Ok. But you said it yourself. A founding member. A literal founder. One of maybe less than ten individuals who set up the whole of the organization in which we as PCs are operating.
And set up in a major period of civil unrest.
Lead by a religious figure whose contribution was so significant it is literally a corner stone of Thaln's culture. Both in a religious and martial context. 
I'm not saying every founding member needs a 11 foot statue with their name embossed in gold on the base depicting them farting rainbows and healing the sick, but I think 'name X number of folks who literally we owe the whole of our existence to' might be on  the entrance exam. Especially if some of those people are still alive and active members.