Leaders and followers

Make no bones about it: I'm a follower. I must hold a record for belonging to the most Pennsylvania organizations without actually residing (or ever resided) in the state. Here's the list I've joined, am joining, or am trying to join:

• Historical Society of Pennsylvania
• The Lancaster Chamber of Commerce
• Lititz Retailers Association
• Pennsylvania Dutch Convention and Visitor's Bureau
• Authentic B&Bs of Lancaster County Rejected!
• Pennsylvania Travel and Lodging Association
• Lancaster County Historical Society
• Susquehanna Valley Chamber of Commerce
• Lancaster County Conservancy
• Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County
• Lancaster Vegetarian Society
• Lancaster Herpetology Society
• The Franklin Institute
• Pennsylvania Heritage Society
• WITF (PBS)

Plus I have memberships in the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Professional Association of Innkeepers International, the Nature Conservancy, and soon the American Chestnut Cooperators Foundation.

The "holy grail" for B&Bs is Select Registry, but they won't let me join until I've been in business at least three years. I incorporated in 2004 so I figure I'll apply in 2007, and hope nobody notices.

If there was a society for people who join societies, I would join it.