Headquarters Staff should consult such materials as may be subitted in support of the petition, and should ask the petitioner for additional data if it is felt insufficient.
Headquarters Staff should consult with the [[Chivalry CommitteeChairman]] if they have any doubts about the appropriateness of the petition, or if the petitioner fails to provide supporting documentation.
Headquarters Staff may, at their discretion, refer any such petition to the [[Chivalry Committee ]] if they have any doubt that recognition is approrpriate. There will be no fee for this referral, though the Chivalry Committee may create a petition form to be used.
Once it has been decided that recognition is apropriate, Headquarters Staff will create an entry into the membership roster and inform the [[Webmaster]], the [[Augustæum Editor]], and the [[Chivalry Committee Chairman]] of the change in rank.