Sweet Adelines International 75th Jubilee Commemorative Album

To serve 22,500 members in 500 chapters in 1966, a brand-new building was commissioned, and Sweet Adelines headquarters moved there in the same year. The building was located at 5334 E. 46th Street in Tulsa, Oklahoma (USA).

SPOTLIGHT: HEADQUARTERS

Executive Director Peggy Chambers, CAE Peggy Chambers served as Executive Director of the Sweet Adelines Headquarters Staff for more than 20 years, retiring in 1990. During her tenure, the headquarters staff increased from 14 to 31, and the annual international budget grew from $140,000 to over $2 million USD in fiscal year 1989-1990. Peggy designed and oversaw the construction of a second story to the headquarters building and in 1989 participated in the payoff of the mortgage. When the opportunity arose in 1971 for Sweet Adelines to participate in a USO tour for the first time, Peggy escorted the Embers Quartet to Japan, Okinawa, Guam, Korea, and the Philippines. Later, 17 more quartets would follow to entertain troops during the Vietnam conflict. She earned certification as an association executive (CAE) from the American Society of Association Executives and was the first woman admitted to the Tulsa Rotary Club.

Sweet Adelines Headquarters (2020)

Sweet Adelines Headquarters Staff (2020)

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