Mission Statement

The thorough and impartial investigation and selection of applicants for membership is a fundamental requirement to preserve our Constitutional rights of privacy and association.

The committee serves an extremely important role and has exclusive power to reject an applicant for membership. Therefore, the President must give careful thought toward selecting Application Review Committee members. Those who are considered fair and impartial, along with the ability to maintain confidentiality, should be chosen.

The questions are: What should the committee investigate; and, how does the committee go about investigating applicants? Information provided by the applicant, as part of the application form, is a good place to start.

The Application Review Committee must determine if this information is accurate. The home address of the applicant is on the form. Their sponsor or a member living in the applicant's neighborhood could provide background information, and the member who endorses the application presumably has knowledge of the individual and their family. The applicant's coworkers may be known to the committee, the sponsor, or the endorser, and therefore could provide additional information.