We at the Heckler were very intrigued by the presence of these “Knights of Columbus” flyers around campus, so we decided to infiltrate one of their meetings by sending in an undercover reporter. 

We heard that this was a “male Catholic fraternity,” so we sent Rufus Wheeler Peckham into the meeting wearing a Vineyard Vines polo and had him memorize the lyrics to Mr. Brightside.

Though we expected this to be a Catholic fraternity and prepared Rufus to fit into a group of Georgetown white men as best as possible, we were actually really surprised to see a bunch of dudes in… renaissance costumes?

That’s right, everyone there was wearing silver armour, referred to each other as “sire,” and drank White Claws with the logo crossed out and “mead” written on the cans in sharpie.

Turns out that the Knights of Columbus is not, in fact, a Catholic fraternity––it’s a medieval renaissance fair taking place in Columbus, Ohio.

Not only that, it’s a really cliquey one too. Apparently, you can only join if you were born or raised in Columbus, Ohio, are descended from Sir Galahad’s bloodline, and have a “strong passion and desire to resurrect the grandeur and dignity of medieval-age knights.”

To uncover this mystery, Rufus, our undercover reporter, asked them questions like “given that you’re a medieval renaissance fair taking place in Columbus, Ohio, why are you meeting at Georgetown University? Is there any particular reason this fair is exclusively open to males descended from Sir Galahad’s bloodline? And hey dude, can I borrow your vape?”  

We received no comment from club leadership. Step it up guys. For a group of knights, that’s pretty cowardly.