The Chivalry Department of The Augustan Society, Inc., would engage in the following activities:
==Recognition of [[Recognized Orders of Chivalry]]==
Presently, the [[Chivalry Committee ]] will consider recognition of Orders (and organizations of a chivalric nature) only when presented with a petition and payment. Delistings (and occasionally listings) are done ''motu proprio''.
While it seems that the Chivalry Committee has a very clear idea of what qualifies 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: The Society should maintain and publish the criteria by which the Society will judge Orders of Chivalry (and organizations of a chivalric nature) worthy of Society recognition.'''
'''Proposal: The Society should document the appropriate process (preferably within in this Wiki) for reviewing Orders of Chivalry (and organizations of a chivalric nature) as a byproduct of such reviews to serve as a model for future reviews.'''
'''Proposal: The Society should maintain and publish a comprehensive and public list of [[Recognized Orders of Chivalry]] (and organizations of a chivalric nature) which the Society has judged worthy of recognition.'''
Note that the appropriate staff response to a query about an Order that has been reviewed and found unworthy is, "We are studying this organization to determine if we should recognize it." This may get old when the same answer is offered years later, but this provides the needed data without ever saying a bad word about such Orders. In this way one hopes not to poison ground where one may wish someday to tread.
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==Recognition of [[Recognized Membership in Orders of Chivalry]]==
Presently, the [[Chivalry Committee ]] will consider recognition of membership and rank in recognized Orders only when presented with a petition and payment. Delistings are done only under exceptional circumstances, usually involving deliberate fraud by the individual. Such recognitions are not withdrawn by a subsequent disqualification of the Order (again save in exceptionally fraudulent circumstances).
While it seems that the Chivalry Committee has 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: The Society should maintain and publish the standards by which they judge membership and rank in recognized Orders of Chivalry (and organizations of a chivalric nature) worthy of recognition.'''
'''Proposal: The Society should document the appropriate process (preferably within in this Wiki) for reviewing membership and rank in recognized Orders of Chivalry (and organizations of a chivalric nature) as a byproduct of such reviews to serve as a model for future reviews.'''
'''Proposal: The Society should maintain and publish a listing of those chivalric memberships recognized, both for present Augustans and for others.'''
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==Orders [[Qualifying Orders 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: The Society should maintain and publish a list of those [[Recognized Orders of Chivalry which the Society recognizes, and ]] which the Society accepts as having fought in the Holy Lands during the Crusades, or which is a legitimate descendant of such an Order.'''
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==List of Postnominals==