WHIP believes that education starts at home, and therefore we encourage people to join their local education and support groups. We hope that some day, members of the community will be able to travel the country and feel welcome at any local club's meeting or event.

In furtherance of this goal, WHIP permits members of certain local education and support groups to be treated, for certain purposes, as if they were WHIP members. This process is called "reciprocity," and the groups are known as "reciprocal groups."

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The following organizations have reciprocity with WHIP:

• Baltimore Educational and Social Society ("BESS")

• Black Rose, Washington, DC

• Charlotte Area Power Exchange ("CAPEX"), south central Piedmont area of North Carolina

• Charlottesville Underground Fetish Fellowship ("CUFF")

• Different Strokes, Dallas/Fort Worth

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• Southern Delaware Dominance and submission ("SDDs")

• The Eulenspiegel Society ("TES"), New York City
• Tidewater Individuals Exploring Domination ("TIED"), Hampton Roads, VA

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At its discretion, the WHIP Board of Directors may grant reciprocity to clubs or organizations that meet the following criteria:

1. Have officers or boards that are elected by the membership
2. Have at least one regularly scheduled meeting per month
3. Collect dues in some form
4. Issue affiliation cards
5. Extend reciprocity to WHIP (see below)
6. Have met guidelines 1 through 4 for at least 6 months.

Reciprocity continues in perpetuity as long as the above criteria are met.

By "extend reciprocity to WHIP," we mean that card-carrying WHIP members will be admitted to regularly-scheduled educational events and parties put on by a reciprocal organization, without additional and onerous reservation procedures. Further, WHIP members will be admitted for the same fee that a reciprocal organization charges its own members. Further, each such card-carrying WHIP member will be allowed to be accompanied by at least one guest.

Reciprocity is not expected to extend to special meetings, such as an annual business meeting, or subgroups (special-interest groups, etc.) of a reciprocal organization.

Also, reciprocity is not expected to take precedence over any organization's minimum-age, gender, or orientation requirements.

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To request reciprocity with WHIP, please email chair@w-h-i-p.us with the following information:

1. Primary group contact and contact information
2. Web site address
3. Snail mail address
4. Phone number
5. Mission statement
6. Group inception date
7. Geographic area served (if appropriate)
8. Statements explaining how your group meets the guidelines, (e.g. elected board of 7, educational lectures on the 2nd Tuesday of the month, $35/year per person membership dues, membership card, etc.)

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We allow our reciprocal groups to post events directly to the WHIP calendar. To get instructions, please email chair@w-h-i-p.us, and let us know who in your group will be posting events.

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