In the 2000s the role was modified, empowering King Kleagles to maintain structural order and ensure the safety and security of members.
[3] Informal ways Klansman recruited members included "with eligible co-workers and personal friends and try to enlist them".
A primary recruitment leader during the 1920s, Edward Young Clark, reported that the Klan had gained 48,000 members in just three months.
[6] In addition to recruitment drives and alliances with fraternal lodges and Protestant churches, the Klan also used controlled instances of violence to attract members.
[4] The charitable activities demonstrated that the KKK was committed to the welfare of the nation and also "served as an effective public relations device by creating a more favorable opinion of the secret order and attracting new members".
There are appointed King Kleagles in each state in the US, Canada, Philippines, Germany, United Kingdom and Australia.