All classes of membership (except Honorary Life Membership) must be sponsored by two active Prairie Club members and interviewed by at least one member of the Membership Committee.
- Active Prairie Club members must have been a member in good standing for at least two years.
- Sponsors must have known applicant for a minimum of 1 year.
- During one calendar year, an active member in good standing of at least two years may sponsor no more than two candidates for prospective Active Membership, and no more than two candidates for prospective Student Membership.
- Sponsors must not be directly related to the applicant (Parent, Child, Sibling, Spouse, Partner, Significant Other, Uncle, Aunt, Niece, Nephew)
- Sponsors must not be directly related to the applicant’s other sponsor (Parent, Child, Sibling, Spouse, Partner, Significant Other, Uncle, Aunt, Niece, Nephew)
- Not more than one person in a family (Parent, Child, Sibling, Spouse, Partner, Significant Other, Uncle, Aunt, Niece, Nephew, Grandparent) or household may sponsor the same applicant.
- Providing false or misleading information, or misusing sponsorship rules, guidelines, or policies, will result in the revocation of sponsorship privileges and may be reported to the Prairie Club Board. Please note also that if your sponsored applicant is not recommended for membership, your sponsorship privileges may be subject to revocation.
Materials to review before sponsoring
The key to a successful Application for Membership is how well the Sponsor has known the applicant and is able to earnestly support the applicant for membership. We encourage our current members to help us maintain the values and goals of membership in the Prairie Club, and to continue to sponsor candidates that will make The Prairie Club a stronger, better place for future generations. Please remember that when you sign the sponsor’s form, you are not only attesting that you have known this individual for a minimum of one year, you are also personally vouching for the character and conduct of the applicant. As a sponsor, it is your responsibility to act as a guide for a potential member of the Prairie Club, including Club history, mission, ideals, rules and regulations, as well as privileges. The role of the Membership Committee is to ensure that the prospective member has been oriented to the club before completing the application process.
Below you will find our Sponsor Form.
This form may be filled out online and emailed to the office or printed and mailed.
Instructions to download, fill out, and submit fillable PDF Application/Sponsor Form
Application Form and Sponsor Form MUST be filled out entirely.
SPONSORS: Be sure to read the above Sponsorship Policy
Incomplete forms will not be accepted.
- Download fillable PDF Application or Sponsor Form to your computer. Click the download button on your screen, choose where you want to save the PDF Form on your computer, then click save.
- Open the PDF form on your computer from its saved location. Fill out the form completely.
- Click the download button once again, and choose the option “with your changes” – then click save. The completed PDF form with all your filled-in information will now be saved back in your computer.
- If you need to complete the form at a later time, simply save what you have input already, and then open the form from its saved location on your computer and complete. Make sure you save your changes!
- Attach and email the completed PDF form to office@ThePrairieClub.org with the subject line: Completed Application or Completed Sponsor Form.