Hansetian Illuminated Society

[Sander 3312]

 

SOCIETAS ILLUMINATVS HAESENI

Hansetian Illuminated Society



“COGITO ET BIBO, ERGO SVM”

Hereby, the establishment is declared of Societas Illuminatus Haeseni, the Hansetian Illuminated Society. The Society serves as an association of the brightest minds within Haense and the rest of the Empire through which they can learn and discuss together and enjoy themselves together.

Much of the ongoings within the Society will remain exclusive to members only, though what follows will be a basic explanation of the functioning of the Society and a sample of the activities it hosts for its members.


The Praesidium welcomes a new member

In Societas
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Firstly, to explain what a Society like this one entails and to show to aspiring members what they are getting into, an explanation of the Society will be given to create a basic understanding.

Praesidium
The Praesidium is the leadership of the Society and consists of three members:

-Praeses: The Praeses or Chairman is the leader of the Praesidium and the allround leader of the Society. He is tasked with giving shape to and presiding over the Society as well as organizing events for its members. (Current: Karl Amador/SanderWarrior14)

-Abactis: The Abactis or Secretary is the Praesidium member in charge of keeping record of memberships, what is said at meetings and gatherings as well as keeping the agenda of the Society and forwarding complaints and requests from members to the Praesidium. (Current: Angelika Eleanora Vanir/AnonymousFalls)

-Quaestor: The Quaestor or Treasurer is the member of the Praesidium that is tasked with the collection of membership fees as well as managing the budget of the Society. Everything concerning money within the Society is dealt with by the Quaestor. (Current: Ivan Kortrevich Vanir/erictafoya11)

Once a member of the Praesidium leaves their position or is voted out by a majority of the Society’s members, the rest of the Praesidium picks a new candidate for the position before having him or her approved by a vote in the General Members Assembly.

Schachten
Any aspiring new member of the Society first becomes a ‘Schacht’ (plural: Schachten) for a while during the ‘Schachtenzeit’, a hazing period. During this period, they will be tested and tried in various ways by either the Praesidium or members designated to do so by the Praesidium, to see if they deem the Schacht fit to become a full-on member of the Society.

Inauguration & Socius
Once the hazing period is over for the Schacht, they will either be deemed unfit to join the Society or they will be inaugurated by the Praesidium in a church, before the sight of GOD, as a member of the Society AKA a ‘Socius’. The Inauguration (depicted above) is the most important ritual for anyone within the Society, as it was the point onward from which they were truly a part of it. A Socius has several rights and privileges within the Society that a Schacht doesn’t. Firstly, they can no longer be hazed by the Praesidium and other members. Furthermore, they are now entitled forward complaints and requests to the Praesidium, form Commissions or organize events by the grace of the Praesidium and also are eligible for positions within the Praesidium.

 

Members participate in a Cantus
 

Oblectamentum
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Next follows a sample of the events the Society will host for any aspiring members:

Dispute:
A Dispute is an intellectual discussion on one of various topics. A Dispute can be organized to read and discuss important literary works for example, or to discuss national, imperial or international politics with other intellectuals. These will typically be hosted at the Society building over a cup of coffee or tea.

General Members Assembly:
Once in a while the Praesidium will call for a General Members Assembly, typically when there is an important matter to discuss regarding the Society. This can be to discuss important complaints or requests, to pick a new Praesidium member or, for example, make a large purchase or decision the Praesidium wants members’ views on.

Cantus:
A Cantus (shown above) is a drinking and singing festivity. It is either led by the Praesidium or a mockup Praesidium and will typically be held at a tavern. Attendees are handed a booklet by the (mockup) Praesidium which contains songs and, if not verbally explained, rules. What follows is a feast of song-singing and an evening-long drinking game in between these songs which follows the priorly laid out rules. The (mockup) Praesidium makes sure these Cantus rules are followed and hands out punishments when they aren’t, these punishments usually consisting of downing a drink in a way that is amusing to everybody except the person drinking it.

Dies Natalis:
A small or large feast, depending on the number of attendees, organized by the Society every  five years to celebrate the five year birthday mark of the Society. It is typically held at the Society building and what the event consists of differs from Dies to Dies but is highly secretive and for members only.
 

Membership
 

The membership fee of the Societas Illuminatus Haeseni costs 100 minas a year but is subject to change. This fee will be used to pay taxes on Society property and spending on member activities and luxury goods for Society members.

To become an aspiring member (Schacht), one must adhere to certain requirements.
NOTE: Even if all requirements are met, one might still get rejected.
One must always:
-Be a citizen of the Empire
-Be more than 14 years of age

And either of the following options:
A: Be royalty of Haense or the Empire (In the end it is them we serve, but no special treatment is to be expected once they are a Schacht or Socius)
B: Go/Have gone to St. Charles College or be part of some other educational institution within the Empire.
C; Have proven yourself to be an intellectual through a career in writing, art, politics or government. (Approval from the Praesidium is needed)

((OOC:))
Copy this part and fill it in below to apply for membership!

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[yopplwasupxxx 5946]

Character name: Rev. Otto of Haense, Ph.D., M.D. SSE
Age: 67
Username: yopplwasupxxx
Discord: yoppl the tarchar#5195
Requirement option (A/B/C): B

[Piov 2643]

Character name: Sir Terrence May GCM, Ph.D, J.D., SSE
Age: 68
Username: Piov
Discord: Piov#9173
Requirement option (A/B/C): B (Association of Saint High Pontiff Everard IV)