[Archers] From the SCA-Announcement list

Tue Mar 6 05:05:12 PST 2012

This is why there are the periodic campaigns for ONE UNIFIED peerage!  There was an earlier post to that effect on this list and I think some people misunderstood the gist of the argument.  

Rather than creating a peerage for every new activity, we should have ONE.  This would eliminate all the problems of "what peerage does someone who does X belong in?"  Everyone would be part of the ONE.  There would be designations for the individual peer...perhaps along the lines of "Knight of the Bow", "Knight of the Pen", "Knight of Service" or "Knight of the Sword", but we would all be part of the SAME peerage.  

I believe this is the way to go, but it requires a large percentage of the SCA expressing to the BOD that this is their preference.

Aidan
(who as a Dance Laurel really wants to be  a "Knight of 'de' Feet")
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Fen & Michelle 
  To: lady_esperanza at cox.net ; Archers at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org 
  Sent: Monday, March 05, 2012 11:01 PM
  Subject: Re: [Archers] From the SCA-Announcement list

  I'm sorry its not going to happen for us this time around, but there are some interesting takeaways on what they appear to be looking for:

  1) "the unique subculture, ethos, and goals it has developed within the Society" 

  2) "because it expresses a defined and specific culture that is unique and separate from chivalric armoured combat [and]
  other martial arts"

  I feel we already have established our own "unique subculture", that we have created what they are talking about, but maybe there are ways we can target future actions to closer meet such a criteria?

  Cheers
  Fen 

  Atlantian Archery. Nothing exists within 100 yards without our permission.

  From: "lady_esperanza at cox.net" <lady_esperanza at cox.net>
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  Sent: Monday, March 5, 2012 2:27 PM
  Subject: [Archers] From the SCA-Announcement list

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  Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2012 11:09:15 -0500 (EST) 
  From: ea at sca.org 
  Subject: [Announcements] Potential New Peerage Exploratory Committee 
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  Potential New Peerage Exploratory Committee 

  Based on input from the Census results, as well as an examination of the breadth 
  and depth of participation across the Known World and the unique subculture, 
  ethos, and goals it has developed within the Society, the Board of Directors 
  intends to explore the possibility of creating a new peerage to recognize as 
  peers those participants who meet the general requirements for a patent of arms 
  and who demonstrate prowess in Rapier / Cut and Thrust Combat. As this would 
  potentially be the first additional peerage for the SCA in many decades, input 
  and feedback from the Known World throughout the exploratory process is 
  essential. 

  The SCA?s Board of Directors is seeking individuals interested in participating 
  in an Exploratory Committee focused on developing a set of options for potential 
  implementation of a new peerage for Rapier Combat and/or Cut and Thrust Combat. 
  This committee would be responsible for developing sets of recommendations for 
  heraldry, regalia, corpora changes and identifying and addressing associated 
  issues around creating and implementing such a peerage, and would consist of 
  representatives of the following categories: 
  ? One recognized Rapier Fencer or Rapier Fencing Official 
  ? One recognized C&T Fencer or C&T Fencing Official 
  ? One Fencing Laurel (recognized for Fence) 
  ? One Fencing Pelican (recognized for Fence) 
  ? One Fencing Knight/Master at Arms 
  ? Two Heralds 
  ? One Non-Fencing Pelican 
  ? One Non-Fencing Laurel 
  ? One Non-Fencing Knight/Master at Arms 
  ? One Lady of the Rose 
  ? One expert in Corpora (e.g., Seneschal) 
  ? One SCA Archivist or Historian 

  Please submit Letters of Intent by July 1st, 2012 and identify to which of the 
  above categories you are specifically applying. Those individuals who have 
  expressed interest already via the Comments email address or the Directors email 
  address will be considered. 
  Hard copies of resumes (both professional and SCA related, including offices 
  held and honors) must be sent to the attention of The Board of Directors, SCA, 
  Inc., P.O. Box 360789, Milpitas, CA 95036-0789. Electronic courtesy copies 
  should also be sent to [peerageexploratorycommittee at sca.org] 
  peerageexploratorycommittee at sca.org and resumes at sca.org. 

  The exploration into a new stand-alone Peerage for Rapier / Cut and Thrust is 
  driven not only by what the Board of Directors perceives to be a very high level 
  of support across the organization, but also because it expresses a defined and 
  specific culture that is unique and separate from chivalric armoured combat, 
  other martial arts, and the unique and separate cultures of the Arts and 
  Sciences and Service communities. 

  The results of this Exploratory Committee, along with comments from the populace 
  about those results, will then be reviewed by a much larger and more 
  representative Review Committee. The Review Committee will be established later 
  by the Board of Directors and will be comprised of representatives selected by 
  the relevant groups and organizations within and across the Society (e.g., the 
  Kingdoms, Peerages, Heralds, Seneschals, Grand Council, Rapier Fencing 
  Community, and C&T Fencing Community) as a final input into the process. The 
  Board will be working with those organizations to request their nominees 
  following the formation of the Exploratory Committee. The Board welcomes all 
  commentary throughout this exploratory process from the populace at large. 
  Please send commentary to [Comments at sca.org] Comments at sca.org and include 
  Potential New Peerage in the subject line. 
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