While it seems that the Chivalry Committee have a very clear idea of what constitutes or disqualifies an Order from respectability, this needs to be documented for the guidance of those who follow. These standards should also be published, so as to offer perspective on our list of recognitions.
'''Proposal #79: The Society should work toward the goal of maintaining and publishing the criteria by which the Society will judge Orders of Chivalry (and organizations of a chivalric nature) worthy of Society recognition or not.'''
'''Proposal #810: The Society should work toward the goal of having a fully comprehensive and public listing of Orders of Chivalry (and organizations of a chivalric nature) which the Society has judged worthy of recognition.'''
'''Proposal #911: The Society should work toward maintaining and keeping private a list of those Orders of Chivalry (and organizations of a chivalric nature) that we have found unworthy, along with the disqualifying conditions, so as to speed reconsideration should those change, and so staff can answer either "yes", "no", or "we haven't yet considered them" as appropriate.'''
==Recognition of Membership in Orders of Chivalry==
While it seems that the Chivalry Committee have a very clear idea of what constitutes adequate evidence of membership and rank, this needs to be documented for the guidance of those who follow. It is recognized that Orders vary from very public notice to secretive about their memberships, so it won't be a "one size fits all" approach.
'''Proposal #1012: The Society should work to maintain and publish the standards by which they judge membership in recognized Orders of Chivalry (and organizations of a chivalric nature) worthy of recognition or not.'''
'''Proposal #1113: The Society should work to maintain and publish a listing of those chivalric memberships recognized, both for present Augustans and for others.'''
==Maintenance of a List of Orders Qualifying for Crusader Membership in the SDKLJ==
Membership in the [[Society of Descendants of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem]] in the Crusader Class requires a recognized membership in an Order of Chivalry which fought in the Holy Lands during the Crusades. To administer this condition, staff need a clear list of which Orders qualify.
'''Proposal #1214: The Society should work to maintain and publish a list of those Orders of Chivalry which the Society recognizes, and which the Society accepts as having fought in the Holy Lands during the Crusades.'''
==Maintenance of a List of Postnominals==
The list must, as a result of the above, include a substantial and unavoidable disclaimer disavowing recognition of those postnominals not so marked.
'''Proposal #1315: The Society should work to maintain and publish a list of those postnominals used in Society publications, recognized by the Society, granted by the Society, or likely to be of value to members. This list should include postnominals not recognized by the Society for historical purposes, and these should be so flagged.'''
==Library Support==