We do not have a formal membership process, nor do we have membership fees.   Most people become Mules by racing as Mules.   Often times that occurs by curious individuals expressing interest in racing and being on a Mule team (or forming their own Mule team).   The primary reason for racing using a "Ya Mule Whatever" team name is to promote an enduring entity (us!) so people have a place to go to learn more and get involved.   As stated on our About Us page, we're mainly about promoting the sport of Adventure Racing and bringing together those who want to help us do that.  

What's an "Active" Mule?   Anyone who has raced as a Mule (eg. on a "Ya Mule" named team) in the past and continues to do Muley things (eg. race, volunteer, help behind the scenes).   We have no set time frame of inactivity that leads us to consider a Mule dormant; but when dormancy is strongly suspected, that Mule will likely be reclassified as "Wayward".
 

What's a "Wayward" Mule?   A formerly "Active" Mule who has wandered off to a non-Mule team for reasons we cannot understand, or who has inexplicably gone dormant (at least in an adventure racing sense!).   We like to continue acknowledging these Mules because they've helped us get where we are today.   Few things make us happier than "Wayward" Mules re-acquiring their "Active Mule" status!   Being a "Wayward Mule" is not a bad thing.   It's just not as good as being an "Active Mule"!