Membership in the corporation shall be open to any individual consumer who is a United States citizen or has a lawful permanent residence in the United States (“Green Card”), is at least eighteen (18) years of age and has a valid Social Security Number. A member must also meet the qualifications of any class of membership. Members shall further have a shared or common interest in having a need for the education, benefits, products and/or services offered by the corporation and must subscribe to the purposes, principles and objectives of the corporation. A spouse and/or dependents of an active member may also be eligible for the optional family membership benefits through the active member. The definition of “dependents” shall be set forth in the terms and conditions of the membership application or as determined by the applicable state law.