==Induction Process==
# <ol><li>Petitioners must submit to [[Headquarters Staff]] a completed petition, payment of the Entry Fee, payment of the [[Genealogist Fee]], and such other evidence of qualification as may be needed. Headquarters Staff may complete the petition form if all data is supplied in another format.</li># <li>Headquarters Staff will confirm that the lineage is in standard form and appears complete. Failing this, they will remand the lineage to the petitioner for additional information.</li># <li>Headquarters Staff will forward the lineage to the [[Genealogy Committee]] for review. That Committee will convert the lineage into standard form and into a GED file, if needed.</li># <li>If the petitioner is applying for both classes at once, the review will be conducted in parallel. Should there be a problem with one, the other will be put on hold, unless the petitioner chooses to split the petition and pay the additional fee for adding a class later.</li># <li>The Lineage being accepted by the Genealogy Committee, Headquarters Staff will create a letter of welcome and a certificate of membership, these may be signed by the [[Dean of the SDC]] either physically or electronically at his discretion. If there is no Dean or they are unresponsive, the [[President]] will sign. Headquarters Staff will apply the [[Seal of the Corporation]] to the certificate before it is sent.</li># <li>Headquarters Staff will notify the [[Augustæum Editor]] of the induction if the petitioner is an Augustan Member.</li># <li>Headquarters Staff will notify the [[Custodian of Insignia]] of the induction.</li># <li>The [[Custodian of Insignia]] will send the appropriate insignia with a cover letter.</li></ol>