Members

Membership in FAEOPP shall be of four types:

• Active Professional
• Associate
• Affiliate
• Institutional

  Active Professional Membership is available to those persons currently or formerly employed full-time in the administration or general operation of educational opportunity programs (TRIO) located in the State of Florida. In order to be accepted for Active Professional Membership, a candidate must have paid the annual dues  and otherwise have qualified under the provisions of Article IV, Section 2a of the FAEOPP Constitution and By-Laws. Each Active Professional Member is entitled to one vote andis eligible to hold office as delineated in Article VI of the FAEOPP Constitution and By-Laws and/or is eligible for committee appointments.

Associate Membership is available to those persons currently or formerly employed less than full-time in the administration or general operation of educational opportunity programs. In order to be accepted for Associate Membership, candidate must have paid the annual dues of FAEOPP. Each Associate Member is entitled to one vote and eligible for committee appointments but is not eligible to hold an elective office.

Affiliate Membership is available to those who support the purpose and objectives of FAEOPP, but who either do not qualify under the membership in categories of Article IV, Section 2 and 3 of the FAEOPP Constitution and By-Laws, or who would rather make their contributions in less visible or demanding roles. In order to be accepted for Affiliate membership, a candidate must have paid the FAEOPP annual dues. Each Affiliate Member has a voice but no vote in FAEOPP meetings, is not eligible to hold an elective office, or eligible for a committee appointments.

Institutional Membership is available and applicable to all employees employed by a particular TRIO, Gear-Up, or CROP program at a grant-serving institution. Institutional with more than one educational program must pay separate membership fees for each program. Membership privileges as defined in the description of Active Professional, Associate, and Affiliate Membership still apply under the Institutional Membership designation.  

Dues
FAEOPP dues are set by the Executive Board and are payable on March 1 - March 31 of each year. Dues not paid by March 31 of each year shall become delinquent, with delinquent status resulting in loss of membership rights and privileges.