Associates assist club members in promoting a good image of the Atons. Individuals with limited time and commitment assist regular members in carrying out the club's goals and objectives by helping conduct fund-raisers, bar events, campouts, and runs. Associates can wear their club patch with pride in knowing that the Atons is one of the oldest surviving leather/levi clubs in the nation. As a nationally recognized club the Atons are know everywhere. As a patch holder, an Associate is an ambassador of the club and will be warmly received by clubs everywhere. In appreciation of Associates' good works Associates are invited to special club events throughout the year such as our annual Holiday Party in December and Pool Party or outing during the summer.

Regular or full membership is reserved for those men who have the necessary time and commitment to help the club achieve its goals and objectives. As a regular member you are expected to attend monthly general meetings and serve on two or more sub-committees. In addition to these meetings, members are expected to be present at bar events, fund-raisers, the annual officers installation banquet and the biennial club run at which you are expected to attend. Regular members are also expected to make at least one run trip to a club outside Minnesota each year. We encourage you to meet and talk with individual members before making application for pledgeship. Once or twice a year we have a smoker which is an afternoon or evening set aside to get to know perspective members better and answer any questions that they might have. You should inquire with the president or vice-president when a smoker will occur.