pearson | Alpha Omega |
| 94 | 2024 | Susan Grau Lee | Sigma Chapter |
| 95 | 2024 | Gypsy Mason | Beta Sigma |
| 96 | 2024 | Lauren Svec Gallo | Beta Beta |
| 97 | 2024 | Debra Bingham Ashby | Gamma Zeta |
*Awarded posthumously