SOUTH CAROLINA V CHAPTER

Blue Knights South Carolina V was founded in May 2009 and is chartered in Loris (the northeast portion of Horry County) South Carolina. We are part of Blue Knights International which is a worldwide Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club. Our non-profit fraternal organization consists of active and retired law enforcement men and women who enjoy riding motorcycles. 

Blue Knights South Carolina V is a family fraternity where Spouses, Guests and Family members accompany our members to various rides and functions. All makes and models of motorcycles are welcomed to join our organization. In the Blue Knights we do not have “Prospect” or “Probationary” members. You are eligible to join our organization as a regular member if you are a current or retired law enforcement officer.

Our various rides and functions include group rides, overnight trips, lunch rides, charity events and organized charity rides. We attend the Blue Knights Southern Regional Conference events, Blue Knights International events as well as support many community events.

Our monthly meetings take place on the Second Tuesday of each month in the Myrtle Beach area. If you are interested in joining our chapter or transferring from another Blue Knight chapter, go to the “Contact” page and submit your message and one of the chapter’s officers will be in touch with you.

The Blue Knights® International Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club, is a non-profit fraternal organization consisting of active and retired law enforcement officers who enjoy riding motorcycles. In the Spring of 1974, several law enforcement officers* from the Bangor, Maine (USA) area met and formed a small, local motorcycle club.

Bylaws

According to the By-Laws, our purposes and goals are to:

1. Provide for the mutual assistance, enjoyment, entertainment, education, physical, mental and social benefit of its members and the general public.

2. To promote and advance the sport of motorcycling and the safety of motorcycling.

3. To serve the interests of motorcycle owners and users.

4. To promote by example and any other acceptable means, safe use, operation and enjoyment of motorcycles.

5. To develop a fraternal spirit between law enforcement personnel and the general public.

Benefits of Knighthood

It is difficult stating what makes the Blue Knights® so special. Perhaps the following will help explain the kinds of feelings that flow when a bunch of motorcycle-riding police officers get together.

Knighthood is:

· Enjoying the company of different people who share not only the common bond of a career in law enforcement, but also a love of motorcycles.

· Being able to visit your friends in any of our member countries and be treated like family.

· Receiving get-well cards from people you’ve never met. (There are no strangers in the Blue Knights, only friends you haven’t met.)

· Riding with the Ladies of the Knights and Little Knights who give that added family touch.

· Going to handicapped children’s camps, giving the kids rides and seeing the smiles on their faces.

· Various fund-raising activities for those less fortunate.

Being a Blue Knight is all this and much, much more.

Working with Charities

Many Blue Knights work long and hard to raise money for various charities. Especially near to our hearts is helping children. The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Make-a-Wish Foundation, Toys for Tots, D.A.R.E., and Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.) are some examples of our favorites.

We’re the good guys!

Qualifications

Briefly, to qualify for membership you must:

6. Be an active full or part time law enforcement officer with powers of arrest

7. Be employed by a governmental agency and receive monetary compensation, or be a retired or disabled former law enforcement officer

8. Possess a valid license to operate a motorcycle

9. Own a motorcycle or plan to purchase one within six months

Applications can be downloaded at the below website and sent or brought to a local chapter near you.

https://www.blueknights.org/membership.html

Our Pledge

“As a Blue Knight, I pledge to act with honor and pride to promote motorcycling and motorcycle safety by being an example of the safe use, operation and enjoyment of motorcycles. I will work at all times to improve the relationship between the motorcycling law enforcement community and the general public. The fraternal spirit will always guide me in relating to other Blue Knights.”