Well met, gentle lords and ladies!

In the Middle Ages, the term chatelain 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).

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

For Newcomers: 

• FIND AN EVENT TO ATTEND! Check the Midrealm's Calendar of Events

• Find a Midrealm Group Near You
• Newcomer Guide
• SCAdemo.com
• 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:

• ALL CHATELAINES SHOULD HAVE A COPY OF THE CHATELAINE'S HANDBOOK, NOW AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD!




HELP WANTED! Interested in being a Chatelaine-at-Large or other position? Check the Job Openings



• Chatelaine's Handbook (Now Avaliable in an EASY TO READ font! Please print!)
• Job Openings
• Warrant Roster UPDATED!
• What is a Warrant?
• NEW! How to Retain Members by Baronessa Giovanna Adimari
• You Tube Virtual Class - Recruiting New Members in the SCA
  by Syr Kyppyn Kirkcaldy
• Regarding the Society Media Policy
• Suggestions for Chatelaines
• Middle Kingdom Chatelaine 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.