A very special thanks to our sustaining members

Tyler Allison, Pedro Boria, Jim Cheney, Teresa Dettloff, Marcus Doshi, Linda and Bipin Doshi, Scott Heidrich, Robert Kilburn, John Knoepfle, Bobby Menkhaus, James Salmon, Richard Tessel

Become a Member

Annual dues are only $50 per calendar year. Considering the cost of gear, charters, and helium these days, its chump change!

Joining Midwest Underwater Explorers is the first step to formalizing your involvement with the MWUE community.  In joining, you’re opening the door to new adventures in diving, both locally and around the world, and helping our local community live out our mission statement.

As a volunteer run community with a clear mission and desire to be a positive force on both community members and the broader diving community, we have established minimum expected standards for our membership in our organization bylaws.  In joining our community, you will be a representative of MWUE, so we ask that you both agree to these standards, and seek to exceed the minimums… after all, GUE divers Commit to Excellence.

Should you have any questions about membership of MWUE, please reach out to the MWUE Board of Directors.  Any member of the Board will be happy to discuss any aspect of Midwest Underwater Explorers with you, be it questions about membership or any other topic.

MWUE will provide a receipt accompanying your membership donation.  Your donation is tax deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.  Contact your tax professional regarding your individual circumstances.

Dues received after Dec 1 will carry forward through the next calendar year!

Expected Standards for Members

  1. MWUE members shall have paid their annual dues.

  2. MWUE members must have submitted an affiliate application.

  3. MWUE members must have a liability waiver on record signed within the previous twelve (12) months to participate in any SCUBA diving or related activities.

  4. MWUE members shall carry Divers Alert Network (“DAN”), or equivalent, SCUBA diving insurance.

  5. MWUE members will follow best practices for SCUBA diving and will dive within their level of training and comfort.

  6. MWUE members shall maintain a positive and supportive attitude towards all members of the diving community (including non-MWUE divers). 

  7. MWUE members shall refrain from tobacco, alcohol, and drug use while participating in MWUE SCUBA diving activities.

  8. In addition to the requirements above, any MWUE member below the age of 18 must submit a member application and a liability release form signed by their parents or legal guardians.

Sustaining Member

Members making a sustaining commitment to help MWUE operate over a multi-year period of $200+ per year over the span of 5 years.

Priority access to all MWUE organized trips with two (2) weeks advance notice and front-of-line waitlist privileges if the trip is full; priority positions on all project work per project manager.

Member

Dues Paying GUE Trained Divers.

General access to all MWUE organized trips with general notice and standard waitlist position if the trip is full; general positions on project work per project manager.

Supporter

Dues Paying Non-GUE Trained Divers.

Access to all MWUE organized trips two (2) weeks after general notice and standard waitlist position if the trip is full, provided the trip is not a GUE Certified Diver Only trip.

Friend

General Facebook group members.

Access to all MWUE organized trips three (3) weeks after general notice and standard waitlist position if the trip is full, provided the trip is not a GUE Certified Diver Only trip.

Corporate Sponsors

Companies wishing to support MWUE are welcome! Please reach out to discuss.