Membership of the Knights of the Southern Cross is open to practical Catholic men in union with the Holy See, who shall not be less than 18 years of age on their last birthday

A practical Catholic is one who lives up to the Commandments of God and the precepts of the Church. Membership application forms are available from any member of the Knights of the Southern Cross and every Knight is happy to propose eligible Catholic men for consideration as members.

Application for membership must be made through the local Branch, (ie the Branch of the member from whom the applicant received the application form) or through our Head Office. The application form is then forwarded for endorsement to the State Council of the Knights of the Southern Cross in SA. There are modest yearly Subscription fees set by the State Council.

Membership in the Knights of the Southern Cross provides opportunities for wholesome association with congenial companions who are, first of all, practical Catholic gentlemen. It offers the opportunity for fellowship with those who are of the same belief, who recognise the same duty to God, to family and to neighbour and who stand side by side in defence of those beliefs. For men in all walks of life the Knights of the Southern Cross engenders the image of an organisation going about its tasks of charity, fraternity, patriotism and defence of the priesthood. It is composed of men who give unselfishly of their time and talents in the service of God and their country.

Meetings and Branch projects are organised so as to appeal to the individual interests of the members. Through the many constructive activities of Christian fraternity, members render service to their Church, their country and their fellowman. Through membership they develop the ability to lead and to assist others.

The Knights of the Southern Cross has a very proud tradition. It was founded in Sydney in 1919, and Adelaide in 1922, by a small group of Catholic laymen, with the sanction of the Catholic Bishops of Australia.

You, as a qualified Catholic layman, can share in that proud tradition and help us to build an even greater and better future, to provide an intelligent, alert body of Catholic laymen with a strength, which the individual by himself cannot hope to achieve.

Finally, paraphrasing the Kennedys------"It is not what the Knights can do for me, but what I can do for the Knights"