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In order to join the Central Indiana Grotto you are required to: Attend three regular grotto meetings Attend two regular grotto trips Submit an application (below) in writing endorsed by two regular members  The CIG dues are $10.00 per year, prorated to expire at the end of the December Meeting. Family membership is available to persons who live in the same household as a regular member. Family membership is $5.00 per year. Family members do not receive the CIG Newsletter.  New members who are not members of the National Speleological Society (NSS) are designated associate members. Associate members may not hold office in the grotto. Upon joining the NSS they automatically become regular members. Associate members are required to join the NSS within one year.  Members under the age of 17 are known as youth members. Youth members may neither vote nor hold office. Young members who have made significant contributions to the grotto or speleology may petition the Executive Committee to designate them as regular members in spite of their age.  All CIG members sign a release relieving their companions and the cave owners from liability concerns.  The requirement to attend meetings and trips is designed to protect prospective members from expending large amounts of time and money only to discover that caving is not enjoyable to them. The real world of caving is quite different from the adventure stories found in most caving books. Serious cavers who cannot meet these requirements because of work schedules or other real concerns may ask the Executive Board to waive one or more of these requirements. Download the CIG membership application in .MS Word format. Files in the .PDF format are viewed using Adobe Acrobat Reader. If Acrobat Reader is already installed on your computer selecting this link will launch Acrobat Reader and enable you to view the file. If you do not have Acrobat Reader, download the most current version from http://www.adobe.com.