Section 1.  Membership in this club shall be primarily of the active class as herein defined. There may be only three (3) other classes of membership: senior, privileged, and honorary.  

Section 2.  A person may hold membership in more than one (1) Kiwanis club.

Section 3.  The active members shall represent a cross section of occupations in the community in which this club is located.

Section 4.  Members (other than honorary) have the duty to attend meetings, participate in service projects and other activities, pay club financial obligations, wear the Kiwanis emblem, be appointed to committees, be elected as officers or directors, and attend Kiwanis conferences and conventions.

Section 5.  Membership in a chartered club is open to persons eighteen (18) years of age and over who satisfy the qualifications for active membership, privileged membership, senior membership, or honorary membership.

Section 6.  All members of this club must believe in and subscribe to the Objects of Kiwanis International and be of good character and community standing.  

Section 7.  Qualifications for Active Membership.

a.       An active member must believe in and subscribe to the Objects of Kiwanis International.

b.      An active member must be of good character and community standing who resides  or has other community interests within the area of this club.

c.       An active member must pay a membership induction fee and annual membership dues and shall be entitled to all privileges of club membership.

Section 8.  Qualifications for Senior Membership.

a.   Any member who shall have been an active member in good standing of one (1) or more Kiwanis clubs for not less than ten (10) years, and who is unable to meet attendance requirements because of health, business, or other extenuating circumstances, and who shall have met such other conditions as may be prescribed by this club in these bylaws, may be elected by the Board of Directors as a senior member upon making written application.

b.   The Board of Directors shall review the list of senior members not less than once each year and shall have authority, for such reasons as seem adequate, to terminate any such senior membership or to reinstate any such member to active membership.

c.   A senior member must pay annual membership dues and shall be entitled to all privileges of club membership.

d.   A senior member must meet the standards of attendance and participation as set forth by the Board of Directors.

Section 9.  Qualifications for Privileged Membership.

a.   Any active member of a chartered club who, on or before July 31, 1963, shall have been elected a privileged member, may continue to be a privileged member.

b.   The Board of Directors shall review the list of privileged members not less than once each year and shall have authority, for such reasons as seem adequate, to terminate any such member's privileged membership or to reinstate any such member as an active member.

c.   A privileged member must pay annual membership dues and shall be entitled to all privileges of club membership. A privileged member shall be excused from conformity to the attendance rule for active and senior members.

d.   No member shall be elected to privileged membership after July 31, 1963.

Section 10.  Qualifications for Honorary Membership.

a.   Any person who has performed some distinguished public service may be elected by the Board of Directors as an honorary member (of which the person is not an active, senior, or privileged member) for a period of one (1) year and thereafter may be reelected annually.

b.   An honorary member shall not pay either a membership induction fee or annual membership dues, and shall be entitled to all privileges of club membership, except those of voting and holding office. An honorary member in the United States or Canada shall be a paid subscriber to KIWANIS magazine.

c.   An honorary member shall not be obligated to attend club meetings.

ARTICLE IV. ADMISSION TO MEMBERSHIP AND RESIGNATION

Section 1.  Prospective active members shall be considered for election to membership by invitation only, or by transfer from an active Kiwanis club, under the following procedures:

a.   Each proposal for membership shall be submitted by a member of this club to the Secretary or the Committee on Membership Growth and Education, which proposal shall bear the signature of the proposer and the endorsement of at least one (1) additional club member, both of whom shall be members in good standing.

b.   All proposals for membership shall be referred to the Board of Directors for consideration.

c.   Each proposal for transfer may be submitted by a member of an active Kiwanis club directly to the Board of Directors for the purpose of changing club membership. Transfers must be requested within six (6) months of discontinuing active attendance in the original club.

d.   At a meeting of the Board of Directors at which a quorum is present, members shall be elected and transfers accepted by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of those present.

e.   Upon favorable action by the Board of Directors, the new and transferred members shall be notified personally concerning the action of the Board and the membership induction fee shall then be secured. The official admission into club membership shall be the date the foregoing requirements are completed, and that date shall be reported to Kiwanis International.  

Section 2.  Senior and honorary members shall be elected by a majority vote of the entire Board of Directors.

Section 3.  A member may resign from this club provided that such member's indebtedness to the club has been paid. The resignation shall be submitted in writing to the Board of Directors and shall become effective when accepted by the Board. Such individual shall forfeit all interest in any funds or other property belonging to the club and all rights to the use of the Kiwanis name, emblem, insignia, or other Kiwanis Marks.