Clans

Summary
Clans are formalized (Although some only very loosely) groups that players join for purposes of battling other focused clans (clanmatch in matchmaking) in team games and for practice.

Halo 2 has a clan system that allows you to hold up to 100 people. In Halo 2, any given gamertag may only belong to one clan at a time.

Ranking System
Halo 2 clan system has a ranking system that consists of the following:


 * Peon- Lowest of the classes. Can only participate in clanmatches. Usually used as punishment within a clan
 * Member- average member of the clan. Can recruit people to a clan via clan invite and participate in clanmatches.
 * Staff- managers of the clan. They have all the privileges accorded to the lower ranks, but with the ability of changing ranks of lower ranking clan members (members to staff, member to peon, etc).  Can also boot lower ranking members from the clan
 * Overlord- Admin/Leader(s) of the clan. Have all the privileges of staff, except with more power.