Category: Officer News

Recruiting for Citadel — Some Resources for You

          reetings to one and all. People are the lifeblood of our organization. Without people, we cease to have any meaning or importance, so it stands to reason that more people means more fun, but how do we get more people? Recruiting! Everyone is a recruiter, whether you’re actively or passively …

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Citadel Chatelaine

Good Morning Citadel! Her Excellency and I would like to thank Lord Esteban de Leon (Gabe Carrejo) for his service as our Baronial Chatelaine during the last 14 months. We are grateful for your efforts and we wish you the best of luck in your new adventure in service to our nation. We also look …

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One More Way to Get Citadel’s Calendar into Your Phone

The flood of social media is unfortunately here to stay and as people spread to the edges of the earth with every new platform that pops up, we figured we’d take a step in a direction that saves you from the madness and leverages a tool we’re already using.  Now our Google Calendar automatically syncs …

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What is Largesse?

Throughout history, the generosity of the Landed Nobility has been termed “largesse”.  In the SCA, the giving of largesse by the Crown and Coronets allows for them to show that their wealth and happiness is a direct result of the wealth and happiness of the populace.  Not only is gift-giving expected of Royalty, it is …

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What is the Recruitment & Retention Council?

The Barony has shown remarkable recovery over the past 4 ½ years since the Investiture of Baron Christopher and Baroness Jamilla.  During their tenure the Barony went from 38 (paid) members to 88 at their stepping down (Their tenure lasted 21 months).  The Barony is currently at 92 (paid) members, having peaked at 106 between …

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How to prepare for A&S Competition

Illumination Consider what type of competition it is and post source. You probably have many inquiries so come and join us on the 12 of June, 2017 at 3309 Nairn St , El Paso, Tx 79925. Lady Rita Perle von der Wetterau

Empowering Officers and the Populace to Post Website Articles

Good Evening fair members of the populace! One of the goals of the Officer of the Chronicler is to help record and spread the good word of the Barony most often times taking the form of the Newsletter.  I want to take that a step further and empower you all to share information that pertains …

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How to Get the Most Out of Google Calendar

Now that the barony has adopted a Google Calendar to help track and display events there are ways that you can take full advantage of its features to make sure you stay up to date on everything from Fighter Practice to A&S events and even Spring Crown Tournament.  First things, first.  Where do I find …

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Implementation of Articles Feature

We are exploring the ability to include articles on the main page and throughout the site to allow populace members to contribute to the content of the website.  Articles can cover a wide range of topics and are readily available to those who do not necessarily use the Facebook group. If you’d like to submit …

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