Mission
Statement for the College of Saint BonifaceThe make-up of individual SCA groups around the world are as individual as the places in which they make their homes. In these current middle ages, we strive to learn as we play, and to enjoy the craft as well as its use. Sometimes you cannot always stay in persona, and we are not asking you to. We all come together for events to share what we have learned and to have fun. Below, one of our previous Seneschals put into words what he would like our group to be. Read, knowing that it is a statement of our mission at the College of St. Boniface, and not a rule.
In Service,
Lady Emelisse
de Loupey
College
of St.
Boniface,
July 13,
AS XXXVII
We are the College of St. Boniface, and as such a branch of the SCA, Society for Creative Anachronism. We believe that if we are to call ourselves an historic re-creationist society we must do all within our power to see to it that we present accurate information to the public concerning the middle ages. Though we are at times limited in resources, this is no excuse to present false information to the public. As such it is our duty to present ourselves in the following manner:
We will make our best attempt at medieval clothing to be worn, striving to reach a point where we can date a particular costume to a specific date and place within Medieval Europe.
We will try to cover up and hide, to the best of our ability, any anachronisms forced upon us for the sake of safety or lack of resources.
Any event where we are attempting to teach others, we must try to have a superior knowledge of the topic through research so that we do not present a false impression of any time or place within the middle ages.
We shall explain any anachronisms that we cannot hide, exposing them for the inaccuracies that they are, just as a scientist explains the inaccuracies in their experiments.
We shall
carefully
delineate
between
the SCA
and medieval
Europe
as they
are two
seperate
entities
so that
those with
whom we
speak shall
not confuse
any part
of the
SCA with
medieval
fact.
Finally,
we recognise
that the
Society
is also
a game
we all
like to
play. As
such we
will not
do anything
to hinder
another's
enjoyment
of the
game, only
enhance
our own.
I believe that if we follow these general guidelines we shall be able to participate in the society we joined. A society that is made up of amateur historians who wish to increase people's understanding of the middle ages. A society that is also grounded in the fantasy of Tolkein, the arthuriad, and other such legends of chivalry. But most of all a society in which we can get together for fellowship and share our knowledge and learning with one another.
In Terra Pax
Lord Godric
Logan,
College
of St.
Boniface,
October
11th, AS
XXXII
