[Ref in PA]

In PA, all certified officials are required to join a local chapter. This chapter takes care of local issues, local training, and is generally associated with multiple game assignors. Our local chapter has one game assignor for "bantam" (5th, 6th grade B/G), one for middle school and JV, one for Girls Varsity, and two for Boys Varsity. Four of the Five assignors are basketball referees in our chapter. The state of PA will revoke your certification if you do not belong to a local chapter.

Can you get games if you do not belong to a local chapter? You are not suppose to, but it has been done.

Can you belong to more than one chapter? No, but if you know assignors for other chapters, they may give you games. To get games here, it is more who you know and who's butt you have kissed. It shouldn't be that what, but it is reality.