The Red Hat Society is the only reason she gets out to socialize, other than one other social club she’s part of called Best Friends Forever, a group of female friends who have stayed connected ...

The Red Hat Society is a social organization originally formed for women age 50 and older, but it is now open to younger people. Members are known for wearing brightly colored clothing and ...

Red Hat Society Fees and Titles. Prospective Red Hatters can pay $30 a year for entry-level membership. That includes a welcome kit and access to chapter groups, ...

Now, five years later, there are nearly 30 Red Hat Society chapters between Roanoke, Blacksburg, Rocky Mount and Vinton, groups with names such as the Star City Scarlet O'Hatters, ...

The society also now welcomes women under 50, who sport pink hats and lavender wear. During a member’s birthday month, she switches the colors, wearing a purple hat and red attire.

They are The Red Hat Society, and to date there are more than 20,000 chapters with an estimated 400,000 members. And they are still growing.

Diana Wick, of Columbus, who heads up a local Red Hat Society chapter, speaks to about 100 members Saturday during the Nebraska State Red Hat Convention at the Ramada-Columbus and River's Edge ...