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Membership Categories

The following description of SoACE Membership categories is excerpted from the SoACE By-Laws: 

Membership Categories

There shall be three categories of membership in the SouthernACE: Regular, Affiliate and Individual.  Each category shall have the following membership classes:  

• Regular:  College/University, Employer
• Affiliate: and
• Individual 
  • Student
  • Honorary Lifetime
  • Retiree
  • Transitional Members
  • Other Members
  Individuals otherwise qualified but affiliated with organizations located outside the states listed in Article 1.1 may also apply for membership.   All memberships are paid annually. Regular and Affiliate Memberships are transferable within individual offices/divisions,however, Individual Memberships are not transferable.

  REGULAR MEMBERSHIP
  All Regular Memberships are granted to organizations, not individuals.  Regular member representative’s job functions must include recruitment, career services and career development or training of college students and graduates exclusively for their organizations.  Such membership consists of two categories: Principal Representatives: Principal Representatives are designated as primary representatives of qualified member organizations or divisions of the organizations.  They pay full dues (per established dues structure), have full SouthernACE privileges – including voting – and are eligible to hold elected office within the SouthernACE. Associate Representatives:  Associate Representatives are considered additional representatives of qualified member organizations or divisions of the organizations.  They pay partial dues (per the established dues structure), have full SouthernACE privileges – including voting and are eligible to hold elected office within the SouthernACE. Any separate divisions of a qualified regular member organization which have responsibility for independent direction of employee selection or career services activities must designate a Principal Representative who will pay full dues. Associate Representatives, who pay partial dues, may also be designated.

  • College/University Members. Individuals serving as official representatives for career services for respective institutions will be considered college/university members. These institutions shall be degree granting, two- and four-year institutions of higher education accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education.
  • Employer Members. Individuals officially and actively recruiting, screening, and hiring for their organizations’ college students or graduates. This does not include organization’s which provide a product or service to career services or human resource staffing functions or that function as a third party recruiter.
  AFFILIATE MEMBERSHIP
  Affiliate Membership may be granted to organizations that provide a service or product to career services and/or college relations/human resources staffing functions.  The mission and purpose of these organizations must be complementary and supportive of the mission and purposes of the SouthernACE, as determined by the Membership Committee.  Affiliate membership may include organizations such as:  publishers of career materials, technology organizations that provide supporting software and system platforms that directly relate to the operational functions of college recruitment or college and university career services, advertising firms, media organizations, consultants in college recruiting for an institutional employer/college member, college/university faculty, and supervising managers for a regular college/university or employer member. The phrase “consultants in college recruiting” does not constitute employment agencies operating on a contingency basis or as third party recruiters.

   

  Affiliate members may attend conferences and workshops, and may serve on committees.  Affiliate members may not vote, hold any elected or appointed offices. 

  INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP
  • Student Members.  Individuals enrolled in degree granting programs of accredited colleges/ universities who have demonstrated interest in the career services and employer relations profession and who are not employed full-time in the profession. Student members are eligible to attend conferences and workshops, and serve on committees, but cannot vote or hold office.  Membership dues shall be half (1/2) of the full individual membership rate. Student membership is not available to those who would qualify for membership under the Regular membership category.  Student membership eligibility ends six months after the completion of the degree, or upon employment in the field, whichever comes first.
  • Honorary Members.  Individuals no longer eligible for active membership and who have been members of the association for a significant number of years, who have made notable contribution in the field of career services, college relations, or to the SouthernACE, and who are so elected by the Board of Directors. Such members shall not vote, hold office, or pay dues. Honorary Lifetime members who return to the profession must regain full dues-paying membership responsibilities and privileges in order to remain active in the SouthernACE.
  • Retiree Members.  A qualified member, upon retirement, may retain membership in the SouthernACE. These members are entitled to all the rights of full membership except for the ability to vote or hold office. The individual’s membership status will belong to the individual and dues payment will be the responsibility of the individual until otherwise qualified for membership.
  • Transitional Members.  Individuals who are members in good standing and who have recently left positions in career services or college relations. The individual’s membership status will belong to the individual and dues payment will be the responsibility of the individual until such time as they accept an employment position in career services or college relations. Transitional Membership is limited to one year. These members are entitled to all the rights of full membership except for the ability to vote or hold office.
  • Other Members.  Other individuals may be granted membership at the discretion of and with explicit permission by the Board of Directors or its designee. These members are entitled to all the rights of full membership except for the ability to vote or hold office.