IT'S TIME TO JOIN OR REJOIN WSCA!

Memberships run from January 1 to December 31.

Please Note: New memberships begin January 1; however, if you join before November, you will be sent convention registration information in November.

Two ways to join or renew your membership!

Online Membership Form—New or Renewing members can fill out this form and submit online with your credit card payment!

Download, Print, & Complete Membership Form—print out this form, fill in the information and mail to the address on the form (in pdf).

Membership dues

Regular $50 If you wish to receive the other regions' journals, add $42.50

Contingent Faculty $37.50

Student $25

Retired $30

Departmental $80

Honorary
Past Presidents and DSA Winners $0

Life Membership in WSCA

Become a WSCA Life Member! The Legislative Assembly created the Life Membership category to help build our assets to strengthen the Association in the years to come. This is your opportunity to help WSCA and share in its mission of making the communication discipline accessible to many people.

Life membership includes annual WSCA membership renewal and conference registration for life. In addition:

You will receive annual recognition in the program.
You may purchase the other regional journals at the regular member's fee.
You may purchase convention meals at the regular member's fee.
Your contribution to the Association is partially tax deductible.

The basic contribution is $1,000. However, to ease the way for many to participate, the Legislative Assembly set a schedule of deferred giving. You may select a plan that best fits you on a one year to five-year scale. The life membership dues will increase to $2,000 starting October 1, 2010.

Number of Years	Payment	Total
1 year	$2000 one time	$2000
2 years	$1100 first year, $1000 second	$2100
3 years	$800 first year, $650 second and third years	$2100
4 years	$600 first year, $500 second through fourth years	$2100
5 years	$500 first year, $400 second through fifth years	$2100

In designing the fund the Legislative Assembly specified that no more than 85% of the interest earned shall be used to provide member benefits. This statement assures two things: one, the fund will continue to grow and increase in value; and two, the member benefits never come from the principal. Given that membership benefits do not come from the principal amount, we think the donation is partially tax deductible as a charitable contribution. The association uses the guideline of 80% charitable and 20% of member benefit.

Because WSCA is a 501 (c) 3 organization, contributions or gifts may be tax deductible as charitable contributions. Dues paid to WSCA may be tax deductible as ordinary and necessary business expenses. (IRS compliance statement.) At the end of each year in which you make a contribution, WSCA will send you a statement of the 80% tax deductibility.