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Membership Guidelines

From the Constitution of Lyceum Club Brisbane Incorporated 1984

Objectives

The objects for which the Lyceum Club is established are to:-

• Associate in a non-political, non-sectarian social club, women of all nations who are interested in the advancement of literature, science, the arts and music, and who desire to promote that good feeling and comradeship which can result only from a knowledge acquired by a personal association

• Afford to its members all the usual privileges, advantages, conveniences and accommodations of a club

• Provide and maintain a club house or club rooms for the use of the members of the Association

• Organise study circles on topics central to the members' interests

• Arrange lectures, entertainment and other functions

• Effect liaison with practising members and to encourage students of disciplines within the varied areas of interest of members

• Affiliate, through the Australian Association of Lyceum Clubs, with the International Association of Lyceum Clubs.

Qualifications for Membership

• Membership of the Association shall be open to women of all nations who are worthy thereof by reason of their intellectual and moral characteristics;

• or have published original work in literature, science, art or music;

• or have university, conservatorium or other tertiary qualifications of a standard approved by the Management Committee;

• or are members of a recognised profession;

• or have given important public service.

Membership

Nominations

Membership of the Club is by invitation. Potential new members may be nominated and seconded by Club members who are not relatives of the nominee. A new member may nominate a potential member from the time of joining the Club. All questions relating to membership will be directed to the Membership Secretary so that current information may be given.

Proposed nominations are taken to a Management Committee Meeting for approval before application forms are sent out. Upon approval, an application form is sent to the proposer who is asked to forward the form to the applicant for completion. The applicant is asked to return the completed form to the proposer for signatures from the proposer and seconder.

The proposer forwards these to the Membership Secretary. Applications are then displayed on the notice board in the Club Rooms for two weeks. The final decision regarding membership is made by the Management Committee after this period of time.

Subscriptions

An entrance fee is payable by new members. This fee includes the provision of a key which opens both front and kitchen doors.

Annual subscriptions are due at the beginning of the Club's financial year which is July 1. Pro-rata subscription fees apply to members who join after July.