Joining Earthensong

[Kivak Atradico]

{ J O I N - U S }
^{...and walk with your wolf...}

So you would like to join the Earthensong pack but don't know how? Read this and you'll know exactly how to proceed!

Joining a pack on IRC - such as Earthensong - should never be done carelessly and on a whim. You should truly feel that this is your home and that you can acknowledge the bond with us as family; or at least a bond as friends. If you feel that you are ready to take the next step and become part of our family, we invite you to join us!

{ P L E D G E }
^{...make your interest known...}

The first thing you need to do is talk to one of the Council members in character about your will to join the pack. You may ask an Alpha or Beta this request either in public or in private depending on your openness. Upon hearing that you want to join the pack, if you are in good standing you will be announced as a "Pledge". This Pledge rank does nothing except distinguish you as a wolf that wants to be a part of the pack.

Once you have become a Pledge, you will also be responsible for posting a biography of your character on the forum in the correct board; that way all the members of the pack can see who you are. It is sometimes best to do this even before becoming a pledge, but it is required to carry beyond aswell.

{ A S S E S S M E N T }
^{...your second stage...}

Following your request to become a Pledge, a meeting will be held in the coming days. During this meeting, you will be requested to answer a series of questions in front of the pack about your dedication as a wolf to respect the rules and protect the Clearing. Upon answering them, you will be named an Assessment and your biography will be moved into the appropriate section of the forum. During the Assessmentship period, you will be evaluated by the pack in private over the following days or weeks.

{ S U B O R D I N A T E }
^{...welcome home...}

If the pack deems that you have bonded to us and are family to us, you will then be invited to another meeting. At this meeting you will be asked various questions again about your loyalty and swearing it to the pack. After this meeting, you will then become a member of the Earthensong pack and will have earned the right to request a rank to train into.

If you have any questions at all, any wolf can help you or at least point you to one who can.