Membership in the Shakers dwindled in the late 19th century for several reasons: people were attracted to cities and away from the farms ; Shaker products could not compete with mass-produced products that became available at a much lower cost ; and Shakers could not have children, so adoption was a major source of new members.

Membership is restricted to 1000, a figure last reached in 1979, and today is open for new members to join.

Membership of the new House of Commons was overwhelmingly made up of pro-coalition MPs, and there was therefore a large number of eligible members for the government posts to be filled.

“ In each community a new office is opened, a " Bureau of Political Membership ".

Membership of the new organisation became limited to people who were Irish or whose parents " profess the Christian faith ".

Membership in this new body, according to the bylaws, is open to any congregation that " endorses the Purposes and Principles ", and " affirms the Statement of Doctrine ".

Renewal of memberships can be done via the internet, through the mail, in-club at the Membership Services desk, any cash register, and also at the new ATM / Membership kiosks ( the latter only available in select locations ).

On September 26, 2006, Webring Inc. announced a new WebRing Premium Membership Program.

Membership grew dramatically in the second half of the twentieth century, and over the years new committees were formed, leading to the five-conference structure in place at the beginning of the twenty-first century.

Membership of the new ISCA is open to all BBS users subject to approval by a 2 / 3 majority of existing members and payment of annual dues, currently $ 30.

Starting from 8 January 2010, ICAEW introduced a new " Pathways to Membership " programme whereby it offers the ACA designation on passing its Examination of Experience and sponsorship by ICAEW member or under ICAEW's ATE training environment, to members ( qualified through normal examination and training route ) of the following accounting institutes:

This change was not new to the world of fraternities, as in 1971 Lambda Chi Alpha became the first North-American Interfraternity Conference ( NIC ) fraternity to eliminate pledging, by replacing the process with an " Associated Membership " process.

The Membership Award is only actually received by young people new to Scouting, whereas those Explorer Scouts who have joined from a Scout Troop will undertake the Moving-On Award.

However, the Awards cover the same basic principles, and Units may have all new Explorers participate in the Membership Award, regardless of how they came to join the Unit.

Membership in the Union is open to descendants of old and new Armenian noble families, as well as to the foreign titled nobility that reside in Armenia and abroad, regardless their political or religious views, and age and sex.

Membership of the small committee was always secret-each new committee being selected by the previous one-and legend records the existence of a large leather-bound tome in which all details and committee memberships, trials and tribulations are / were recorded.

Membership at present for the category of new permanent members is closed, but last when open, had a waiting list of over 30 years.

Membership began to increase, with an influx of new members of all ages.

Membership elections are held twice a year, when successful new members are visited in their rooms, where the new member is expected to consume the contents of an entire tin of Colman's powdered English Mustard, followed by the room being ' trashed ' as a symbol of their election.

At a special general meeting held in Auckland, New Zealand in November 2010, a new constition was approved that gave New Zealand, Australia and England permanent seats on the RLIF board, with provision made for an additional seat each by May 2011 for the RLEF and a soon-to-be-formed Asia Pacific Rugby League Confederation ( APRLC ), once RLEF and APRLC were granted Associate Membership status by the RLIF.

Membership has changed over the years as various singers have retired or died and new ones have been brought in to succeed them.

Membership is free, and new members that join this club will get 5000 points as a welcome gift.

Membership in a branch or group within a language family is established by shared innovations ; that is, common features of those languages that are not attested in the common ancestor of the entire family.

Membership in a moving group implies a common origin for these stars in an open cluster that has since become gravitationally unbound.

" Membership in a language minority group includes " persons who are American Indian, Asian American, Alaskan Natives or of Spanish heritage.

Membership or status in a social group may depend on having specific values for certain attributes.

Membership in the most private of these groups is offered only after the group has already decided that the individual qualifies to join the Krewe.

Membership in the New York City group is by invitation only, based on relationships with current and past members, and one's involvement in the contemporary art world.

Membership in Marist Singers entitles the students to also participate in Chamber Singers ( by audition ), Gospel Choir, Freshman Women's Choir, Time Check ( Marist's male a cappella group ), and Sirens ( Marist's female a cappella group ), and Chapel Choir ( which sings at masses ).

# Membership dues shall be fixed by the individual groups ; each group shall, however, submit 15 Swiss Francs for each of its members to the central leadership of the Society at the Goetheanum.

Membership of the group skyrocketed as a result, going from 10, 000 members to 32, 000 members by 22 July 2009.

Membership of the coalition changes frequently as individuals leave the group as it passes beyond the boundary of their activity space, or the activity ends or changes, as when the breeding season begins.

Membership in the academy was confined to an elite group of scholars, who performed secretarial and literary tasks for the court.

Membership is managed according to the legal organization of the group, which may range from an Unincorporated Associations to various forms of Corporate bodies.

* Membership in a particular social group.

Membership was automatic with any one year subscription to such titles and came with a certificate of membership plus a group portrait of the most prominent non-Disney characters published by Dell.

Membership in the Steel Army is now even international with members joining the group from Sunderland and Surrey in the U. K., as well as Bray, in the Republic of Ireland, who will be following the Riverhounds from abroad.

Membership type is far more stable over time than membership in an individual clique: isolates generally remain socially disengaged, liaisons remain equally consistent, and “ group members ” frequently switch from one clique to another, but typically remain group members over time.

Membership fees are paid to both head office and the local group.

The HHA offers a Friends ' Membership for people wishing to support the HHA's aims and enjoy free visits to HHA houses open to the public, special group tours of houses which are not normally open and four issues a year of the Association's magazine, " Historic House ".

Membership in ATHE ’ s Performance Studies focus group reaches 450.

Membership is open to everyone aged 16 and over, provided they share the values and principles upon which the group was founded.

Membership is managed by the assent of the group.

Membership in the NSKK did not require any knowledge of automobiles and the group was known to accept persons for membership without drivers ' licenses.