TWO TYPES
1. Active membership – who fulfill membership qualifications.
2. Non active i.e Honorable members especially who do not hold classifications.
3. Membership not to be restricted on the basis of gender, race, color, creed, national origin.
Article (5) section 2 (b) of the RI constitution requires the club to have a well balanced membership in which no one business or profession or type of community service predominates the following criteria has been set.
Not more than 5 members of the same classification in a club. If the club membership is more than 50 the above limit may be exceeded so long as the classification does not exceed 10% of the membership.
Retired members can continue under their former classifications and are exempted from the above computation and limit.
Transferring members can be admitted even if this will exceed the classification limit.
Existing members changing classification are allowed even if this exceeds the limit.
Holders of public office for a specified time are not eligible to active membership under the classification of such office except those in the judiciary, schools, colleges, or other institutions of learning.
Other public officers have to continue serving under their existing classifications.
1. Active membership – who fulfill membership qualifications.
2. Non active i.e Honorable members especially who do not hold classifications.
3. Membership not to be restricted on the basis of gender, race, color, creed, national origin.
Article (5) section 2 (b) of the RI constitution requires the club to have a well balanced membership in which no one business or profession or type of community service predominates the following criteria has been set.
Not more than 5 members of the same classification in a club. If the club membership is more than 50 the above limit may be exceeded so long as the classification does not exceed 10% of the membership.
Retired members can continue under their former classifications and are exempted from the above computation and limit.
Transferring members can be admitted even if this will exceed the classification limit.
Existing members changing classification are allowed even if this exceeds the limit.
Holders of public office for a specified time are not eligible to active membership under the classification of such office except those in the judiciary, schools, colleges, or other institutions of learning.
Other public officers have to continue serving under their existing classifications.
