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Rules / Regulations

The following rules and/or regulations were proposed and agreed upon to govern the Knights of Saint

Andrew Council.

Membership

Active:

* 32nd Degree:

Membership is limited to 32nd Degree Freemasons and will abide by the by-laws and those approved by the

Sovereign Grand Inspector General. This 32nd Degree membership will be the active or voting portion of the

Clan.

Non-Active:

At NO time will a MSA or 33rd Degree be taken in membership. However, all members, regardless of their

titles and rank or hat colors, CAN hold the honor of Emeritus membership in this Council if they are either

elected to Honors while a Council member, or specially selected and approved by the current Council members.

And then, ONLY as a non-voting Honorary.

* Honors:

When Council members are elected to Honors they may no longer vote or be elected to office. They may

however, continue to wear their Glengarry Bonnet and Tartan Swatch with the Knights of St. Andrew

Emblem.

1) MSA:

Those of the Council, who are awarded the decoration of MSA:, will become an Emeritus member.

A red feather will replace one of the white ones in his bonnet, when he wears his Glengarry at

the Council meetings. This is to encourage members to reach for the honors.

2) 33rd Degree:

Likewise, those who are honored with the 33rd Degree will also become as Emeritus member

and be distinguished with a gold and white feather in their bonnet.

* Honors while in Office:

If a Council member is in office when he receives Honors, he may continue in office until the end of his term, but

may no longer vote.

Regalia

Attire:

* Formal Attire:

Formal Attire is Black Tie, which consists of a dinner of tuxedo jacket worn with tuxedo pants, a tuxedo shirt

and a black bow tie, Black Glengarry Bonnet and Knights of St. Andrew Pocket Pin with Tartan plaid, or a

Prince Charlie, Argyle, or other Highland dress accompanied with a kilt.

* Regular Attire:

Regular Attire consists of a dark coat, (black or dark blue blazer), white shirt with optional Tie/bolo, Black

Glengarry Bonnet, and Knight of St. Andrew Pocket pin with Tartan plaid.

* Casual Attire:

Casual attire consists of a business casual (slacks with shirt or jersey), Black Glengarry Bonnet, and Knights of

St. Andrew Pocket Pin with plaid.

Head Covers: (Required Regalia)

The plain black Glengarry Bonnet head cover (with designated feathers, see next page) will replace the present

32nd Degree hat. Each glengarry cover will have either an Officers KSA badge or a regular knights members badge.

Tartan: (Optional)

A tartan plaid for each member of the Council will be up to the individual. If an individual has Scottish lineage and

has a family clan tartan, members are encouraged to wear their family clan tartan. For those who do not have a

family Clan tartan there are now Freemason plaids for our Masonic brethren, Armed forces colors, and a variety

of tartans for those who wish to do some exploring and find a tartan that represents them.

Jewels: (Optional)

Certain Masonic regalia manufacturers do produce Knight of Saint Andrew neck jewels suspended by a green

ribbon, these would be an optional jewel, but a highly recommended one for those who seek out active

membership within our order.

Collar: (Optional)

Today in Scotland, many of the Rite lodges still use traditional collars for separate Scottish Rite degrees, There is still in use a very tasteful green and red Knights of Saint Andrew collar, which would be very suitable for Fort Wayne KSA membership.

Glengarry Cap Regulations

The Glengarry cap badges may be purchased from the Fort Wayne Valley Knights of Saint Andrew. Or if you have your own Glengarry cap badge you may wear that as well. This is the only regalia requirement by the Fort Wayne Valley Knights of Saint Andrew. Regulations are as follows:

Venerable Master

3 Gold Feathers with Regalia Bonnet Badge

Junior/Senior Wardens

Scribe (Secretary)

Exchequer (Treasurer)

2 Gold Feathers with Regalia Bonnet Badge

All Barons (honorary):

MSA

1 Red+1 Gold Feather with Regalia Badge

33rd Degree

1 White+1 Gold Feather with Regalia Bonnet Badge

All Past Officers

2 White Feathers with Regalia Bonnet Badge

All General Membership

Regalia Bonnet Badge

Organization: The Officers and Members

Officers:

Officers will be elected at the June meeting previous to our KSA degree date held in June, the degree will be

conferred and the officer installation will occur after the degree.

Venerable Master: (Elected)

The Venerable Master (Chairman) is the head of the Clan. His responsibility is to plan activities and lead the

Clan in its endeavors.

Senior/Junior Warden(s): (Elected)

The Senior/Junior Warden(s) (Vice-Chairman) Their main responsibility is to assist the Venerable Master in

planning and coordinating Clan activities.

Scribe: (Elected)

The Scribe (secretary) shall take minutes of each of the Clan meetings.If the Scribe does not attend any

meeting, he will be responsible to ascertain that another member who is attending will perform his duties.

Exchequer: (Elected)

The Exchequer (treasurer) shall collect all Clan fines, fees and dues per year and submit the same to the

Secretaries office for deposit into the main account.

Archdeacon: (Appointed)

The Archdeacon (Chaplain) shall open and close the meeting with prayer to deity.

Senior/Junior Deacon(s)- (Appointed)

The Senior and Junior Deacon(s) shall assume responsibilities just like those of Craft Lodge Deacons, they

will assist and act as messengers for the Venerable Master and Senior Warden.

Members:

Knight:

A Knight (member/officers) - Are 32° degree Freemasons who have petitioned and received the Fort Wayne

Valley version of the Knights of Saint Andrew's degree.

Baron: Knight Emeritus

A Baron (honorary member) is a non-voting Council member who has either been honored while a member of

the Clan, or has been nominated for and voted on by the Knights of St. Andrew Clan.

Meetings

The Business meetings will be a half-hour in length and be held before each stated meeting at 5:45 P.M. At the Fort Wayne Valley Scottish Rite

Special meetings and degrees TBD

Dues & Fees

The Fees and Dues are used to help go towards necessary items for the order.

A special one time fee of $20.00 will be levied on new members as a petition fee, for which they will receive a certificate. Annual dues of $10.00 will be levied on all members, after which a dues card for that year will be issued.

All Emeritus members will pay a $5.00/per year in annual dues, and which a Certificate of Emeritus status will be issued.

Honors and Awards

As a Knight of Saint Andrew, our duty is to serve our brothers within the valley, help their families if need be and serve our clan with pride and honor. For those certain Knight's who go above and beyond in their duties they shall be awarded for their deeds accordingly.

Certificate of High Knighthood – A certificate of High Knighthood will be issued to all Sir Knight's who top line sign 5 or more new members.

Knights Cross of Saint Andrew – A Knights Cross of Saint Andrew will be issued to the Venerable Master entering their term in office. The Cross medal is Silver with a silver KSA emblem on top a green emerald is placed in the middle.
* All founding members, and 2014 reformation officers are members of KCSA my unanimous vote of officers during reformation.

Knights Grand Cross of Saint Andrew- A Knights Grand Cross of Saint Andrew is the same as the KCSA but instead of the emerald; there is a diamond in the middle. This may be awarded to all Knights of Saint Andrew as well as non Knights of Saint Andrew. Criteria for this award is for Scottish Rite members who go above and beyond their duties in not just the Scottish Rite but Masonry in general, members who exemplify meritorious deeds of charity, going out of his way to assist others, and for the common good of the order.

KCSA&KGCSA

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