Jumping on the Merry-Go-Round

How to Get Involved As a new person in the SCA, it’s often easy to feel overwhelmed and confused. The “old hands” keep using unfamiliar jargon you don’t understand, meetings are planned for places and homes you have never seen, meetings and events seem very busy, and yet there’s nothing for the new person to…

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Writing Recommendation Letters

The various awards and Orders in the East Kingdom are part of a system which helps to recognize the work, effort, skill, and character of worthy individuals in the SCA. A heart-felt “Thank-you” in the form of an award can be a real boost and encouragement. Anyone may write in someone for an award; it does…

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How to Get Involved, Or, Jumping on the Merry-Go-Round

As a new person in the SCA, it’s often easy to feel overwhelmed and confused. The “old hands” keep using unfamiliar jargon you don’t understand, meetings are planned for places and homes you have never seen, meetings and events seem very busy, and yet there’s nothing for the new person to do, and most of…

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