"The True Gentleman is the man whose conduct proceeds from goodwill and an acute sense of propriety, and whose self-control is equal to all emergencies; who does not make the poor man conscious of his poverty, the obscure man of his obscurity, or any man of his inferiority or deformity; who is himself humbled if necessity compels him to humble another; who does not flatter wealth, cringe before power, or boast of his own possessions or achievements; who speaks frankly with sincerity and sympathy; whose deed follows his word; who thinks of the rights and feelings of others rather than his own; and who appears well in any company, a man with whom honor is sacred and virtue safe." -John Walter Wayland (Virginia, 1899)

The True Gentleman is a way that we as SAEs live our lives.  We recite it at every one of our meetings, but more importantly we keep each other accountable to it.  It means a lot to us and we hope it will to you too.