Changes

In both cases Previously, a [[Petition for Membership]] is was required. Normally, and these are completed by still available, primarily to promote membership. However, given that the petitioner CitySoft web site has the ability to accept memberships, renewals, and returned either on paper or electronicallyreinstatments directly, petitions are no longer required. In rare cases Paper petitions, [[Headquarters Staff]] may create a petition when one printouts of PDF petitions, and other formats with membership data are filed under the member's name. It is understood that some data will exist only on the web site; these do not submittedneed to be printed.

# <ol><li>Check the [[Membership Book]] to see if the petition is a former member. If so, refer to the procedure under [[Return to Membership]].</li># <li>Enter the petitioner's name in the Membership Book and assign a . A [[Membership Number]]should be assigned by the web site.In cases where one is not, a transation of $0 is entered with the "assign number" box checked.</li># Create <li>Review or create a member record on the web site. Adjust entries to standard format.</li> <li>For those who join online, [[SecretaryHeadquarters Staff]] will send an email of welcome with a PDF copy of the current 's Welcome'[[August&aelig;um]] '' attached. <ul><li>''Note: At present, most email sent to Gmail addresses is being bounced. In such cases, [[Headquarters Staff]] will ask a volunteer with a Gmail account to forward.''</li></ul></li> <li>Create a Welcome letter from the [[Secretary]] (presently signed electronically).</li> # <li>Create a [[Membership Card]], signed by a member of Headquarters Staff.</li># <li>Create a [[Certificate of Membership]]of Membership, signed by the President and Secretary (presently done electronically), and affix the Corporate Seal.</li># <li>Create a Consuls' Welcome memo from the [[ConsulsHeadquarters Staff]], if that office still exists; else create a Welcome Memo and Checklist.</li> # <li>Mail the above four items, plus the current [[August&aelig;um]] and the current ''[[Augustan Omnibus]] '' to the new member.If they did not join online, also send the current ''[[August&aelig;um]]</li> # <li>Notify the [[Custodian of Insignia]] to send a [[Insignia|Member Pin]] to the new member.</li># Enter <li>Add a notice of the new member's data into to the [[Agenda]] for the next regular meeting of the [[RosterBoard]].</li># <li>Send an email notice to the [[Directors]] such officers as have requested such notice, informing them of the new member.</li></ol># After two weeks, send a summary of their interests to the list of [[Committee Chairmen]].