Honorary Members
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To be eligible to become an honorary member, a non-member must:

    #. Be a noble in good standing of a shrine.
    #. Not previously been a member of the Unit.



To enter the unit as an honorary member, a non-member must:

    #. Be appointed by the Unit :doc:`/officers/elected/positions/director`.

*Note: Honorary members do not require approval from the membership in the form of a vote.*

To validate an appointment, the :doc:`/officers/elected/positions/director` shall inform the Unit :doc:`/officers/elected/positions/secretary` who will, in turn, log the members information and draft a membership card for the honorary member.



Upon appointment, each honorary member shall receive:

    #. One :doc:`../card` indicating honorary membership status.



Honorary members of this Unit:

    #. Shall be permitted to participate in :doc:`/outings/index`.
    #. Shall **not** be permitted to wear :doc:`../insignia`.
    #. Shall **not** be permitted to run for :doc:`/officers/elected/positions/index`.



The director shall, unquestionably, appoint the following members of the Shrine as honorary members:

    - The current Shrine potentate.
    - The current Shrine potentate's representative assigned to the Unit ex-officio.