4.1.4. Honorary Members

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

  1. Be a noble in good standing of a shrine.

  2. Not previously been a member of the Unit.

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

  1. Be appointed by the Unit Director.

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

To validate an appointment, the Director shall inform the Unit 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:

  1. One Membership Card indicating honorary membership status.

Honorary members of this Unit:

  1. Shall be permitted to participate in Outings.

  2. Shall not be permitted to wear Unit Insignia.

  3. Shall not be permitted to run for Elected Officer Positions.

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.