Frequently Asked Questions - Membership

RGC's membership is split into two types of membership: General Membership and Voting Membership. Both are explained below.

General Membership

General membership is open to anyone that has some form of interest in gaming. Becoming a general member is easy, simply participate in our events on a regular basis. It also would not hurt to join our forums. There is no fee for general membership and we regularly ask for feedback from our total membership. General members may participate in any discussions and attend any meetings that pertain to RGC. General members are not able to vote on issues that directly affect RGC and its future direction. General members have no additional benefits beyond active participation within RGC.

Voting Membership

Voting members are those members that have decided they want to offer direct input into the future direction of RGC as an organization. Voting members not only participate in discussions and attend official meetings, they also have the benefit of voting on all issues involving the future direction of RGC; including who manages the day-to-day operations of RGC on the Board of Directors. Voting members pay an annual voting membership fee of $10.

Voting members are RGC members that have decided to pay an annual fee of $10 to help fund the events and projects that are planned during the year.

To become a voting member all you need to do is pay your $10 annual fee to any of the Board of Director members.

There are several benefits to being a voting member, beyond the satisfaction of helping keep Rochester Gamers Community growing and functional.

We truly appreciate each person that helps to fund the events and projects that RGC works towards every year. To show our appreciation, we have arranged for the following benefits:

Discounts and Specials:

  • Games By James - 10%
  • Covenant Games - 30% (20% for special orders) - http://www.covenantgames.com/rgc.htm
    Non-voting members can still get a 10% discount from Convenant Games.
  • Gamer's Renion - Pre-reg prices at the door.

Forum Benefits:

  • Increased size of PM Inbox to 150 messages.
  • Can disable word censor.
  • Can save drafts of posts and PMs and come back to them later.
  • Voting Members can attach files to posts and PMs.
  • Voting member color for username.
  • A private forum is available just for voting members.

Website Benefits:

  • Only voting members can create content for the website.
  • Ability to create your own photo albums
  • Voting members have their own personal blog.
  • Voting members can have a guestbook and personal contact form associated with their profiles.
  • Voting members can add events to the event calendar.

There is also a yearly member appreciation event and of course being able to cast a vote to help steer the organizational direction of RGC as a whole. It is our voting members that drive the direction and purpose of RGC.