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The Society of Descendants of Ireland (SDI) is a wholly-owned subsidiary dependency of The Augustan Society, Inc. Online data is [http://augustansociety.org/cpage.php?pt=12 here].

This society The SDI was founded in 1980 for the purpose of gathering together persons of Irish origin, and for preserving and cherishing the memories of our ancestors of Ireland, and to reflect with affection upon the Emerald Isle. This has, at times, involved sponsorship of ''[[Irish-American Genealogist]]''. Today the scholarly and genealogical data gathered are submitted to ''The [[Augustan Omnibus]]'' and the [[Family of AugustansStudy Group]] project.

The society SDI is governed by a the [[Deanof the SDI]], appointed by and answerable to the [[President]] of the Augustan Society. Absent a Dean, the [[Headquarters Staff]] manages affairs.

Membership in the society SDI is open to those who meet the qualifications for one of the classes of membership; Augustan Society membership is not required.

Membership in the society SDI is available in two exclusive classes:

Members may not belong to more than one class. The entry fee is $100; $50 for converting from Hereditary to Royal member at a later date; plus a genealogist's fee of $5/generation [[Genealogist Fee]] for each lineage submitted, including corrections and extensions. No fees need attach for lineages or portions of lineages already recognized by The Augustan Society, and a credit will be issued for any such duplication. 

# Petitioners must submit to the [[SDI AdministratorHeadquarters]] (usually one of the a completed petition, lineage in [[ConsulsStandard Lineage Format]]) a completed petitionor GED, payment of the Entry Fee, payment of the [[Genealogist Fee]], and such other evidence of qualification as may be needed. HQ [[Headquarters Staff ]] may complete the petition form if all data is supplied in another format.# The Administrator Headquarters Staff will confirm that the lineage is in standard form Standard Lineage Format and appears complete. Failing this, he they will remand the lineage to the petitioner for additional information.# The Administrator Headquarters Staff will forward the lineage to the [[Genealogy Committee]] for review. That Committee will convert the lineage into standard form Standard Lineage Format and into a GED file, if needed.# The Lineage being accepted by the Genealogy Committee, the Administrator Headquarters Staff will create a letter of welcome and a certificate of membership, these may be signed by the Dean either physically or electronically at his discretion. If there is no Dean or they are unresponsive, the [[SDI Administrator]] a member of Headquarters Staff will sign. [[Consuls]] Headquarters Staff will apply the corporate seal to the certificate before it is sent.# The Administrator Headquarters Staff will notify the ''[[Augustæum]]'' Editor of the induction if the petitioner is an Augustan Member.# The Administrator Headquarters Staff will notify the [[Custodian of Insignia]] of the induction.

The Society of Descendants of Ireland is lead by a the [[Dean of the SDI|Dean]] who is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the [[President]]. Once membership reaches ten five active memberswho are also members of The Augustan Society, the Dean may call for an election to said office; when membership reaches 24there are ten, he must call an election. Such elections will be subject to confirmation by the [[Board]]. All funds received and disbursed will be handled by the [[Assistant Treasurer]], and any balance placed in the [[SDI Fund]], which will be used only for the purposes of the SDI as directed by the Dean or [[President]], subject to Board approval of the annual budget.