Our Social Program is designed to welcome non-raiding members who add to the community in other ways. Social members are always welcome to raid with us as their schedule or skill-level allows.
We believe that the best way to service our existing community is through our sponsorship program. Each non-raiding, social applicant must have a sponsor from the guild. That sponsor must be an active raid member with a Eternal Kingdom team. Sponsorship is not a casual thing -- if someone chooses to sponsor you they will help you integrate with the community -- and members can only sponsor a single applicant at a time.
Your immediate next step should be to identify and reach out to a sponsor. Please be sure to confirm with them that they are an active member of a specific EK raiding team. Once you have a sponsor, they will help move the process of getting you into the guild forward. Keep in mind they likely will not invite you directly, but one of the responsibilities of a sponsor is to let us know that they are sponsoring someone so we can keep track of new members and their sponsors.
Write a really awesome, complete application describing why you would be a valuable addition to our guild. The template for doing so is the same as a regular applicant (found here) but we recommend you put a lot of energy into it.
If your next question is "wait, I don't know anyone in the guild, are you saying there's no way I can join?" this paragraph is for you. We realize that there are really great people we haven't met yet, and we want to help you get into the guild if you really, really want that. Luckily we have a number of ways for you to meet and get to know our members. We have a number of channels and events that you are welcome to join without being a guild member, including:
- Fun Runs on Fridays and Saturdays
- Team Streams (we recommend joining to see if you can find a sponsor there)
We encourage you to take advantage of these to meet people and respectfully -- only after they've had a chance to get to know you -- ask if they'd consider sponsoring you. Patience and perseverance will be your best friends in getting through this process!
Thanks again for your interest in joining our guild. We hope to see you in guild chat soon!