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2. Receives Illinois Audubon Society membership benefits: The quar- 
terly BULLETIN which emphasizes bird study and natural history; the 
NEWSLETTER which outlines current conservation campaigns plus pro- 
grams and ideas of other clubs; the opportunity to attend the Illinois 
Audubon Society annual meeting and campout; a card signifying member- 
ship in the oldest ornithological society in the midwest. 
3. Is kept well-supplied with up-to-date information on conservation 
affairs, whether local, state or national, through the Society publications 
and other occasional releases and correspondence. 
4. Receives local club benefits such as meetings, trips, newsletter; the 
enjoyment of pursuing a hobby with kindred spirits; the opportunity to 
learn about the local area and its resources. 
5. Will find his knowledge of birds and nature increased, his apprecia- 
tion enhanced and his interest strengthened. 
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN ORGANIZING 
A LOCAL AUDUBON CLUB 
The Illinois Audubon Society offers you the opportunity of organizing 
as a Chapter. The Chapter plan works like this: 
Each new member pays annual dues to the IAS as well as to the local 
club. This means that he would pay $5 for active membership in the IAS, 
plus whatever dues the local club wished to establish. This can be done 
with one check made out to the local chapter. The local club sets its own 
dues schedule, collects the money, then turns in the proper portion to the 
IAS. This is easier for the local chapter, gives it better control and contact 
with new members. 
IAS membership classes presently are: Supporting, $25; Contributing, 
$10; Family, $7.50; Active, $5. Junior membership at $3 has recently been 
added to encourage youngsters through high school age. It is expected that 
the chapters will produce most Junior members because of the local pro- 
grams offered, such as local field trips, ‘experts’ to guide and teach, 
group fellowship, sources for information. 
The local Chapter dues can be added to ANY of the IAS dues classes. 
In return the member receives full benefits of membership in both 
state and local groups. 
STARTING A CHAPTER GIVES ORGANIZERS THESE BENEFITS: 
1. You can benefit by the IAS’s experience in the line of organizing 
new groups. The IAS has helped or watched local groups follow many 
different patterns, face various problems in organizing. Its guidance should 
help you avoid certain pitfalls. 
2. The IAS offers “model By-laws” and practical suggestions. You 
can follow step-by-step plans instead of wondering if each successive move 
is the right one. 
3. The IAS office can give you the names of IAS members living in 
your prospective Chapter area, so that before your first meeting you can 
have a strong core of members ready and waiting. 
HOW YOUR CLUB CAN BECOME AN IAS CHAPTER 
The Chapter System is aimed at helping local groups realize their fullest 
potential and work most effectively at the local level. It seeks to develop 
the conservation cause and Audubon movement in Illinois by building a 
