The Society of Descendants of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem is a dependency of The Augustan Society, Inc. An Administrator is assigned to manage the affairs of this lineage group.
The duties of the SDLKJ Administrator include:
- Preparing suitable petitions for membership;
- Distributing petitions for membership on paper, via PDF files by email, and on the Online Store;
- Receiving and processing such petitions, including confirmation with the Assistant Treasurer that proper payment has been made;
- Forwarding submitted lineage information to the Genealogy Committee for review and approval;
- Forwarding submitted claims to membership in qualifying Orders of Chivalry to the Chivalry Committee;
- Ruling on submitted claims of pilgrimage to the Holy Lands;
- Corresponding with petitioners about their petition, lineage, chivalric membership, and pilgrimage;
- Upon lineage approval, inducting petitioners into membership, including creating and mailing a certificate of membership and a letter from the SDLKJ Dean if available, or from the Administrator;
- Notifying the Custodian of Insignia to send appropriate insignia;
- Supporting the SDLKJ Dean, when such office is filled;
- Performing the duties of the SDLKJ Dean when such office is vacant;
- Advising the President on suitable candidates for that office; and
- Other administrative, clerical, and ceremonial duties as may be required.