1. Player fills out application for a specific Game Team, which shall be forwarded to the Personnel Officer (P.O.) and the Council Members. (Once accepted, a member may belong to as many Game Teams as they wish, subject to an activity level satisfactory to the Game Team Captain.)

2. An auto-response is sent to the applicant, briefly detailing the process and the need to be visible on the servers.

3. P.O. creates a post in the Applications, Member Votes and Polls folder, as a sticky, which shall notify the Game Team(s) of the applicant.

4. Once 30 days have passed since the application was posted, any member of the Game Team can nominate an applicant for a membership vote. The P.O. and the applicant shall be notified, via Private Message, by the nominating party.

5. The vote/poll shall be created by the P.O., placed in the Applications, Members Votes and Polls folder and last for 5 days.

6. All of the respective Game Team members will have an opportunity to vote on the membership poll. 50% of the Game Team should vote in order for the poll to be valid. 2/3 of the voting membership will need to vote “yes” for acceptance. The Council may decide to accept the poll, regardless of the number of votes cast.

7. P.O. will post results of membership vote in the Council Votes and Polls folder for Council approval. The Council reserves the right to deny membership to any applicant, provided the Council agrees by at least a 3-2 vote. The results of the poll will be considered approved UNLESS specifically challenged by the Council within 3 days.

8. P.O. will notify applicant of the completed recruiting process, authorize them to display the Clan tag and direct them to the appropriate Game Team Captain. The Game Team Captain will then introduce the new member to the Clan website and all appropriate documents, such as the Code of Conduct, Server Rules, and Clan Charter, etc.

9. A Game Team Captain, Personnel Officer or Council Member may petition the Council for a procedural exception. A majority Council vote is required for acceptance into the Clan by this method.

10. If an applicant is rejected for membership in -[HC]-, either by Council vote or a membership vote, they will be unable to submit another application for 30 days. They will NOT need to wait another 30 days for nomination.