[Archers] The Downside of being recognized

[Anne Rose Smythe]

Ah, the fact that the fun of archery has been removed for some because
people have gotten wrapped up in the politics of a sub group. If I didn't
love the sport and have played in Bright Hills, I probably would have sold
my bow by now...

Just don't become elitist in your search for recognition and respect :)

Anne Rose

On Sep 16, 2010 2:03 PM, "Jay Nardone" <jaynardone at comcast.net> wrote:
> Sorry I fail to see your point?
>
>
>
> From: archers-bounces at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org
> [mailto:archers-bounces at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org] On Behalf Of Anne Rose
> Smythe
> Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2010 2:19 PM
> To: archers at atlantia.sca.org
> Subject: [Archers] The Downside of being recognized
>
>
>
> Fellow Archers,
>
> Here is a good example of what can happen ... Please be aware of the
> downside of becoming an elitist group.... Believe me there was a reason
this
> was posted to an open archery list..
>
> This is from An Tir, The Order of the Grey Goose Shaft is the equivalent
to
> the Yew Bow...
>
> Lady Anne Rose
> who is sorely missing Atlantian Archery ... just saying :)
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Arion the Wanderer <arion12 at q.com>
> Date: Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 6:24 PM
> Subject: [GrayGoose] The Order of the Gray Goose Shaft
> To: antir-thrownweapons at antir.sca.org, Archery
> <antir-archery at antir.sca.org>,
> GrayGoose at yahoogroups.com
>
>
>
>
> Areté is a Greek word that embraces the ideals of goodness, virtue and
> excellence. It roughly translates "being the best you can be". In the
> Homeric poems, areté is frequently associated with bravery, but more
often,
> with effectiveness. The man or woman of areté is a person of the highest
> effectiveness. They use all their faculties, strength, bravery, wit, and
> craft, to achieve real results. Aristotle said: "To say that areté has a
> common definition of excellence or fulfillment may be an overstatement
> simply because it is very difficult to pinpoint areté; much less the
proper
> ways to go about obtaining it."
>
> The members of the Order of the Gray Goose Shaft each strive to be a
person
> of areté in his or her own way. The first task for some is to master a
> martial art such as target or combat archery or thrown weapons, equestrian
> archery, or siege weaponry. Others first walk the path of service in their
> quest for excellence. All paths merge when the person becomes a respected
> leader who teaches and inspires others to master missile arts. There is no
> set path to membership in the Order. Rather, it is something done for the
> sheer joy of the journey.
>
> An Tir Kingdom Law says:
>
> "Gray Goose Shaft may be offered by the Crown on the advice of the members
> of the order, for demonstrating exceptional skill and chivalry in one or
> more of the following areas: Target Archery, Combat Archery, Missile
Combat,
>
> Thrown Weapons, Siege Weapons and Equestrian Archery; plus service to An
Tir
>
> and its people, knowledge of the courtly graces, and obedience to the laws
> and ideals of An Tir and the Society."
>
> The Order's Yahoo Groups describes the group thus:
>
> "The Order of the Grey Goose Shaft (OGGS) was created in the West Kingdom
as
>
> a reward to those who had contributed greatly to the target and combat
> archery communities. Although the West Kingdom dropped the award in favor
of
>
> the Royal Company of Archers, in the Principality, and later the Kingdom
of
> An Tir, the OGGS flourished, rising from a non-armigerous award to its
> current Grant-level status. Members of the OGGS wear a medallion of a
goose
> surrounded by four arrows as in a mascle. By tradition, members of the
OGGS
> are permitted to use the title Archos (pronounced ar-kos) before their
name
> and wear the white bracer as a symbol of the Order.
>
> The members of the Order of the Grey Goose Shaft submit candidate
> recommendations to the Crown of An Tir. When considering candidates for
> inclusion in the Order, the members look for individuals that are
> well-rounded in target archery, missile combat, and/or thrown weapons.
These
>
> individuals should embody exemplary skills, marshallate knowledge, war and
> tournament combat skills (if combat candidates), arts and sciences
> abilities, teaching, leadership, and the chivalric ideals and graces of
the
> SCA.
>
> The membership of the OGGS includes some of the hardest working target
> archery, thrown weapons, and missile combat administrators in the Known
> World. The roll of the OGGS includes Peers, Barons, current and former
> Kingdom/Principality Royal Archers, Kingdom Protectors, Squires,
Sergeants,
> and Yeomen; the current keeper of the Thrown Weapons Inter-kingdom
> Competition (TWIC), and a former Keeper of the Inter-Kingdom Archery
> Competition (IKAC).
>
> Members of the OGGS are permitted to take students who are known
singularly
> as an Arcuarius or plurally as Arcuarii. The normal practice is for a
member
>
> of the OGGS to approach prospective candidates and invite them to become
an
> Arcuarius."
>
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