Abstract
ON THE ELECTION BALLOTS, scheduled to be mailed on Sept. 29, ACS members will have the opportunity to ratify the constitutional amendments brought about by the Petition on Membership Categories & Requirements ( www.acs.org/bulletin5 , click “Petitions”). As the chair of the Membership Affairs Committee, I occasionally get questions about the petition. For example, I am asked that if the petition is ratified... ▪ Can anyone be a member of ACS? ▪ Will student members pay higher dues? ▪ Will student chapters be eliminated? ▪ Can student members become councilors? ▪ Will graduate students pay higher dues? The answer to all of these questions is no. The petition does welcome undergraduate students, now known as student affiliates, to be student members. The petition also helps to bring the society’s membership admissions policies into this multidisciplinary age of chemistry. However, there are still admissions guidelines in place, and not just anyone can be a member. For several ...
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