Saint Andrew's society

A Saint Andrew's society or Caledonian society is any of a variety of independent organizations celebrating Scottish heritage. They are found all over the world, and are especially common in areas of large-scale historic immigration from Scotland, though medium-to-large cities anywhere may have enough Scottish diaspora to support such a club. They are generally not-for-profit or charitable organizations. Some have alternative names such as "St Andrews & Caledonian Club of [Place]", "[Place] Scottish Association", "North British Society of [Place]", "[Place] Scots Club", etc.

Purpose

Early groups of this sort were founded primarily as friendly societies or other mutual-aid societies, pooling financial contributions to provide post-immigration and other assistance to members and their families, invest in Scottish-owned businesses, provide scholarships for descendants, etc. Most today have branched into (or were more recently founded to focus entirely on) organising social, cultural, and arts activities, as well as promoting the preservation of Scottish heritage – often without any remaining financial charitible programmes, especially among the smaller clubs.The Council of Scottish Clans & Associations maintains a database of known organisations of this sort and several other types, including clan/family societies, and pan-Celtic event organisers. Its entries note which declare that they provide scholarships and other financial grants, and few entries do so. Typical example:However, it is reliant on self-reporting of information by organisations' staff, and is not always current. Such a society is often involved in (or may be the sole organiser of) annual public Highland games and dance events in their area, though some of the larger events, including Grandfather Mountain HG and Stone Mountain HG, are their own non-profit organisations with input from multiple Caledonian/St Andrew's societies in their regions.

When an area has had more than one such organization (for example both a Saint Andrews society and a Caledonian club), it is common for them to eventually merge (sometimes also with a literary Burns club in the same area), especially as their activities increasingly shift toward socio-cultural events and away from charitable grant-making.

Some such societies limit membership to people born in Scotland, but more often they are open to Scots' descendants (or have no membership criteria). Those that provide scholarships and other charity services may limit them to Scots by birth or descent. A few still only accept male members, though this is increasingly rare (a hold-over from the early groups often being founded as men's fraternal benefit orders); some that still operate this way have closely affiliated (or subsidiary) sister organisations for women.

Some diasporic clubs are associated loosely with the original Saint Andrew's Society of Edinburgh, Scotland, but many are not.

Africa region

Kenya

Caledonian Society of Kenya, founded 1904

America region

Brazil St. Andrew Society of São Paulo – São Paulo

Canada

St. Andrew–Caledonian Society of Calgary – Calgary, Alberta St. Andrew's Society of Winnipeg – Winnipeg, Manitoba Fredericton Society of Saint Andrew – Fredericton, New Brunswick North British Society – Halifax, Nova Scotia St. Andrew's Society of Pictou County – New Glasgow, Nova Scotia; founded 1921 St. Andrew’s Society of Ottawa – Ottawa, Ontario St. Andrews Society of Petrolia – Petrolia, Ontario St. Andrew's Society of Toronto – Toronto, Ontario St. Andrew's Society of Montreal – Montreal, Quebec

Chile St. Andrews Society of Valparaiso – Valparaiso

Mexico St. Andrew's Society of Mexico – Montes Escandinavos, Distrito Federal

Panama Panama St. Andrews Society – Panama City

United States

Alabama St. Andrews Society of Mid-South – Birminghamhttps://www.saintandrewssocietymidsouth.org/ St. Andrews Society of Southeast Alabama – Enterprise; defuncthttps://www.southernscots.org/ St. Andrews Society of Montgomery – Montgomery St. Andrew’s Society of the Middle South – Middle South St. Andrews Society of Tuscaloosa – Tuscaloosa

California Saint Andrew's Society of San Francisco – San Francisco St. Andrew's Society of Los Angeles – Beverly Hills St. Andrew's Society of Southern California – Beverly Hills St. Andrew's Society of Sacramento – Sacramento St. Andrew's Society of the East Bay (formerly Saint Andrew's Society of Oakland) – Pleasanton St. Andrew's Society of Modesto – Modesto

Colorado St. Andrew Society of Colorado – Denver

Connecticut St. Andrew's Society of Connecticut – Litchfield

Florida St. Andrew's Society of Central Florida – Central Florida St. Andrew's Society of Jacksonville – Jacksonville Saint Andrew's Society Naples – Naples St. Andrew's Society of Tallahassee – Tallahassee St. Andrew's Society of Tampa Bay – Tampa St. Andrew's Society of Sarasota – Sarasota

