Our Sisters and Guards come from varying backgrounds but all share a passion for serving their community and giving back. Whether you want to be a Sister or a Guard, you must go through a thorough and lengthy process consisting of four stages:

  • 1. Aspirant

  • 2. Postulant

  • 3. Novice

  • 4. Fully Professed

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ASPIRANT

You are considered an Aspirant when you formally declare your interest/intent to join at one of our general membership meetings.

This period typically lasts for at least three months. During this time you should be developing relationships with the Sisters, participating in our events and watching how we work and operate. At this stage you are not a member and have no rights within the Order.

If we both decide that you are a good fit, you will need to get the Mistress of Novices’ recommendation to apply for postulancy. The Membership then votes on your elevation. If you get a majority vote you are elevated to Postulant.

POSTULANT

As a Postulant, you are a Member of the Order although you still have no voting rights.

In addition to continuing to further your relationships within the Order, you are required to attend all of our meetings, many of our events and you must spend at least six hours in our Archives learning the history of the Order.

Postulancy last for at least six months. Near the end of that time, if the Order still agrees that you are a good fit, you will need to find a Fully-Professed Member to be your main sponsor (your Mother). With the Mistress of Novices’ recommendation and the sponsorship of your Mother, you will be brought up for elevation.

NOVICE

The Novice begins to manifest the outward appearance of a Sister. They wear whiteface and are only allowed to wear a pure white veil. Despite this, the general public still perceives them to be a Sister and their interactions will radically change.

The Novitiate stage lasts for at least six months. During this time you are a member without full rights.

Once you complete the requirements and have the Mistress of Novices’ support, you may ask to be elevated to Fully Professed status. As with the other steps, you will be voted upon by the membership.


FULLY-PROFESSED MEMBER
(FPM)

As a Fully-Professed Member of the Order, you have all of the rights and privileges of a Member. You may vote, represent the Order and manifest as you feel called to do so.

Fully-Professed Members may also hold office and help shape the direction and development of the Order. Our FPM’s serve the Order in many different roles.

Taken as a whole, they make the Order what it is.