Well met, gentle lords and ladies!

In the Middle Ages, the term chatelaine or castellan referred to the commander of the castle. The feminine form, chatelaine was the woman who supervised its daily function and kept the keys. Frequently, she was in charge of hospitality to any guests. In the Middle Kingdom, we use the term chatelaine or chatelain to refer to the officer who assists newcomers in their efforts to find a place within the Society for Creative Anachronism. Some kingdoms use the term hospitaller instead of chatelain(e).  ALL Chatelaine's should have a copy of the Chatalaine's Handbook, now available for download!

Some of the following pages contain links over which neither the SCA or the Middle Kingdom has any control:

For Newcomers: 

• Newcomer Guide
• SCAdemo.com
• Find a Midrealm Group Near You
• Forward into the Past, An Introductory Guide to the SCA
• SCA Basics that Every New Member Should Know
• By Baron Kyppyn Kirkcaldy, KSCA, OP
• Good Grief! What do they mean by that?
  The SCA has a vocabulary all its own. Here are definitions for the most commonly used terms you'll hear at events or read in newsletters.
• Advice to Newcomers
• by Countess Alys Katharine

For Chatelaines:

• You Tube Virtual Class - Recruiting New Members in the SCA 
• by Syr Kyppyn Kirkcaldy
  
• Regarding the Society Media Policy
• Suggestions for Chatelains
• Middle Kingdom Chatelaine Recruiting Flyer
• On Being a Hospitaller
• Newcomers are Nice
• SCA Demo Policy

Handouts:

• Overview of the SCA - a two-sided flyer with photos.
• Shorter overview of the SCA - a one page exerpt of the above, with tear-off contact info for bulletin boards.
• Brief intro to the SCA - Microsoft Word document | PDF format a double-sided, trifold handout.