[Northkeep] Newcomers and meeting

Tue Apr 4 21:37:09 PDT 2006

Fortunately for me, I was brought in under the wing of a seasoned member who 
knew the ins and outs of the SCA. I'm STILL learning the locations and 
stations of all the different groups in the Kingdom and still not getting it 
right! I need an "SCA For Dummies" book badly.

Unfortunately for my newcomer, he has been having to take a crash course and 
learn from the people who have approached him (thanks to Ian, Kelandra and 
Faolyn). He knows enough now to get by but there are still a lot of things, 
like entering A&S and how an actual court is run and how to behave in front 
of representatives of the crown, that need to be instructed in that I'm not 
sure of myself.

But I agree whole heartedly with the person who made the statement about yet 
ANOTHER day of the week that needs to be cleared for an SCA meeting. Rapier 
and Archery alone takes up a lot of time.

~ G.G. Von Aue
Northkeep Rapier Marshal

>From: Montega <montega at gmail.com>
>Reply-To: The Barony of Northkeep <northkeep at ansteorra.org>
>To: "The Barony of Northkeep" <northkeep at ansteorra.org>
>Subject: Re: [Northkeep] Newcomers and meeting
>Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2006 23:26:05 -0500
>
>I remember not long after I started playing, Ettiene (I know I wrecked
>the spelling of his name) had a mock court and if he had not given
>this class I would have been totally lost. It was because of that
>class that I knew what was going on at the next court I attended.
>Things like that are gold to newcomers and make them feel more like a
>part of the group
>
>On 4/4/06, Trudy and Lothur <lothurandyrmentrude at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > I am in total agreement with Tega.  Every newcomer is
> > intimidated by the old timers who speak so matter of
> > factly about how things are run, the different areas
> > of involvement, the nobles, the conduct etc... and it
> > leaves the newbie out of the circle of people that
> > already know what it is all about.  There are always
> > things that a newcomer wants to involve himself in,
> > however to get into the various circles of activity is
> > difficult since the general attitude is made quite
> > known that the newbie probably isn't going to stick
> > around for long anyway, so why waste the energy in
> > making him welcome.  That pressure is heavy enough to
> > bear. Should some of the more experienced Barony
> > members take turns, kinda like recess duty, hosting a
> > newcomer's class (if the idea isn't liked, then I
> > didn't say it :-) it might make it so the circle opens
> > a little for fresh blood.  The economics of the SCA
> > can be demanding as well.  Perhaps a meeting on how to
> > get out from under supposed expectations...just a
> > thought.....
> >
> > Anyway, that is about a cent and a half worth.
> > Thought I would spare you the other half :-)
> >
> > Trudy
> >
> > --- Montega <montega at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > I would recommend having a theme each meeting such
> > > as courtly conduct
> > > or something of the like. How it enter A&S, proper
> > > garb etc...
> > > something populace and new comers could learn as a
> > > result of the
> > > meeting. That way there is a little bit of structure
> > > to it while we
> > > are all chatting and having a good time.
> > >
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > Tega
> > >
> > > On 4/4/06, Carla/Ciana <cianaoh at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > > How often are you planning on having these
> > > meetings??  I know personally adding much else to my
> > > schedule is ... well ... not easy!!
> > > >
> > > >   Ciana
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Katrina Harrell <ladyjehanettelechat at yahoo.com>
> > > wrote:
> > > >   First off, has Ludo or Emilina been added to the
> > > list yet? I have no Idea what their email is but I
> > > would like to make sure they are added.
> > > >
> > > > Second, the thursday meeting was very relaxed and
> > > informal. Only a few showed up, this disappointed
> > > me, but I rally again. I really want and need, as
> > > North Keeps recruiting officer, an informal meeting
> > > that is in a normal public building. Practice is
> > > awesome, but asking someone to come to 8th and
> > > memorial, who has never seen us, to watch people
> > > hack and bash at each other is interesting, but not
> > > appealing to the WHOLE crowd that exists in the SCA.
> > > Also, the fighters, well, aren't exactly talkative
> > > when hacking and bashing and grinning like twelve
> > > year olds. As endearing as that is, it does not help
> > > me in striving to help us RETAIN those that are
> > > interested in our organization.
> > > >
> > > > I would love input, in this my pet project, from
> > > the whole of populace. When is a "good" night to
> > > gather? Should there be a format, IE projects,
> > > teaching, heraldry, BS-ing, that you would find
> > > appealing? The meeting can not just be for a
> > > newcomer and myself, it doesn't work. Knowing just
> > > one, is fine week one but week four? it fails
> > > horribly!
> > > >
> > > > Thank-you for any feed back, Ideas, contentions,
> > > or support...
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Lady Jehanette
> > > > Chatelaine Le Northkeep
> > > >
> > > > "ils les combattent boivent et ils dorment avec ou
> > > avec dehors une femme de l'eau"
> > > > "They Fight, They Drink, and They Sleep with or
> > > without a waterbearer..."
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