Membership in SGA

Annual Meeting Access and Pricing

• Early access to registration for the annual meeting
• Member pricing for registration
• Early access and member pricing for pre-conference workshops

Awards and Scholarships Access

Eligibility for:

• SGA Fellows award
• Carroll Hart Scholarship (confirm that they have to be outside of Georgia??) for attendance to the Georgia Archives Institute
• Brenda S. Banks Educational Workshop Scholarship for an SGA workshop
• Anthony R. Dees Educational Workshop Scholarship for SGA-sponsored Pre-Conference Workshop
• Edward Weldon Scholarship to provide the registration fee for an SGA member to attend the Society of American Archivists (SAA) Annual Meeting in August.
• Larry Gulley Scholarship To provide funding to attend the SGA Annual Meeting.
• Taronda Spencer Award to provide funding to attend the SGA Annual Meeting.

 

Educational Opportunities

• Member pricing for workshops

 

Mentoring Program

• Access to the mentoring program as either mentor or protégé

Member Events

• Member pricing for tours and events

Membership Directory

• Addition to the directory
• Access to the directory search

Nominating and voting rights governing the election of Executive Board members and approval of major policy initiatives

 

Publications Access

• Access to backlog issues of Provenance and SGA Magazine
• Early access to new issues of Provenance

 

ListServ Access

• Access to the SGA Listserv (current and backlog messages)
• Submit to the SGA Listserv

 

Leadership Opportunities:

• Nominate or run for elected office
• Nominate or run for committee leadership
• Volunteer for committees 

SGA Annual Meeting at Jekyll Island Club, 2022

SGA Members tour of the L.P. Grant Mansion Atlanta, 2022

Membership in SGA is based on the calendar year (January-December).

Join in January to make the most of your membership benefits. SGA accepts new member applications until October 1 for the current year.

Individual	$35.00	Basic membership benefits
Students	$10.00	Basic membership benefits for full-time or part-time students.     Proof of enrollment required; four-year limit
Contributing	$45.00	Basic membership for one person    Plus:    Contributing member status published on the website, in Provenance, and in the    SGA Magazine
Sustaining	$60.00	Contributing-level membership for one person    Plus:    Personal thank you note from the SGA President
Patron	$100.00	Sustaining-level membership for one person    Plus:    Gift of appreciation from the SGA Shop (TBD)
Corporate	$200.00	Full-page ad in the SGA Magazine Spotlight on SGA's social media platforms Corporate membership allows for transferring of basic membership to any of the members of that corporate account.  Only one member may access any one benefit (e.g., only one member of the corporate account will access the member-level prices of the annual meeting or any workshop).    Corporate members have non-voting status

Your membership in the Society of Georgia Archivists will make you a part of a growing network of individuals and organizations charged with identifying and preserving irreplaceable records of our unique heritage. Join the Society today!

For further information regarding membership, contact SGA’s Membership Committee Chair at membership@soga.org OR our Administrative Assistant at admin@soga.org.