🚀 go-pugleaf

Unto the Gentles of the Rialto, especially to those which knowledge of 
Society Law, and to Iain, who wrote:

  >   I was digging about in the East's Law & Policies issue of the Pikestaff 
  >   and discovered references to "Independent Colleges."  These references 
  >   *seem* to indicate that such a thing would be autonomous of the Shire 
  >   (etc) it geographically inhabits.  Is such the case?  I've not gone 
  >   digging far enough to see how one sets one up, so I may be missing 
  >   something relatively obvious here...

Sounds like a good time to ask for clarification of some SCA rumours.

I had heard that Independent Colleges were only created when a university 
group wished to start a branch in an area where there was no existing 
territorial group.  Does the existence of an active Shire in a university 
town preclude the founding of an Independent College (although a College 
reporting through the teritorial group is an organisation to be encouraged)?  
Or will the BoD say "If it really matters that much to you..."? 

As for approval not being granted for the establishment of branches started 
for reasons of personal politics, my question is "How do they tell?".  No 
founders in their right minds are going to give the realistic and messy 
reasons for setting up an alternative branch, especially when with a little 
thought they can usually come up with a perfectly sensible rationale.

Another rumour I'd like clarified:  is it the case that the Board is on 
principle not approving the creation of Palatine Baronies unless the group is 
strongly tied to a military base, with the high turnover of personnel which 
that entails?  I know I should write to the Steward, but it's a bit far down 
my list of priorities just now. 

Pagan le Chaunster
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Jennifer Geard                         bloodthorn@sloth.equinox.gen.nz 
Christchurch, New Zealand