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:
Senior Fellowship
Fellowship, ''summa cum laude''
Fellowship, ''insigne cum laude''
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 and a gratis presentation of insignia will be made at the following [[Annual Convention]] if the Fellow attends.
==Insignia==
* Volunteer time, which generally means service on a [[Board]], Council, or Committee;
* Articles, reviews, and letters published in the Society's [[Augustan Omnibus|journal]];
* Financial contributions, including the direct donations and donations in kind, such as books or expenses; and* Recruitment of new members, in proportion to their contributions; and* Other considerations at the discretion of the Board.
The Society considers these cumulative contributions, tracked back to 2007 (as far as reliable records are available) to established standards and determines to whom shall be granted Fellowship or promotions in rank. No petition is required to qualify. Fellowships are a gift from a grateful Society rather than a contest or a prize to be pursued.
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" for a member.
The separation between ranks from FAS/5 to FAS/1 is set as such a level that not more than half the Fellows are expected to hold ranks of FAS/1 or better at any time. This is not unreasonable, as one would naturally expect a Senior Fellow to be "above average" for a Fellow. Note that due to the large number of FAS/1 awarded before 2007 and the lack of membership growth, it will be quite some few years before the above policy may be implemented as described. In the interim, the multiplier between ranks has been set nominally at 2.0, with it being adjusted so that approximately one new senior Fellow is elected each year.
The multiplier between ranks above FAS/1 is fixed at two (2).
==Calculations for Fellowship and Promotions==
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|Time
|7.25 5 points per hour
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|''Omnibus'' Articles& Books
|250 points per page
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|200 points per member
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Points will be awarded for books that represent original work. Editing or reformatting will not qualify. Authors of books must choose if they want time or page credit when they begin work.
===Points required for each rank===
The Board will establish the number of points for Fellowship 5th class and a multiplier for successive ranks.
The present values arein flux, as we try to achieve two goals:
*1000 points for FAS/5*1.90 is the factor between ranks.That half of all members are eligible for Fellowship, and
These two values create the following minimum point values 2. That half of all Fellows are eligible for nomination for election or promotion:<br><br>{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5"|- |FAS fifth Fellowship, first class||align="right"|1000 points.|-|FAS fourth class||align="right"|1900 pointsTo these ends:|-|FAS third * The threshold for Fellowship 5th class||align="right"|3610 pointsare adjusted up or down by 1% each month.|-|FAS second * The multiplier for ranks between Fellowship 5th class||align="right"|6859 points|-|FAS first and 1st class||align="right"|13,032 points|-|FAS magna cum laude||align="right"|24,761 points|-|FAS insigne cum laude||align="right"|47,046 points|-|FAS summa cum laude||align="right"|89,387 points|-|}are adjusted up or down by 1% each month.
Note: To date, no member has earned more than approximately 69,000 points. Only four members presently qualify * The multiplier for FAS/1, which suggests that the pool of senior Fellows anks above Fellowship 1st class is set to two (and thus candidates for the [[Order of the Augustan Eagle]] will be stagnant for some time2).
===Election and Promotion of Fellows===