Greetings!

Congratulations on beginning the process to form a new branch of the Society for Creative Anachronism. We are pleased to hear of your interest and want to work with you to facilitate the formation process. The New Branch workbook will guide you through this process.

Please note that our society and kingdom laws and policies define the formation process. While this process can take some time the outcome is worth the effort!

A prospective branch who wishes to be recognized as a full status branch within the Kingdom of Atlantia must complete a three stage process including:

1. Prospective Branch: Individuals like yourself gather and express interest in forming a branch. Your first step is to contact the New Branch Deputy for the Kingdom of Atlantia. The prospective branch will then begin working on the steps necessary to obtain Incipient Status under the guidance of the New Branch Deputy.
2. Incipient Branch: Once a prospective branch has filed a petition for incipient status, the New Branch Deputy and Kingdom Seneschal review it. If all information is complete and correct, incipient status is awarded and you are listed in the Acorn as an Incipient branch. This begins the process of growth and development prior to a petition for full status. During this time, you will transition to working more closely with your state regional deputy along with the New Branch Deputy as a resource to complete the required steps to seek full status.
3. Full Status Branch: After the required period of incipiency, if your branch has sufficiently completed all necessary steps outlined, you may petition for recognition as an official branch or full status. This petition will be reviewed by several individuals, and requires approval of the Kingdom Seneschal. After review of the petition by all necessary parties a recommendation will be made to the Crown of Atlantia as to whether the incipient branch should be granted full status. Full status is official after it has been announced and approved by the SCA Board of Directors.

As you can see, the process is long but is broken into stages to encourage development of healthy branches.

As New Branch Deputy, I will be available to help you throughout the process to make sure you are on the right track. Your regional seneschal will also serve as a resource. Feel free to ask us questions, or request feedback on your paperwork throughout the process.

In the end, the process succeeds or fails in your documentation of your branch's formation process. Together, we will put all the different paperwork into a package and submit it for processing. Please start now by keeping a notebook or folder with all the information that you receive, and copies of everything you send out.

Thank you!

New Branch Deputy
Baroness Adriana la Bretonne (Andrea Callicutt)
7216 Ray Road, Raleigh, NC 27613
Phone: (919) 844-4423
Email: newbranches@atlantia.sca.org

The stability, growth, and longevity of branches are the primary concern of the Seneschalate of Atlantia; therefore, new branch formation, while encouraged, should be carefully considered by the forming parties. You may wish to refer to the checklists of required paperwork and the petition as you review the following steps for branch formation.