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EAH New Member Process

ARTICLE II – MEMBERS

II.01 General Qualifications for Membership. Each member of the Corporation shall be of good character and business or professional reputation and must be actively engaged within the Houston metropolitan area in the business or profession in which he is classified in the Corporation. Each member of the Corporation shall be classified as follows:

  1. Only one (1) member may represent a particular line of business or profession (his “professional classification”), as defined by the Membership Committee.
  2. A membership is granted solely on an individual basis and is not to be considered as a membership to a company, corporation, sole proprietorship, partnership, or other entity.
  3. When a membership is relinquished, either voluntarily or involuntarily, or terminated under some other provision of these By-Laws, the general membership may then recommend and sponsor prospective members who are engaged in the former member’s line of business or profession.
  4. When any member in good standing who remains actively engaged in his profession becomes seventy (70) years of age, said member will no longer be able to claim exclusive use of his professional classification under these By-Laws. The member may also elect to no longer be required to present as a Man-of-the-Morning. In such instances, a new member with the same professional classification may be elected in accordance with Section 2.02.

II.02 Election of New Members. New members shall be elected in accordance with the following procedure

  1. Any member (the “Sponsoring Member”) may propose to the Vice-President an individual for membership in the Corporation as provided herein.
  2. The Sponsoring Member should indicate the length and nature (business or personal) of his relationship with the prospect and his family, and an endorsement of why the prospect would be a beneficial member to the Corporation. If the prospect is related to any existing member, this shall also be fully disclosed to the Membership Committee.
  3. The Vice-President will solicit comments on the prospect from any members who it is believed may have a conflict with the proposed business or professional classification of such prospect. The Vice-President will then provide notice to the membership of the Corporation that there is a potential prospect for the club and they are given seven (7) days to provide any feedback or concerns.
  4. The Sponsoring Member and the Vice-President-Membership are responsible for conducting a reasonable investigation of each prospect’s background to endeavor to confirm his integrity, determine his business or professional classification, and determine whether there are conflicts with other members which would justify denying membership.
  5. After the Vice-President has received comments from interested members, and after any potential conflict has been resolved, the New Member Prospect will be invited to apply. The Vice-President presents the application to the Board of Directors to approve or disapprove the prospect’s application for further consideration or determine that further information is needed.
  6. If the application is approved by the Board of Directors of majority vote for further consideration, the Vice-President will notify the Board of Directors of approval and the individual will become a Prospective Member who will be asked to attend two regular meetings of the Corporation. It shall be the responsibility of the Sponsoring Member to introduce the Prospective Member to the Membership.
  7. The Sponsoring Member will notify the Vice-President when the Prospective Member has attended the two required meetings, at which time the Vice-President will present the Prospective Member’s application to the entire membership for final approval. Upon final approval, the New Member Prospect will be sent a congratulatory communication and asked to finalize their profile on the website. The President shall then introduce the new member at the next regular meeting of the Corporation.

NOTE: For further Member information, refer to the Amended Bylaws.

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