Department Sponsored Student Memberships 

The identity shift from student to sociologist is an integral part of students' professional development.   To assist in this process, the ASA collaborates with departments to help students join ASA for the first time.  

With a minimum of five first-time student members "bundled" by your department, ASA will send each student a free BPA-free 20-ounce water bottle with ASA logo (a $10 value). Departments are asked to subsidize what they can (in this past, this has ranged from a $5 departmental contribution to a full-subsidy of the cost of student membership), and students pay the remainder.  Students should complete an application and attach a check for their portion of the dues. The department should cut one check for the department’s contribution for the number of students responding.   Note that in addition to the $20 student membership dues, each student must select at least one ASA journal. The combined payment received must include payment for both dues and journals. Free water bottle offer applies to new student members only. Membership is for the 2012 calendar year.

Bundle all the forms and checks into one envelope and mail to:

Craig Schaar
ASA Membership Manager
1430 K Street NW, Suite 600
Washington, DC 20005

Include a note stating that this is a department package. The forms and checks must come in together. Shortly after receipt of your student applications, ASA will ship a complimentary water bottle to each new member included in your package of applications.

To request printed application forms, e-mail schaar@asanet.org.

[page last updated October 2010]