American Society for Chivalric Research A merican S ociety for C hivalric R esearch Org. The American Society for Chivalric Research is a scholarly association involved in the study of medieval metagogics, medieval history, chivalry, genealogy, and heraldry.
Emphasis is on the historical investigation of all areas of the aforementioned subjects.
History The American Society for Chivalric Research is an off-shoot of a society formed at the University of Mississippi in 1974. The student society became semi-dormant in 1978 but has existed in the Oxford community since that time under different names. The society became known as the American Society for Chivalric Research in 1997. In 2001, Founding Members of the International Association of Members of Knightly Orders and of Merit were given Honorary status. Membership Membership in the society is opened worldwide to graduate students, and faculty members of accredited universities as well as independent researchers, scholars, and historians who possess an accredited Bachelors or above.