An aspirant member, midsummer, is someone who's applied for the group but not officially been accepted by the
admins or mods yet. They are an aspiring member, or someone who wants to join. The applicant remains an "aspirant
member" until one of the mods or admins of the groups goes into their group member list and updates the status to
member or mod or whatever rank they choose.
Sometimes people remain unaccepted for awhile because the admins/mods haven't checked their list of members for new
applicants, and others because they are hesitant to accept the aspirant. Usually it's the former, though.
Make sense? If you have any questions, let me know and I'll try to help you. :)