The phrase "accepting membership" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to the act of agreeing to join a group, organization, or community.
Example: "The committee is currently reviewing applications for accepting membership into the organization."
Alternatives: "joining the group" or "becoming a member".
The Disney Club, which costs $39.95 annually to join, will be disbanded Dec. 31, 2003; the company stopped accepting memberships and renewals earlier this month.
MilePoint (www.milepoint.com) is scheduled to begin accepting memberships sometime this month and will allow frequent fliers to convert their miles into a form of online currency that can be used for discounts of 5 to 25 percent with a variety of retailers, including Amazon.com, The Sharper Image and Hammacher Schlemmer.
Just one month ago, Rick stood before the New York State Broadcasters Associationn to accept membership in their Hall of Fame.
"They've played their way onto the PGA Tour; they've accepted membership; they've played their 15 events.
Corbyn said last month that he had not thought about whether he would accept membership of the privy council.
In 1959 he supported the "Bad Godesberg Programme" under which the Social Democrats dropped a lot of their Marxist baggage and accepted membership of Nato.
He quoted Deron Smith, a spokesman for the national Scouts group as saying that "the chartered organizations that oversee and deliver scouting would accept membership and select leaders consistent with their organization's mission, principles or religious beliefs".
Mrs Castle took down the often angry exchanges in shorthand, learnt when she was young in order to get a job on a local newspaper.She accepted membership of the House of Lords, although good socialists sought its abolition.
"This would mean there would no longer be any national policy regarding sexual orientation, and the chartered organizations that oversee and deliver Scouting would accept membership and select leaders consistent with each organization's mission, principles, or religious beliefs".
