General Membership Information:
General Membership
We welcome new members, for more information, please send an email to protocol@imperialcourtdc.org
Per our bylaws:
Section 2.2 Qualifications for New Applicants to the General Membership
(a) Applicants for General Membership (“Applicants”) shall be at least eighteen (18) years of age without restrictions as stated in Section 2.1.
(i) Due to the Court’s fund raising activities, which are conducted (for the most part) in establishments regulated by the Alcohol Beverage Commissions of DC, MD or VA; the membership must comply with said regulations. Therefore, a member may participate in such activities ONLY if said member is of legal age as determined by said regulating agencies.
Per our Policies and Procedures:
CHAPTER II: MEMBERSHIP
Section 2.2 Privileges of Members
(a) Members may participate in and vote at Membership meeting provided they meet the criteria in the By-laws.
(i) Only members in good standing, for thirty (30) days prior to the vote, are eligible to vote in the elections of the Board of Directors or all other issues brought to the membership.
(ii) Absentee Ballot – provided only to members of the organization upon written request for Board of Director Elections (requested from the Secretary of the Board) and Monarch Elections (requested from the Recording Secretary of the College_. the only elections that members will not be able to request an Absentee Ballot for will be “Special Elections” to fill Board positions vacated during the term for whatever reason. This is due to the process for filling said position and the criticality of maintaining a strict timeframe.
(iii) Said ballot must be received at the official Court address no later than the day prior to the meeting and vote.
(b) Members are encouraged to host and sponsor fundraising and social events upon approval from the Reigning Monarchs
(c) Members may be given special titles, awards, and/or elevations befitting their participation in the Court.
(d) Any member who meets the requirements as found in the By-Laws may submit a Monarchial Candidate Application and be considered for the position.
Annual Membership Dues
As per the current revision of the ICWDC Policies & Procedures, Section 2.4 states:
(a) Annual membership dues, in an amount determined by a vote of the Board of Directors, will be due at the Annual Membership Meeting and will be paid to the Treasurer of the Board of Directors. Payment of the membership dues is a requirement for membership.
(b) Members must pay the annual membership dues between October 1st and October 31st of each calendar year. The Secretary of the Board of Directors shall set forth, in writing, via United States mail and/or email, no later than September 15th, a notice of payment due to all Members.
(c) Members who join the Court or ICWDC between October 1st and March 31st of the membership year will pay 100% of the established annual membership dues; members joining between April 1st and September 30th of the membership year are required to pay 50% of the established annual membership dues.
(d) Any dues received by US mail should be postmarked no later than October 31st of the calendar year.
The current annual membership dues amount determined by the Board of Directors is $30.00.
For Information on Petitioning for Membership or for General Information, please send an email to the Vice-President . Further details can also be found in our By-Laws and Policies and Procedures.
Reign IX Membership Documents
(These are Adobe forms, please download them to fill them out from your computer and then sign in the designated fields)
Business Membership Application
Associate Membership Application
You can review the primary documents governing our organization:
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