Georgia St. Andrew's Society of Atlanta – Marietta (Atlanta suburb); organises the Stone Mountain Highland Games, formerly the largest such event in the US St. Andrew's Society of Savannah – Savannahhttps://www.savannahsaintandrewsociety.org/

Hawaii Saint Andrew's Society of Hawaii – Honolulu

Illinois St. Andrew's Society of Central Illinois – Springfield Illinois Saint Andrew's Society (Chicago Scots) – North River (Chicago suburb)

Indiana St. Andrew's Society of Evansville – Evansville

Kansas Topeka St. Andrew's Society – Silver Lake

Louisiana St. Andrews Society of Louisiana – New Orleanshttps://www.standrewssocietyoflouisiana.com/

Maine St. Andrew's Society of Maine – Augusta

Maryland St. Andrew's Society of Baltimore – Baltimore St. Andrew's Society of Mid-Maryland – Frederick St. Andrew's Society of the Eastern Shore – Easton

Massachusetts St. Andrew’s Society of Massachusetts – North Weymouth

Michigan St. Andrew’s Society of Detroit – Detroit

Minnesota St. Andrew's Society of Minnesota – Woodbury

Missouri Kansas City Saint Andrew Society – Kansas City Greater St. Louis St. Andrew's Society – Chesterfield Springfield Saint Andrew & Burns Society – Springfield

Nevada St. Andrew's Society of Southern Nevada – Las Vegas, Nevada

New Hampshire St. Andrew's Society of New Hampshire – North Salem; defunct

New Mexico St. Andrew Scottish Society of New Mexico – Albuquerque

New York St. Andrew's Society of the Adirondacks – Adirondacks St. Andrew's Society of Albany – Albany St. Andrew's Society of Central New York – Baldwinsville Saint Andrew's Society of the State of New York – New York City St. Andrew's Society of Schenectady – Schenectady

North Carolina Carolina Highlands St. Andrew's Society – Fletcher Saint Andrew's Society of North Carolina – Southern Pines Saint Andrew Society of Carolina – Charlotte

North Dakota St. Andrew's Society of Fargo-Moorhead – Fargo

Ohio St. Andrew's Society of Dayton – Centerville

Oregon St. Andrew's Society of Oregon – Portland Mid-Willamett St. Andrew's Society – Salem

Pennsylvania St. Andrew's Society of Philadelphia – Philadelphia St. Andrew's Society of Pittsburgh – Pittsburgh

Rhode Island St. Andrew's Society of Rhode Island – Cranston

South Carolina St. Andrew's Society of Aiken – Aiken St. Andrew's Society of Charleston – Charleston St. Andrew's Society of Lowcountry – defunct St. Andrew's Society of Upper South Carolina – Greenville

Tennessee St. Andrew's Society of East Tennessee – Knoxville

Vermont St. Andrew's Society of Vermont – Essex Junction

Virginia St. Andrew's Society of Richmond – Glen Allen (Richmond suburb) St. Andrew's Society of Tidewater – Virginia Beach St. Andrew's Society of Williamsburg – Williamsburg

Washington, DC St. Andrew's Society of Washington, DC

Washington state The Caledonian & St. Andrew's Society of Seattle – Seattle St. Andrew's Society of the Inland Northwest – Spokane

Wisconsin St. Andrew's Society of Madison – Madison St. Andrew's Society of Milwaukee – Milwaukee St. Andrew's Society of Mid-Maryland – Frederick

Uruguay St. Andrew's Society of Uruguay – Montevideo

Argentina St. Andrew's Society of the River Plate – Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires. Argentina Asia region

Brunei Saint Andrews Society of Bandar Negara – Darussalam

China St. Andrew's Society of Hong Kong – Hong Kong

Indonesia Java St. Andrew Society – Jakarta

Philippines Manila St. Andrew's Society – Manila

Singapore St Andrew's Society of Singapore – Singapore city

Thailand Bangkok St Andrew's Society – Bangkok

Europe region

Greece St. Andrew's Society of Athens – Athens

United Kingdom England Saint Andrew’s Society of Manchester – Altrincham, Trafford, Greater Manchester

Scotland Saint Andrew's Society of Edinburgh – Eingburgh, Lothian; the original such organisation St. Andrews Society of Aberdeen – Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire St Andrews Society of Glasgow – Lenzie, East Dunbartonshire (suburb of Glasgow)

Oceania region

Australia

Society of St. Andrew of Scotland Queensland – Toowong, Brisbane Saint Andrews Society of Western Australia – Perth

New Zealand

St Andrew's Society of Otago – Dunedin St Andrews Scottish Society and Burns Club Southland – Invercargill

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