MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION

Upon invitation to join The League, the candidate fills out an application for membership which is then signed by a sponsor and an endorser, both Active members in good standing. The application, along with samples of professional work qualifying the candidate for membership in Art, Letters, or Music, are the credentials which are then presented to the Branch Membership Chair along with membership fees. The Chair forwards the application packet to the National Committee for consideration.

Among many National Honorary Members are: Helen Thomas, Gloria Vanderbilt, Dale Rogers Evans, Erma Bombeck, Barbara Bush, Hillary Clinton, Ruth Bell Graham, Eudora Welty, Kathryn Crosby, Pamela Hill and Julie Harris.

MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS:

A. An applicant for ART membership , (i.e. architect, cartoonist, choreographer, craftsman, designer, interior designer, graphic artist, illustrator, painter, photographer, or sculptor) shall submit to the Branch Membership Chair three (3) photographs and/or slides of her work with proof of sale in each category.

1. The painter, sculptor, craftsman, and graphic artist shall show proof that her work has been chosen by a qualified jury for selection in at least three jury selected exhibitions within the last five (5) years.

2. The photographer shall show proof that her work has been accepted in exhibitions or published in books or national magazines as original creative fine art photography within the last five (5) years.

3. The architect and the commercial artist (cartoonist, visual technologist, designer, interior designer, and illustrator) of recognized professional standing shall show proof of work with established firms and/or publication of work within the last five (5) years.

4. The choreographer of recognized professional standing as determined by the Labanotation, Benash, eight millimeter film, annotated videotape, and other methods of recording her work, which includes methods for describing plot, movement of groups, development of theme and variations, shall show three (3) samples of her work within the last five (5) years.

B. An applicant for LETTERS membership (i.e. advertising copy writer, author, co-author, compiler, dramatist, editor, genealogist, lecturer, librettist, lyric writer, musicologist, periodical writer, photo journalist, poet, press writer, research worker, sales promotion copywriter or script writer for film, radio, or television) shall submit to the Branch Membership Chair three (3) samples of her original work unless of book length for which only one (1) is required, together with proof of sale within the last five years. Original writing of professional quality not only must be paid for but also must have been published unless the applicant is a salaried writer in which case she shall submit samples of her writing and proof of payment by her employer. Cash prizes will be considered as payment if the material is published.

1. A lecturer shall have professional rating in her subjects and her lectures shall be her creative work. Scripts, recordings, auditions, or other forms of library credentials shall be submitted with proof of payment for her lectures within the last five (5) years.

2. An applicant for advertising/sales promotions shall be engaged in the field of graphic arts, lay-out, design, and/or copy writing for the purpose of publication in periodicals and sales promotion collateral.

3. The musicologist who is proficient in the science, history, forms, and methods of music in lecture or written forms shall submit published copies of her work with proof of payment. Scripts or recordings of her paid lectures may be submitted by the applicant for membership.

4. A dramatist shall submit three (3) scripts or video-recordings of dramas with proof of payment or proof of significant public performance by professional actors.

C. An applicant for MUSIC membership shall submit three (3) original published or unpublished compositions and/or arrangements composed within the last five (5) years, with proof of payment for at least one professionally published composition or arrangement, or proof of at least one public performance of professional significance.

1. Proof of payment for a professionally published composition or arrangement shall consist of a copy or photocopy of a publisher's agreement with the composer.

2. Proof of public performance of professional significance shall consist of printed programs, radio logs, and/or TV schedules or tapes along with written score.

3. Music sung by a church or synagogue choir made up of volunteer congregants. Under most circumstances this music performed in public under any other condition would be performed by paid singers. In many cases, the music director of the institution is a paid staff member.

4. Music which is performed by community or children's theater: In this case the performers are not paid, and most of the work is volunteer. The composer is not paid. However, in a regularly scheduled performance a ticket price or a fee is charged to defray expenses for production. This would not include parody lyrics which are written to existing tunes; that is the province of the Letters category.

5. Music which is performed at a benefit or fundraiser: In this case, too, the composition is donated to entertain or to attract attention to the benefit, and the performers donate their time. The benefit is sponsored by a recognized organization, and the money is raised to support the needy organization.

Application fee is $40. Yearly membership fee is $ 65 , due on May 1st.

For all new membership applications, please contact Branch Membership Chair ,
Joy Gold
1136 Union Mall #403
Honolulu, HI 96813
phone: (808) 526-3770, email: joy@joygoldunlimited.com