when I joined, I had to:
pick a name
pick a password
sign a will
send in fingerprints
run a credit check
notify Homeland Security
get photographed
have a cavity search
plug into the Matrix
buy a new suit
learn Spanish, French, German, and Japanese
raise the Titanic
solve the riddle of the Sphinx
find the holy grail
eat 50 buffalo wings
and....
sink the Bismark
I think you had it easier?