<!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> <html> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> Friends, As far as I know, our chapter has admitted everyone who applied, but this is not without some misgivings on my part.  It seems that more often than not, someone will express interest in becoming a member and show up at a chapter meeting with the completed paperwork.  After we accept them we never see them again.  I admit that really gets my goat. Regards, Clyde Hollinger, RPT LHSBAND440@AOL.COM wrote: <blockquote TYPE=CITE>In a message dated 3/20/01 4:05:24 PM Eastern Standard Time, Billbrpt@AOL.COM writes:     <blockquote TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">*Anyone* may join PTG.</blockquote> This is incorrect I have a friend who was going to join the Pittsburgh chapter of the PTG.  This chapter requires an interview and then they vote as to if they are going to accept you as an associate member.  They also give a written test to accept associate members.  He informed the me that they told him that after the test and the interview that they are asked to leave the meeting and not return until the are voted in or out.</blockquote> </body> </html>