Once the petition and payment are in hand at HQ, the procedure is:
# Check the [[Master Roster]] to see if the petition is a former member. If so:## Place his reelection on , refer to the next available procedure under [[Board#Agendae|Agenda]] for [[Board]] review and approval. The Board will want Return to know the petitioner's reasons for dropping his membership and returning, and Consuls should obtain such data before the meeting. If the cause is "financial" or "health", no further details are required.## If the Board rejects the petition, so notify the petitioner and refund all but the [[Petition FeeMembership]] (presently $15).## If the Board re-elects the petitioner to membership, proceed as follows:# Enter the petitioner's name in the Master Roster and assign a [[Membership Number]] (except for returning members).
# Create a [[Secretary's Welcome|letter of welcome]] from the [[Secretary]] (presently signed electronically).
# Create a [[Membership Card]], signed by a Consul (except returning members, unless requested).# Create a [[Certificate of Membership]], presently signed electronically by the President and Secretary, and affix the Corporate Seal (except returning members, unless requested).
# Create a [[Consuls' Welcome|memo of welcome]] from the Consuls.
# Mail the above four items, plus the current [[Augustæum]] and the current [[The Augustan Omnibus|Ominbus]] to the new member.
# Notify the [[Custodian of Insignia]] to send a [[Member Pin]] to the new member.*
# Enter the new member's data into the [[Master Roster]].
# Send an email to the [[Directors]] informing them of the new member (but not a returning member), including the text of their petition.
# After two weeks, send a summary of their interests to the list of [[Committee Chairmen]].