ANST - Kingdom membership

[Trish Kvamme]

I was sad to see some controversy about paying for memberships.

I truly believe if a person has spent a few months with the SCA and has 
found that they enjoy the game and are willing to put forth a significant 
portion of their income to acquiring the things they need to be "medieval" 
then they should really consider becoming a member.

Indeed our mundane monetary obligations should come first, but if a person 
is willing to spend hundreds and in some cases thousands of dollars a year 
going to wars, making armour and costumes, acquiring feast gear, a pavilion 
or sun shade, a trailer to carry there stuff around, asking them to be a 
contributing member to the organization which is taking up most of their 
spare time and change isn't such an imposition.

I think that newcomers should be giving time to make sure that this is what 
they are looking for as I stated above, and I don't think a person with a 
lapsed membership should be given a bad time (it happens to everyone) but if 
we believe in the SCA we should support it with our memberships.

The girl scouts, boy scouts, Moose lodge, Mason's, Eastern Star, (I am not 
making a religious statement here) Harley Davidson Society, Sci-Fi Fandom to 
name but a few all have membership fees and newsletters, appropriate attire 
that is expected, meetings and events for their groups, and I really don't 
hear alot of controversy regarding membership from that quarter.

And I do put my money where my mouth is.  I have been a member since 1982 
and both my husband and I send in our own separate memberships
because we like the convenience of having two Kingdom Newsletters (read in 
here - where did mine go, ah here I found one *grin*)

I think a wonderful idea to try here in Ansteorra would be to offer a paid 
membership or a membership renewal as a prize for an occasional contest or 
tournament.

I hope I am not the minority here...

Larissa
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