MEMBERSHIP
Who can become a member?
Nationally, membership is open to anyone who has earned an associate, baccalaureate or higher degree from an accredited college or university; or anyone working toward their first baccalaureate degree may join as a student affiliate.
Any Discounts or Special Offers?
AAUW offers a Shape The Future (STF) discount for New Membership. People who join an AAUW branch at a "public event / program", sign our guest book, and pay on that day are eligible for a discount of ONE HALF OFF the national dues. AAUW members who have lapsed for more than 2 years are also eligible for a STF discount when re-joining at a public event.
Membership dues are also cut in half after the half year mark.
Why should you join AAUW?
- Fellowship with intelligent, educated women who have a variety of activities and interests.
- Opportunity for contacts with community leaders.
- Builds self-esteem and gives a greater vision of what one can accomplish and become.
- Community involvement.
- Value of membership from AAUW national web page
Who might want to join AAUW?
- Anyone (men and women) interested in equity issues related to women and girls.
- Those who agree with AAUW’s Public Policy Priorities and want to receive timely notification of important woman’s issues.
- Women who have just moved into the region wanting to meet people.
- Women wanting to expand their social circle.
- New graduates who might want direction and mentoring in their careers.
- Working women who want to network.
- Young mothers tired of baby talk who want to have some intelligent conversation for a change.
- Mothers of older children or "empty nesters" finally having time to "rediscover themselves".
- Retired women eager to meet other intelligent and active retirees.
How can I get my monies worth from my AAUW dues?
Stay active in your AAUW branch: come to events, book clubs and GET INVOLVED! Just ask any board member, "how can I help?"
AAUW Louisiana Branches
Branch Locations:
AAUW Louisiana has several active branches throughout the state. Browse a list of LA Branch Activities. In addition, most branches also have members-only special interest groups such as: book study groups, dining groups, movie / entertainment groups.
If there is no branch in your region, you may join as a "Member-at-Large" (MAL) or please consider creating a new branch.
Contact our Louisiana Membership VP (see current officer list in pdf format) for more information on joining AAUW. Or contact any of our branches to learn more about branch activities and join.
AAUW Louisiana Branch Web Sites Contact info:
AAUW Louisiana On Campus
Louisiana has set up several Facebook groups for our Louisiana colleges in hopes that enough local AAUW interest can be generated that eventually an active campus affiliate group might be formed.
If you college, is one of the AAUW university partners, then students may join AAUW as a student affiliate for FREE - a savings of $17 yearly. Check to see if your school is an AAUW College / University Partner; or join as a student affiliate via the AAUW web site.
Southeastern AAUW Student Affiliate
Since Southeastern is one of the AAUW university partners, Southeastern students may join AAUW as a student affiliate for FREE - a savings of $17 yearly.
Louisiana's first AAUW Student Affiliate (SA) group was organized on the campus of Southeastern University in Hammond as a satelite of the Covington-Mandeville Branch. Campus facilitator is Dr. Natasha Whitton.
This group's focus is on student empowerment, leadership and encouragement. It strives to maintain Southeastern's status as an AAUW university partner and to send at least one Southeastern student each year to the very pretigious National Conference for College Women Student Leaders (NCCWSL) in Washington.
While stressing that student's studies must come first, this group still manages to participate in philanthropy and regular meetings. Some of the topics discussed during the 2009-10 meeting year were: NCCWSL, Campaign College, The Wage Project, $tart $mart, Legislative Days, a proposed faculty-staff tea, the SGA leadership retreat, visibility, recruitment, ERA and Equal Pay.
AAUW Louisiana On Facebook
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