There are several tiers of membership that are available, the most up to date pay scale can be found here: http://www.sca.org/join-us/. The general breakdown is:
Sustaining Membership ($45/year) – available to US and APO addresses. Includes access to the SCA electronic newsletter website, which includes all the kingdom newsletters and the Board Meeting minutes. Paper publications may be purchased for an additional fee. Associate Membership ($30/year) – no electronic or paper publications are available for this type of membership International Membership ($56/year) – same as Sustaining, for non-US addresses Family Membership ($10 each/year, $30 cap/year) – can be added to a Sustaining/International membership Your fees help support the SCA infrastructure, including worldwide liability coverage for our chapters, and the ability to maintain consistent rules and standards throughout the Society. Members get the following benefits (most up-to-date list here):
Discounts on event admission fees (usually $5 per event) Membership card – check in at events quickly by presenting your card Voting privileges in your local group – polls on local group matters are sent to those on the membership list (not all local groups enforce this) SCA Publications – digital access to all monthly kingdom newsletters and the quarterly Board Minutes, along with the option to subscribe to Tournaments Illuminated (the quarterly magazine of the Society), the Compleat Anachronist series, and to paper versions of kingdom newsletters and the Board Minutes.