The STARFLEET Orders of Merit Program is designed to recognize the achievements of STARFLEET members at every level of the organization.
About the Orders of Merit
Each Order of Merit is named based on a cultural aspect that reflects the qualities recognized in the award. Cultures used include Terran, Vulcan, and other species.
Each Order has three classes — First, Second and Third. Generally, an Order of Merit, Third Class will recognize significant achievement at the chapter level, Second Class will recognize significant achievement at the regional level, and First Class will recognize the highest level of achievement to STARFLEET. An Order of Merit, First Class, must have its nomination endorsed by a Regional Coordinator and may only be awarded by majority vote of the STARFLEET Executive Committee.
Descriptions
Order of Axanar – Mediation or Problem Resolution – Awarded to a member who has played a key role in problem resolution or mediation between STARFLEET members, chapters or regions.
Order of Babel – Recruiting – Awarded to a member for activities in the area of chapter or STARFLEET recruitment.
Order of Cochrane – Technology – Awarded to a member for activities in the area of technology support (such as web page creation and maintenance, mailing list moderation, etc) on behalf of their chapter, region, or STARFLEET.
Order of Darmok and Jalad – Outreach – Awarded to a member for a signficant act of friendship or outreach shown to a fellow STARFLEET member, or for outreach to their community on behalf of their chapter, region or STARFLEET.
Order of Dionysus – Recreational Event Planning – Awarded for excellence in planning, coordinating and executing a chapter, region or STARFLEET-related recreational event.
Order of Gaea – Ecology or Preservation – Awarded to a member for significant activities in the area of ecology or preservation. Activites need not be STARFLEET-related.
Grankite Order of Tactics – Event Planning – Awarded to a member for planning, coordinating and executing a chapter, region or STARFLEET-related business event (such as a Regional Conference or International Conference).
Order of Hawking – Accessibility – Awarded to a member for significant activities in making chapter, region or STARFLEET events or resources accessible to disabled members.
Order of Herodotus – History or Recordkeeping – Awarded to a member for significant activities in preserving a chapter’s, region’s or STARFLEET’s history.
Order of Prentares – Space Research or Exploration – Awarded to a member for significant activity in promoting the cause of space research or exploration. Activities need not be STARFLEET-related.
Order of Roddenberry – Star Trek – Awarded to a member for significant activity in promoting Star Trek, development and implementation of fun, Star Trek-themed ideas, and Star Trek fandom as a whole.
Order of Samaritan – Volunteerism – Awarded to a member for significant activities in the area of charity work or volunteerism. Activities need not be STARFLEET-related.
Order of S’harien – Inventiveness or Craftmanship – Awarded to a member for excellence in inventiveness or craftmanship in an aspect related to their chapter, region or STARFLEET.
Order of Surak – Scholarship – Awarded to a member for scholastic achievement outside of STARFLEET. Can be traditional schooling, vocational schooling, continuing education, etc.
Order of Tarbolde of Canopius – Writing – Awarded to a member for activities in the area of chapter fiction, or writing for chapter, region, or STARFLEET publications.