Service to the Society
Serve the Society. Shape Its Next Century.
Since James Burns took the chair in 1756, an unbroken line of Preses has led the Society. Every one of them began the same way: as a member willing to serve.
What Directors Do
Directors sit on the Society's Master Court, the body that has governed its affairs for nearly three centuries. Together they:
| ◆ | Steward the Society's charitable funds and approve grants to members and families in need |
| ◆ | Plan the annual lecture, the annual dinner and the Sir Robert Smith Award |
| ◆ | Safeguard the rolls kept since 1756, the Diplomas, the Preses Chain, the gavel and the bell |
| ◆ | Approve and welcome new members, and represent the Society among the Trades House of Glasgow and the Fourteen Incorporated Crafts |
The commitment is modest — a small number of meetings each year, held in Glasgow — and the company is excellent. No prior experience of charity governance is needed: only a love of Glasgow and a willingness to serve.
The Present Company
The Preses & Directors
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The Path to the Chair
From Member to Director to Preses
Join the Society
Take your place among the old Burgess families of Glasgow, with a single entry payment and a Diploma to mark your admission.
Serve as a Director
Learn the Society's work on the Master Court — its grants, its lectures, its records, its gatherings.
Take the Chair as Preses
In time, a Director may be elected Preses — wearing the Preses Chain and joining a roll of names stretching back to 1756.
Express Interest
Write to the Clerk, or use the form below. We will be delighted to talk it over — entirely without obligation. Not yet a member? Say so on the form; the two steps are happily taken together.