SCA's NEXT GENERATION

[maddie teller-kook]

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> 
>      Indeed.  Newcomers is an annual event here in Eskalya, and it is
>      regularly well attended by our existing populace.  It is a camping
>      event, with everything meadhbh mentions, plus a bardic and a prize
>      tourney.  It represents a major recruiting tool, and is a heck of a
>      lot of fun into the bargain.  BTW, each year's event is routinely
>      autocratted by a volunteer (victim?) from the "freshman class" of the
>      previous year's event.
> 

What a terrific idea. It gives someone new a chance to show their stuff.
It also gives a new member a sense of belonging and contributing to the
group.  

meadhbh