[Home](./index.md) > [bitburner](./bitburner.md) > [Gang](./bitburner.gang.md) > [ascendMember](./bitburner.gang.ascendmember.md) ## Gang.ascendMember() method If you are not in BitNode-2, then you must have Source-File 2 in order to use this function. Ascend the specified Gang Member. Signature: ```typescript ascendMember(memberName: string): GangMemberAscension; ``` ## Parameters | Parameter | Type | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | memberName | string | Name of member to ascend. | Returns: [GangMemberAscension](./bitburner.gangmemberascension.md) Object with info about the ascension results. ## Remarks RAM cost: 4 GB