Chatelaine

The Chatelaine's Office is the Newcomer's office in the SCA, and shall be in charge of hospitality to non-SCA members at Kingdom sanctioned events and shall encourage and facilitate participation in the SCA by those who have never or have just begun to participate.

This position was initially categorized as a Kingdom Officer position, but as of July 2024, it moved to Greater Kingdom Officer status to align with changes at the Society level.

Chatelaine Kingdom Officers & Groups

• Kingdom Chatelaine is The Honorable Lady Rayhana bint Estafanos al-Abbas
• Chatelaine Extraordinary (ASL fluent) is Baroness Thea Gabrielle Northernridge
• Deputy Kingdom Chatelaine is Baroness Fionna de Buchanan
• Kingdom Demo Coordinator is vacant

Previous Chatelaines:

• Käthe Willig von Mainz 1977 - ??
• Luxandra of Altumbrea
• Seelie of Sutherlarach 04/1980 - 09/1980
• Miranda Douglas of Schiehallion 11/80 - ??
• Jayme O'Darcy of Glen Laurie 09/1982 - 05/1984
• Cameron of Caladoon 01/1985 - 05/1986
• Antara of Leeds 05/1986 - 05/1987
• Timotheus Zacharia von Schloss Zwilling 09/1987 - 11/1991
• Lucia Zaffarana, 01/2009 -
• Faizah al-Zarqa, 06/2012 - 06/2014
• Fionna de Buchanan, 06/2014 - 01/2019
• Kale al-Raqqasa, 01/2019 - 01/2020
• Madelena Leonor Hidalgo de Figueres, 01/2020 - 07/2024
• Rayhana bint Estafanos al-Abbas, 07/2024 - present

History

In January 1981, Kingdom Seneschal Theodric Pendar of Faulconwood announced the following in the Crown Prints:
The offices of Kingdom Chatelaine, Avant Courier and Golden Key will be combined into one by Kingdom law. The new title for the new office will remain Chatelaine. The responsibilities of the post will combine the duties of the previous three offices; to work with the Kingdom Seneschal to assure smooth communications with the news media, incorporate newcomers into SCA activities and provide some access to costumes for newcomers.

Newcomer's Guild

• Newcomers Guild Information for newcomers
• Newcomers' Guild Officer Section

Chatelaine Publications

Chatelaine's Handbook

• HTML version looks best with IE 4.0+
• Word document
• PDF version

Kingdom Demo Coordinator's Handbook

• HTML version
• Word document
• PDV version

Back in Time (flyer)

The format of the MS Word file is designed so that it can be folded into a brochure when it is printed. Each local area can edit this document on the last page to add their specific contact information. For this reason, pdf files and html files are not applicable.

• Back In Time -- Word Document

Quarterly Report Forms

• Report Form Word document

More Information

• Official Chatelaine's Web Site
• Email the Kingdom Chatelaine

Officers of Caid
Offices: Crown, Arts & Sciences, Chatelaine, Chronicler, Constable, Exchequer, Herald, Lists, Marshal, Seneschal, Webwright, Youth Officer Groups: Army, College of Heralds, College of Scribes, Collegium Caidis, Crown Prints, Newcomers Guild, Water Bearer Guild Other Information: Caidan Law, Greater Officer of State, Lesser Officer of State, Guilds, Officer Hierarchy, Privy Council