Voting privilege in the Society are extended only to those whose membership is paid for the calendar year in which the voting takes place. It is also MSS policy that participants in the Annual Program be MSS members in good standing. Send dues to Sue Wright, Dept. of Sociology, Drake University Des Moines, IA 50311-4505. Generally, graduate and undergraduate students at any institution of higher learning are eligible for membership. However, persons gainfully employed as sociologists should not be student members in the Society.
Students are eligible for any membership category by paying the appropriate dues.
All present and prospective members are encouraged to become sustaining members of the Society. Sustaining memberships allows the Society to maintain low student membership rates.