4.1. Membership Classes¶

This Unit shall be composed of, and limited to, the following classes:

New members of this Unit begin either as an Apprentice Members or Honorary Members. From Apprentice Members, members may transition to Regular Members and then later to Life Members.

digraph MemberFlow {
NonMembers [shape=diamond,label="Non-Members"];
Honorary [fillcolor=green,style=filled]
Apprentice [fillcolor=yellow,style=filled]
Regular [fillcolor=blue,style=filled,fontcolor=white]
Life [fillcolor=purple,style=filled]
Retired [shape=rectangle,fillcolor=gray,style=filled];
Removed [shape=rectangle,fillcolor=red,style=filled,fontcolor=white];

NonMembers -> Honorary [label="Appointed by Director"];
Honorary -> Apprentice [label="By written petition"];
NonMembers -> Apprentice [label="By written petition"];
Apprentice -> Regular [label="By majority vote after one year"];
Regular -> Life [label="By majority vote after 10 years"];
Retired -> Apprentice [label="By written petition*"]
Removed -> Apprentice [label="By written petition*"]

Honorary -> Retired [style=dashed];
Apprentice -> Retired [style=dashed];
Regular -> Retired [style=dashed];
Life -> Retired [style=dashed];

Honorary -> Removed [style=dashed];
Apprentice -> Removed [style=dashed];
Regular -> Removed [style=dashed];
Life -> Removed [style=dashed];
Retired -> Removed [style=dashed];
}

*Special conditions apply, see the corresponding sections above for more information.