Grey Matters

Summer Term 2026 Begins By Grey Matters Staff With the Spring Equinox we welcomed both the new season of growth and life as well as a new Term at GSW. While a new Scabbard of Apprentice Leaders settles into their roles and all manner of new and exciting events and initiatives are hatched, we thank you for being a part of it in your own unique ways!

This month, we turn our attention to a woman whose influence took a different form, though no less enduring in its effect: Dorothy Day. Born in Brooklyn in 1897, the daughter of a journalist, her early life was shaped by movement and a close exposure to the wider conditions of American life at the time.

Each month, our Lodge Council gathers it voices into this Chronicle as a place to speak to their Lodges, and to the wider School. We encourage you to read their words and should you have any questions, please reach out to your Lodge Prefect.

Grey Matters March 2026 Table of Contents New Graduation Requirements 2026 GSW Conclave Announced 2026 Fundraising Efforts GSW Publishing House Announced Wizards of America - Peyton Randolph March 2026 Astrological Forecast GSW Spring Crossword Puzzle Reminder: New Graduation Requirements Go Into Effect Soon By Master Meighen, Master of Studies Greetings, one and all! As a reminder, new graduation requirements go into effect at the start of the Summer Term. As a result, Appre

"This is the part of the year where the School really gets to breathe together,” Headmaster Kingsley said when asked about this year’s gathering. “Online study gives us reach and flexibility, and that is of course a wonderful thing! But Conclave, it gives us... lets call it texture. It reminds us that wizardry isn’t just something you think about. It’s something you do, and something you practice alongside other people.”

Though Randolph’s name is not etched into marble as often as some of his contemporaries, his influence lingers in something quieter and perhaps more difficult to sustain: the expectation that deliberative bodies must function even when disagreement runs high.

I am pleased to formally announce the launch of the GSW Publishing House!

Beyond the Publishing House, GSW is keen to take a step into the world of field research and exploration as well. While I don’t have too many details to share just yet, as we’re still in the process of setting things up, I can say that we are making plans for a 2027 trip to the UK and looking at the possibility of setting aside a small amount to begin the development of an “Expeditionary Fund.”

Each month, our Lodge Council gathers it voices into this Chronicle as a place to speak to their Lodges, and to the wider School. We encourage you to read their words and should you have any questions, please reach out to your Lodge Prefect.