Greetings Gentlemen, Ladies, and Board, Over the past several weeks, We have invited members of our community to participate in a feedback survey regarding the direction, culture, and governance of our shared space. The purpose of the survey was to listen carefully to the collective voice of the community and to better understand the experiences, concerns, and hopes of those who participate here. The responses reflected a thoughtful and engaged membership that values the community, the conversations it fosters, and the opportunity to gather around shared interests and ideas. At the same time, members offered constructive feedback on areas where the community can continue to improve. Several themes appeared consistently throughout the responses, including the importance of respectful discourse, clearer expectations around conduct, improved communication, and greater transparency in decision making and moderation processes. Many respondents emphasized the desire to preserve an environment where disagreement can occur without hostility and where fairness, consistency, and mutual respect guide how the community operates. The Board views this feedback not as a final judgment but as a meaningful contribution to the ongoing development of the community. A community that reflects on itself openly demonstrates the capacity to grow. In the spirit of transparency, the survey results are being shared below so that members may review the themes and responses directly. We are grateful to everyone who participated and we will continue working toward a community where thoughtful conversation and mutual respect can flourish. Community Feedback Survey Results, PDF link, visit here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_12wMQTUfPxE_lSl73saFuJkyhdEJwD-/view?usp=sharing Additionally, we shall be hosting a live session to discuss, to reply to questions, and take comments from the community regarding the results and topics of survey findings. Please be on the look out in the coming days for date & time announcement.

Ladies and Gentlemen, I wanted to remind everyone that we are a Society and with that we have taken on a great mission. That mission is to be the go-to online community for individuals seeking to live with sophistication, confidence, and discipline. To do this, we must cultivate modern gentlemen by teaching skills, habits, and mindsets that elevate personal style, communication, health, and lifestyle through community, courses, and mentorship. This is our mission and vision and the time to get serious about that mission is now. The leadership has been working toward these goals and will continue to work toward it, but I need to have the assurance that our members are “on board” so that we are all working together and toward the same goal. To do this, we are in need of a Director of Communications to work on our social media, website, and to help with promotions of future events. If you are interested in this position, please private message me and I can send the Office description. Other positions may follow when needs are assessed. We will also be changing level names and most of the categories to align with our mission. While the level names have not been determined yet, the categories will be: 1. S/OG Archives 2. Society News 3. Introductions 4. The Lounge 5. The Reflection Room 6. Wit & Banter 7. Style & Grooming 8. The Dining Experience 9. Wins & Progress 10. Health & Fitness Since “The Reflection Room” will be a somber category for deep thoughts and contemplation, I ask that comments stay away from comedy and sarcasm. The leadership of the Society is open to any comments or suggestions that you might have. If you have any questions about any of this or have any others suggestions feel free to add those in the comments or private message one of our board members. The names of the board members are listed in the classroom section in “The Society’s Constitution” course. To sum this up, please remember that as true ladies and gentlemen, we hold ourselves to a higher standard and we must uphold those gentlemen values both here and in public. You never know when people are watching you to see how a true gentlemen should act and we much set that example.

Ladies and Gentlemen, I wanted to make a few announcements and updates about our Society. First of all, In the interest of making everything as legitimate and transparent as possible, I wanted to let everyone know that we have officially created a business bank account under the name, “The Society of Ordinary Gentlemen”. I had a personal account that was designated only for the Society funds but since it was a personal account it couldn’t not be in the Society’s name and I would be the only one on the account. One of my requirements for a business account is that it accepted Zelle so that donation lines would not get cut off. I have also started a business Venmo account for the same reason. That being said, it you are going to donate this Gentlemen’s Patronage Day through Zelle or Venmo, please check linktree since the QR code and the Venmo handle have changed. There have also been a couple of additions to the classroom. “A Gentleman's Personal Care” course has been added thanks to @David Zandar and a history course entitled “The Downfall of the Gentleman” has been added explaining the history behind the loss of the gentlemen concept and how the Society wants to combat that. This course came from a suggestion from @Nicholas Logan . Thank you for that. I put out a couple of links for Movie Recommendations which was a suggestion of @Jo Henderson and will be compiling that in the next few days and adding that to the course list that that everyone can reference that. We will also be changing some of the categories and the level names to more align with a gentlemen’s society. I ask that the categories that are more serious and contain post that have deep thought that should be taken seriously not have any comical comments as that will take away from the seriousness of the post. Thank you for your attention to these matters

We only had 1 new member in February. Please welcome @Allen Musch Please raise a glass to our newest member to our society!!

I want to invite all of our members to the Society Lounge today!March 1, 2026. Last week we had some great discussions on world events, style, relationships, and general conversations. I learned more about some of the members last week than I have since joining. If you have never been to the Society Lounge, I encourage you to come and bring your favorite drink, your favorite smokes, favorite snack or appetizer, and your favorite topics. There are some exciting events and developments coming up in the society, and you don’t want to miss all the details. Plus, this is the perfect time to meet some of the members. I am looking forward to meeting all of you and have a drink with you and hear from each of you. Times are listed below according to time zones to help facilitate scheduling: Note: The Society Lounge times have been changed to start earlier to our European members to attend: 9:00 PM Zurich 5:00 PM London 3:00 PM NY 2:00 PM TX 12:00 PM CA 7:00 AM Melbourne AU 9:00 AM Wellington NZ