Society for Creative Anachronism

The Board of Directors is pleased to announce the anticipated timeline for the opening of the new Order.

This is an exciting time and we look forward to celebrating those who have achieved a standard of excellence in prowess for ranged martial pursuits.

Board Approved Timeline:

At the April 2025 Quarterly Board Meeting: A vote by the Board, which is anticipated to be followed by announcement of the New Peerage Name, Arms, Regalia, and plan for opening the order.
Beginning on 1 May 2025: Writs for the new order may be issued for 3 principals in each kingdom.
Beginning on 7 June 2025: Elevations to the new Order may commence.

The Board approved the below addition to Corpora (June 5, 2024 meeting minutes) which states:

“Motion by Jennifer Krochmal to approve proposed changes to Corpora that will create a new peerage to include pre-17th century ranged martial pursuits, Order to be Named, and direct the Laurel Sovereign of Arms to submit such name and heraldry to the heraldic commentary process with the intention of opening the Order on a date to be determined. Second by Megan O’Shea. In favor: Pug Bainter, Krista Capps, Jennifer Krochmal, Megan O’Shea. Opposed: Gabrielle Fisher, K.T. Sheppard. Chair Mark Faulcon exercised his option to vote and did so in favor of the motion. Motion carried.

Proposed language as amended

e. The Order of <Name>

(i) Members of the Order of <Name> may choose to swear fealty but are not required to do so. The candidate must have attained the standard of excellence in skill and/or knowledge equal to that of their prospective peers in a pre-17th century ranged martial pursuits as practiced in the SCA. The candidate must have applied this skill and/or knowledge for the instruction of members and service to the kingdom to an extent above and beyond that normally expected of members of the Society.

(ii) The duties of the members of the order are as follows:

(a) To set an example of courtesy and chivalrous conduct on and off the field of honor.

(b) To respect the Crown of the kingdom; to support and uphold the laws of the kingdom and Corpora.

(c) If in fealty, to support and uphold the Crown of their kingdom.

(d) To enrich the kingdom by sharing their knowledge and skills.

(e) To enhance the renown and defend the honor of the peer’s Lady or Lord.

(f) To advise the Crown on the advancement of candidates for the Order of <Name>.”

What this means:

Up to three writs for the Principals of the Order may be issued on 1 May 2025 and no more until those principals are elevated (starting on 7 June 2025).

The reason for this:

The three principal members of the new order will be the Order with whom the Crown must consult, per Corpora. In other words, once those three Principals are elevated, no other writs will be issued without proper consultation with the Order.

Those three Principals are the deliberative body that will, in consultation with the Crown and in compliance with Corpora, be the foundation by which all future inductees into the Order will be considered. They are the bedrock on which the Order will be built and should not be considered lightly.

A list of Frequently Asked Questions is available here for further information.

Questions about the opening of the new peerage should be directed to [email protected] and [email protected] in the first instance.

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