It typically recruits members at the beginning of the fall semester, although students may join at any time. Professor Juan Battle serves as the club's faculty advisor. Member ship in the ASA and subscriptions to the journals it publishes are available to students at special discounted rates. The ASA also publishes a number of brochures on career planning. ESS holds an annual meeting in the spring and publishes a journal.
Membership is drawn from sociologists working or residing on the Eastern Seaboard.
Discounted student membership rates are available.