What really separates this group from many that have a specific item orientation is the warm comradeship among the members, and active collecting and trading of steins: also, their thirst for
knowledge about the stein's history, the history about the stein production company, and any associated artist in the production process are important to our members.

Our general meetings typically include a social period, a substantial stein sales table, great home cooking, quality beverages, and a meeting to discuss local activity within the chapter.
Our thirst for knowledge is displayed by comments from guest speakers. Beyond that we have within our group individuals who have been published on subjects ranging from Character Steins, Mettlach Steins, Franz Ringer Steins, Ludwig Hohlwein Steins, and the works of artist Heinrich Schlitt to name a few.

To give you a sense of our chapter membership, let me refer to an award presented at the annual convention of Stein Collectors International - the Master Steinologist Award. The award is given annually to the SCI member who has shown an outstanding effort in promoting beer stein collecting. Scholarly research, publication of stein related articles in SCI's magazine Prosit or other antique journals, giving lectures or talks to the membership at the annual convention or local chapter meetings, authoring books, or engagements with community groups, are examples of the type of work for which the awardee is selected.

Andre Ammelounx
Mark Durban
Lottie Lopez
Pat Manusov
Robert Wilson
Roy DeSelms
Terry Hill
Gene Manusov
Therese Thomas
Les Paul