The Society provides individual membership for both students and professionals.
Associate membership is provided for high schools and trade schools.
Membership is also provided for businesses and corporations. Started in 1943, the Society's primary purpose is to provide a link between the academic and professional worlds of communications. Chapters are located at more than 120 college campuses. More than 30,000 current and future communicators have been listed as IRTS-AERho members. The purpose of IRTS-AERho is to foster closer relationships between media professionals and the student members of the Society.