Alphabet soup

Members of the SCA sometimes include the awards they have won and the orders of which they are a member after their names. These are commonly just given in abbreviated or initialled forms. Due to the high level of possible awards, from the lowest to the highest level of groups in the Society, this can result in a confusing set of letters following the name. Hence, it is described as an alphabet soup. A similar practise is done for modern awards and qualifications, but it tends to be a little shorter than for some SCAdians.

For example, Kathryn of Iveragh is known as:

Countess Kathryn of Iveragh, MP, ML, Ctbar, CLA, CST, CLS, CGG, BPC, BCR, CWW, CSA, CSA, CRT, OR, CSH, BQC

The common initials used for kingdom level awards are:

• AA & AoA - Award of Arms
• GA - Grant of Arms
• MP & OP - Member/Mistress/Master of the Order of the Pelican
• ML & OL - Member/Mistress/Master of the Order of the Laurel
• KSCA - Knight of the SCA

External sites

• Alphabet Soup explained: http://www.al-barran.org/newcomers/soup2a.html