Eligibility may be through any one of three avenues, or all three, if desired.
Any woman shall be eligible for membership who has reached the age of eighteen and is lineally descended from a person, male or female, who was born, prior to the Treaty of Westminster, 1674, either in the Netherlands or in New Netherland of Dutch parentage; OR (ii), whose ancestor resided in New Netherland prior to the Treaty of Westminster, 1674; OR (iii), whose ancestor was one of the following:
Every candidate, upon request, shall be furnished by the Corresponding Secretary a preliminary application form. Each candidate shall be proposed by one member and seconded by another.