At the September, 2008 VBA meeting, Clinton Western, Recording Secretary, clarified whether or not all members of a club affiliated with VBA had to pay VBA dues. As quoted in the VBA Constitution, Article 3: Membership, Section 2:

“Association membership shall be granted to any archery club or group within the Commonwealth of Virginia, incorporated or non-incorporated, by affiliating with this association and making proper application for affiliation and registering all its members along with payment of current dues as prescribed in the By-laws of this Association.”

This practice has been in effect since its approval at the annual meeting of the VBA held at the John Marshall Hotel in Richmond, Va., on October 7, 1956. This leave no doubt that all members of a VBA charted club must pay current VBA dues.