Sections                   Select Eastern Canadian Great Lakes/Great Rivers Gulf Southeast Texas Canadian Atlantic New England New York Metropolitan Chesapeake Hampton Roads Philadelphia Arctic Hawaii Los Angeles Metropolitan Northern California Pacific Northwest San Diego   MEMBERSHIP MANUAL     Access other chapters within the manual Purpose of the Membership Committee Makeup of the Membership Committee Committee Members Committee Meetings Membership Requirements Dues and Entrance Fee Schedule What Needs to Be Done? Retention of Members Transition of Student Members Recruiting New Members Processing a New Member a Change of Grade a Reinstatement Reports Section Roster Section Change Report Field Column Dues Receivable Report Monthly Statistics Student Members National Membership Committee Section Membership Performance Award Section Top Performer Calendar of Activities Sample Letters and Attachments Purpose of the Membership Committee in each local Section It is the purpose and responsibility of the Membership Committee in each local Section to focus attention on three key areas: the retention of existing members, the transition of student members to full membership, and the recruitment of new members. Recruitment and retention are closely related and one cannot be emphasized at the expense of the other. If one area is weak, it may destroy the other. A Section may be recruiting new members, but at the same time, losing an equal number (or more). Emphasis on both recruitment and retention is essential and will result in upward membership trends for the Section. Transition of student members is also vitally important since it represents the single largest source of new blood into the Society.