Next Meeting: Holiday Bash – Dec. 8, 2025
Next Meeting: Holiday Bash – Dec. 8, 2025
Aside from the usual grazing and schmoozing that are typical of our annual GROS holiday “extravaganzas”, this year we’ll have some new surprises for our members. Food-wise, the club will supply pizza, including gluten-free and vegetarian styles, and our usual member-created dishes to pass. You can pretty much bring anything you’d like, with the exceptions of alcoholic beverages, pork or shellfish.
The Show Table will hopefully be in full holiday regalia, so please bring in your flowering plants for everyone to admire! Watch your email for late-breaking party details.
Save the Date!
Annual Orchid Show
April 16-19, 2026
Map to the JCC
Our Meetings
The Genesee Region Orchid Society (GROS) is a 501(c) non-profit organization based in Rochester, NY.
Our regular meeting night is the first Monday following the first Sunday of each month. We occasionally change the meeting date as our schedule requires, but we always list the correct date well in advance both on this website and in our monthly newsletter. Our meetings are open to everyone without charge – feel free to attend and find out what our Society is all about!
Meetings typically consist of a brief business meeting to conduct our club’s routine activities, a special presentation on an orchid subject, an orchid raffle (2 tickets for $1), and a Show Table where members can display their flowering plants for everyone to see. For more information, please contact any of our officers.
See our entire meeting schedule with all locations and maps here.
Membership
Membership includes:
- Free admission to our annual Spring Show
- Notices of special vendor discounts and pre-ordering opportunities
- Voting privileges for officers and constitutional changes.
Click here to see our Bylaws.
The dues for single membership are $20. Family membership dues are $25. You can download a membership application here.
You can also join online here and pay securely with PayPal – you don’t need to have a PayPal account, and can pay with your credit or debit card.