Membership
Guidelines for Proposers and Sponsors
Each
candidate for admission as an annual member must be proposed by
an annual member and seconded by at least one other annual member.
The applicant shall be well known to each of them personally. - The proposer and seconder of a candidate for membership must furnish
letters of recommendation giving the name, place of residence, profession
or occupation of the candidate and such statement of his or her
qualifications as the proposers and seconder may deem proper. The
board, in its discretion, may decline to pass upon candidates for
whom such letters and information are insufficient.
- Letters endorsing a candidate should clearly state how long the
sponsor has known the candidate and in what capacity. Letters should
demonstrate a personal knowledge of the candidate's background,
including education, family, sports, hobbies and career.
- All correspondence should be sent to the Club "for the attention
of the Secretary" on personal stationery.
- Letters which indicate only a business or professional relationship
will not be considered favourably by the Committee.
- In brief, should a sponsor not know a candidate sufficiently well
to write with authority on his or her behalf, the candidate should
seek another sponsor.
- Candidates who are not successful are not able to reapply for
a period of two years.
- Members are reminded that they may submit no more than three letters
in support of candidates for membership in any membership year (June
1st to May 31st).
- It is strongly suggested that only complete dossiers be sent to
the Secretary.