Ray, First find a Meeting close enough to where you live that you can attend their meetings fairly frequently and take part in their activities. There are "isolated Friends" but they've usually been affiliated with a Monthly Meeting and then moved away for whatever reason. After attending Meeting for Worship for a while and getting to know some of the other members, if you decide you want to join, write a letter to the Clerk of the Meeting stating your desire to become a member. A Clearness Committee for Membership consisting of several members will meet with you to discuss your understanding of Quaker principles and the duties expected of a member. This is by no means an examination to determine your "fitness" - - we try not to be judgmental - - but to get to know you a little better and to be sure you know enough about Quakerism to really want to be a member. There are no creeds or prescribed beliefs, but it is more than a spur of the moment or convenience decision. The committee reports back to the Monthly Meeting at the next business session, recommending you for membership (or not, I suppose, tho I've never known that to happen). The proposal is "seasoned" for a month and acted on at the next meeting for business. In our Monthly Meeting there is then some sort of welcoming event, which can be anything from a coffee hour after meeting to a picnic or potluck at someone's home. One woman wanted to have a games night, so we did that at the Meeting House, with a lot of families participating and a lot of popcorn for all. Then, if you are not already on a committee, you will probably be asked which one you would like to serve on!! Dolly In a message dated 1/14/2009 11:37:41 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: How does a person without any Quaker connections for many years join a present day Quaker Meeting? Thanks, Ray **************Inauguration '09: Get complete coverage from the nation's capital.(http://www.aol.com?ncid=emlcntaolcom00000027)