Membership Information

Prospective Members; Complete the Membership Information Request Form and you'll receive a free two-month Chemeketan Bulletin subscription and other information about the Chemeketan's.

Membership Secretary; chememb@chemeketans.org (or write to: The Chemeketans, Membership Secretary, PO Box 864, Salem OR 97308) Contact the Membership Secretary for general information or with address changes. (Use an unambiguous subject line & include a surface mail address with your email.)

Membership Application: An individual may apply for membership after completing two "qualifying trips" with the club. A qualifying trip is any Chemeketan-sponsored outdoor activity. Attendance on a trail maintenance or cabin work trip also counts as a qualifying trip. After completing two qualifying trips and submitting a completed application for membership, your application is voted on at the next regular meeting of the Chemeketan Executive Council. Membership is not automatic. You will not be a member until you are voted into membership.

After completing two Chemeketan-sponsored outdoor trips, return the completed application for membership with the application fee to the Membership Secretary. Initial fees are $31 for adults ($14 dues + $12 monthly bulletin subscription + $5 application fee) and $3 dues for juniors (under 18).

Dues: Annual membership dues are $14 for each adult, $3 for each junior member, plus a $12 per household subscription fee for the monthly bulletin.

Benefits: Members receive The Chemeketan, our monthly bulletin, a prospectus of yearly activities, and a membership roster. Members vote for candidates for the Chemeketan Council. Members may also vote at the annual meeting or other special meetings. Members may rent the Chemeketan cabin and pay less for using it on scheduled trips. Members pay substantially less to attend the Annual Outing.

Monthly Bulletin: The Chemeketan, our monthly bulletin, is a compilation of activities for the month, future events, news, trip reports, and executive council meeting reports. Items for the bulletin may be mailed to: Chemeketan Bulletin Editor, PO Box 864, Salem OR 97309 or by email to the individual Bulletin Editors at:

Bill Geibel
Joanne DeMay
Mike Berger

Junior Members: Any person of any age may become a member. Persons under 18 years of age, however, are Junior Members. Junior Members have the advantage of paying less but they do not have voting rights. They enjoy all the other benefits of membership.