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Fellowship in the Society is not a membership organization, yet Fellows have much in common, and a Dean organizes social and educational activities involving Fellows.

While originally there was only one rank of Fellow, time and need have caused that number to grow to nine. These are, in order of descending rank:

Members are elected to Fellowship and promoted as their contributions warrant. There is no schedule for such awards, and may happen at any time. A formal presentation of Fellowship will be made at the following annual convention if the Fellow attends.

The insignia of Fellowship is today an oval lapel pin bearing the Augustan eagle. The tincture of the field indicates rank. The old Fellows pin, an outline of an eagle, will continue to be available while supplies last, and may be preferred by those who do not wish to display their rank.

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Fellowship is available to all Society members in good standing, and to select non-members who have made substantial contributions in four equally important areas:

The minimum qualification for Fellowship is set at such a level that not more than half the members are expected to hold Fellowships at any time. This is not unreasonable, as one would naturally expect a Fellow to be "above average".

Consuls will track each member’s contributions as measured by the point values established, and will recommend election or promotion to the Board at each regular meeting for those members. Only members in good standing may be elected or promoted.

Points are established and adjusted by the Board as seems necessary. Care should be taken that the points awarded in each category are not too many or too few. Consuls suggest small incremental adjustments whenever one category represents more than half the total points, but consideration should be given to the potential for fraud. Present values are:

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The Board will establish the number of points for Fellowship 5th class and a multiplier for successive ranks. The number of points for FAS/5 should be set high enough that not more than half the members qualify for Fellowship. The present values are:

Note: To date, no member has earned more than approximately 60,000 points, thus FAS/icl is unlikely to be awarded soon and FAS/scl is unlikely to ever be awarded. Only six members presently qualify for FAS/1, which suggests that the pool of senior Fellows (and thus candidates for the [[Order of the Augustan Eagle]] will be stagnant for some time.

[[Consuls]] will review the point scorse each month as part of their preparation of the Board [[Board#Agendae|Agenda]]. Those members in good standing who have received sufficient points for election or promotion will be added to the Agenda, along with a brief description of the nature of their contributions.

Should the honoree be unable to attend the Annual Convention in the calendar year of the award, the presentation may be delayed until the following year.

Honorary Fellowship, Fellowship ''honoris causa'', may be granted to those who are not members of the Society four causes felt sufficient by the [[Board]]. Such an awardee may use the postnomial FAS, and to wear Honorary Fellow's lapel pin shown above.

Upon election, Consuls will prepare a letter of notice and a [[Certificate of Fellowship]], both indicating the rank and the former explaining the privileges appurtaining thereunto.

Fellows and their guests are invited to attend the Fellows Dinner during the Society's [[Annual Convention]], as well as other occasional activities.

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