diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 5723410..82a842e 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ struct Data {
     fresher: serenity::RoleId,
     gn_ch_id: serenity::ChannelId,
     member: serenity::RoleId,
+    old_member: serenity::RoleId,
     server: serenity::GuildId,
 }
 
@@ -89,6 +90,11 @@ async fn poise(
         .expect("MEMBER_ID not found")
         .parse()
         .expect("MEMBER_ID not valid u64");
+    let old_member = secret_store
+        .get("OLD_MEMBER_ID")
+        .expect("OLD_MEMBER_ID not found")
+        .parse()
+        .expect("OLD_MEMBER_ID not valid u64");
     let server = secret_store
         .get("SERVER_ID")
         .expect("SERVER_ID not found")
@@ -154,6 +160,7 @@ async fn poise(
                     fresher,
                     gn_ch_id,
                     member,
+                    old_member,
                     server,
                 })
             })
diff --git a/src/verify/login.rs b/src/verify/login.rs
index 8410334..7b5b705 100644
--- a/src/verify/login.rs
+++ b/src/verify/login.rs
@@ -255,20 +255,10 @@ pub(crate) async fn login_6(
                             })
                         })
                         .await?;
-                    // data.gn_ch_id
-                    //     .send_message(&ctx.http, |cm| {
-                    //         cm.content(format!(
-                    //             "Welcome to ICAS {}, if you have any questions, feel free \
-                    //         to ping a committee member{}!",
-                    //             m.user,
-                    //             if fresher {
-                    //                 ", and look out for other freshers in green"
-                    //             } else {
-                    //                 ""
-                    //             }
-                    //         ))
-                    //     })
-                    //     .await?;
+                    if !mm.roles.contains(&data.old_member) {
+                        crate::verify::welcome_user(&ctx.http, &data.gn_ch_id, &m.user, fresher)
+                            .await?;
+                    }
                 }
                 Err(e) => {
                     eprintln!("Error: {e}");
diff --git a/src/verify/manual.rs b/src/verify/manual.rs
index be51fc6..f13f11f 100644
--- a/src/verify/manual.rs
+++ b/src/verify/manual.rs
@@ -248,20 +248,9 @@ pub(crate) async fn manual_4(
                         })
                 })
                 .await?;
-                // data.gn_ch_id
-                //     .send_message(&ctx.http, |cm| {
-                //         cm.content(format!(
-                //             "Welcome to ICAS {}, if you have any questions, feel free \
-                //             to ping a committee member{}!",
-                //             user,
-                //             if fresher {
-                //                 ", and look out for other freshers in green"
-                //             } else {
-                //                 ""
-                //             }
-                //         ))
-                //     })
-                //     .await?;
+                if !member.roles.contains(&data.old_member) {
+                    crate::verify::welcome_user(&ctx.http, &data.gn_ch_id, &user, fresher).await?;
+                }
             }
             Err(e) => {
                 eprintln!("Error: {e}");
diff --git a/src/verify/membership.rs b/src/verify/membership.rs
index e179c37..da9b5fa 100644
--- a/src/verify/membership.rs
+++ b/src/verify/membership.rs
@@ -176,20 +176,10 @@ pub(crate) async fn membership_3(
                         })
                     })
                     .await?;
-                // data.gn_ch_id
-                //     .send_message(&ctx.http, |cm| {
-                //         cm.content(format!(
-                //             "Welcome to ICAS {}, if you have any questions, feel free \
-                //             to ping a committee member{}!",
-                //             m.user,
-                //             if fresher {
-                //                 ", and look out for other freshers in green"
-                //             } else {
-                //                 ""
-                //             }
-                //         ))
-                //     })
-                //     .await?;
+                if !mm.roles.contains(&data.old_member) {
+                    crate::verify::welcome_user(&ctx.http, &data.gn_ch_id, &m.user, fresher)
+                        .await?;
+                }
                 return Ok(());
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/verify/mod.rs b/src/verify/mod.rs
index d78e9d8..854a800 100644
--- a/src/verify/mod.rs
+++ b/src/verify/mod.rs
@@ -127,3 +127,25 @@ pub(crate) async fn remove_role(
 ) -> Result<(), Error> {
     Ok(member.remove_role(&ctx.http, role).await?)
 }
+
+pub(crate) async fn welcome_user(
+    http: impl AsRef<serenity::http::Http>,
+    channel: &serenity::ChannelId,
+    user: &serenity::User,
+    fresher: bool,
+) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    channel
+        .send_message(http, |m| {
+            m.content(format!(
+                "Welcome to ICAS {user}, if you have any questions, \
+                    feel free to ping a committee member{}!",
+                if fresher {
+                    ", and look out for other freshers in green"
+                } else {
+                    ""
+                }
+            ))
+        })
+        .await?;
+    Ok(())
+}