Membership


	The Equestrian, Secular and Chapterial Order of Saint Joachim welcomes new members who ascribe to its ideals and support its charitable purposes. Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page to learn more about the Order. The Order has admitted ladies for more than 200 years. Individuals wishing to become members of The Order may Petition to join oblation. Such Petitions require the sponsorship of a current member of The Order. Prospective members who do not have a sponsor are encouraged to contact the Grand Chancellor with their particulars of public or charitable service with a view to finding a sponsor within the Order. The Order has a policy of not providing reasons or discussing particulars of any Petition that is declined. Petitions must be accompanied by a passage fee of £50 and first year's oblations of £15. Upon acceptance of the Petition by Grand Chapter, the member is admitted to The Order and entitled to wear the miniature insignia of the Order as a Knight/Dame Expectant. A Knight/Dame Expectant of the Order may apply for consideration for promotion to the next rank, which carries with it by virtue of the Grand Master's powers under The Order's Charter the title of a Knight/Dame of The Order, with the entitlement to use the prefix Chevalier and suffix KJ/DJ. Additional details are available by contacting the Order. Further promotion within The Order (i.e. Knight Commander or Knight Grand Commander) is at the discretion of the Grand Master or Grand Chancellor, as a recognition by The Order for charitable deeds, service to The Order and other special consideration. A downloadable version of the Order's application form in PDF format can be obtained by clicking here. Please do not send unsolicited Petitions for membership unless you have already secured a sponsor within The Order. Preliminary inquiries should first be made to the Grand Chancelor. Membership inquiries, sponsorship, questions about the form and completed applications for membership may be forwarded to the office of the Grand Chancellor at: H.E. The Chevalier Prince William Basztyk, GCJ Grand Chancellor 212-260 Adelaide Street East Toronto, ON Canada M5A 1N1 gc@stjoachimorder.org The Order provides for the establishment of Commanderies in any country of the world, such membership being under the control and authority of the Grand Chapter, under the authority of the Grand Master who is the temporal head of the Order. There are Commanderies established in Canada, The USA and the in the UK, where it is a Registered Charity. Members not under the jurisdiction of a Commandery automatically belong to the Knight Errant Commandery under the leadership of the Order's Grand Prior. Currently the Order has members in almost 40 countries, including the UK, Australia, Austria, the USA, Canada, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, Hong Kong, Sweden, Bahrain, New Zealand, Iceland, The Czech Republic, Malta and Spain. The members and Knights of the Order endeavour to raise funds as a fully registered UK charity in order to contribute to worthy causes.

The Equestrian, Secular and Chapterial Order of Saint Joachim welcomes new members who ascribe to its ideals and support its charitable purposes. Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page to learn more about the Order. The Order has admitted ladies for more than 200 years.

Individuals wishing to become members of The Order may Petition to join oblation. Such Petitions require the sponsorship of a current member of The Order. Prospective members who do not have a sponsor are encouraged to contact the Grand Chancellor with their particulars of public or charitable service with a view to finding a sponsor within the Order. The Order has a policy of not providing reasons or discussing particulars of any Petition that is declined. Petitions must be accompanied by a passage fee of £50 and first year's oblations of £15. Upon acceptance of the Petition by Grand Chapter, the member is admitted to The Order and entitled to wear the miniature insignia of the Order as a Knight/Dame Expectant.

A Knight/Dame Expectant of the Order may apply for consideration for promotion to the next rank, which carries with it by virtue of the Grand Master's powers under The Order's Charter the title of a Knight/Dame of The Order, with the entitlement to use the prefix Chevalier and suffix KJ/DJ. Additional details are available by contacting the Order.

Further promotion within The Order (i.e. Knight Commander or Knight Grand Commander) is at the discretion of the Grand Master or Grand Chancellor, as a recognition by The Order for charitable deeds, service to The Order and other special consideration.

A downloadable version of the Order's application form in PDF format can be obtained by clicking here. Please do not send unsolicited Petitions for membership unless you have already secured a sponsor within The Order. Preliminary inquiries should first be made to the Grand Chancelor. Membership inquiries, sponsorship, questions about the form and completed applications for membership may be forwarded to the office of the Grand Chancellor at:

H.E. The Chevalier Prince William Basztyk, GCJ
Grand Chancellor
212-260 Adelaide Street East
Toronto, ON
Canada
M5A 1N1
gc@stjoachimorder.org

The Order provides for the establishment of Commanderies in any country of the world, such membership being under the control and authority of the Grand Chapter, under the authority of the Grand Master who is the temporal head of the Order. There are Commanderies established in Canada, The USA and the in the UK, where it is a Registered Charity. Members not under the jurisdiction of a Commandery automatically belong to the Knight Errant Commandery under the leadership of the Order's Grand Prior.

Currently the Order has members in almost 40 countries, including the UK, Australia, Austria, the USA, Canada, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, Hong Kong, Sweden, Bahrain, New Zealand, Iceland, The Czech Republic, Malta and Spain.

The members and Knights of the Order endeavour to raise funds as a fully registered UK charity in order to contribute to worthy causes.