I do not think adding "aspirant to <group>" under a person's avatar does anything special for that person beyond provide a handy point of reference for other people on the site, and I'm baffled why this is such a big deal that it would need to be discussed at an admin meeting.
I'm not asking...
I am for it. The title doesn't need a color banner, it can be set or removed by the Gatekeepers without a lot of additional work, and I personally find aspiration information very useful. I actually looked that up more than full membership in a group on the old boards- no joke.