SCA

Well, I guess the revel was a success. We had something over 30 people show up, which considering that we live out in the boonies is pretty impressive; I guess there are a lot of new folks interested in the group this year. One of the good things about being in a college town is that you do get an influx of potential new members every fall; one of the bad things, of course, is that every four years or so you lose a bunch of people. I suspect that's one of the reason my SCA interest tends to be quite low--I've been here since just about the start of the group fifteen years ago, and since then have seen group after group of people I liked a lot leave. At one point I was a bit envious of non-college groups with a comparatively stable membership (at this point it doesn't matter much to me). And with each change the new people are relatively younger. Of course it's not the difference in age, it's the difference in life--freshman college students and parents with kids tend to have different schedules, different priorities, etc. The students are almost uniformly nice people, though. SCA tends to draw them. :) Currently about 1/3 of the group is made up of relatively-long-term local members, a considerable improvement over the past.

I had a chance to talk to someone who had expressed interest in taking over as chronicler; she's reviewed her schedule and doesn't think she can commit to it. Fair enough, and I'd rather she not take on more than she may be able to handle. It does mean that I need to start looking for someone else to do it--I'd much rather be able to hand the office off to someone else than to just drop it.