If you're just getting started I would recommend setting your newly entered clubbers to a Status of "Inactive" and on the Misc tab leave the Registration checkbox empty. Then, as you receive properly completed registration forms you can set the Registration as current and the Status to "Active".
Note: When you receive a clubber's Registration, you do not have to open the Member form to check the 'is registered' box. In the main Clubbers List grid, right-click the clubber's name and then select the popup menu item to "Set Registration to Current" or "Open Registration Window" and use that to mark multiple members of the same family as registered. Both of these methods will a) set the Registration as current, b) fill in the Registration Date, c) set the status to Active d) create a Fee record representing the annual dues and mark the permission checkboxes. All with one click!
