EMEMBERSHIP

Happy Easter, Brothers. As we move to the last quarter of the fraternal year and eyes begin to focus on accomplishing membership goals, do not forget the emembers sitting in your candidate tab. The state got credit when they joined as an e-member but it’s time for your diocese and your council to get credit toward completing your membership goal and achieving Star Council.

As you transfer those e-members, I’d like to offer some helpful reminders. Though we all prefer live degrees, the outstanding e-members can be brought in through Wednesday night Ohio virtual degree or degree on demand from Supreme. Truth be told, we all get more out of the degree the second time so get them in via virtual degree but take them to a live degree when it’s offered. The biggest thing is to get them transferred and active in your council. Second, e-members can be transferred by sending a form 100 in to

Council Process

form100@kofcohio.org but it will take 5-25 days. You can move them instantly using the candidate tab. Your FS or GK can add e-members back to your candidate tab by using the search feature. You’ll need member number, name, and birthdate. After you add them through the candidate tab, be sure they get full credit for the degree by going into member management and adding their second and third degree dates.

E-membership is strong in Ohio thanks to your council. Ohio’s conversion rate it 63% which is better than most of the order. That is wholly due to your efforts. Thank you for recruiting hard and utilizing emembership to get those men in your council and active. Cleveland Rocks! (I loved that show).

M. Stewart Vetter, State Online Membership Director

• Council Admission Committee contacts the e-member and welcomes him to the Order.

• Interview the eMember utilizing the Admission Committee Inquiries Guide (Form 390)

• Complete Admission Committee Report (Form 283).

• Council Admission Committee recommendation to council officers.

If Found Favorable

• Council ballots (live or virtually) to accept eMember.

• GK, FS or CMD sends online registration link to eMember.

Councils With Emembers In Portal

As of April 1, 2023 eMember2Council: 99

FY Total eMembers: 208

% eMember 2Council: 46.67% Active: 21 (<60-Days Old)

547 Akron (1)

Lorain (4)

Windermere (1)

• Registration Link for State Online Exemplification (https://www.kofcohio.org/exemplification-registration/) or Supreme On-Demand Resources (Ceremonial Resources | Knights of Columbus (kofc.org) You will be required to login to Supreme before accessing the Ceremonial page.

• E-Member registers and attends Exemplification on assigned date and time.

• Upon completion of the Exemplification, a confirmation email is sent to the GK, FS and/or CMD from State or Supreme Council.

• Complete the Form 100 received from State Online Membership Director and submit to form100@kofcohio.org OR login to Officers Online and complete the Prospect tab.

• Present new member with rosary and emblem of the Order pin at next available opportunity.

If Found Unfavorable

• Financial Secretary or Grand Knight login to Officers Online

• Go to the Prospect tab.

• Select REJECTION and select the reason why.

• Send email to State Online Membership Director, District Deputy and State Officer. If the reason is incompatible or if the emember would like a different council, State Online Membership Director will update and forward back to DMD to start the process over again with the new council.