FFA MEMBERSHIP
Membership in the Carroll Area FFA follows several policies and by-laws set in place by the National FFA Organization and its constitutional requirements. Membership requirements as stated in the National FFA Organization Constitution have been modified and adopted for the Carroll Area FFA Constitution & By-Laws (last revised in November 2014). There are four types of membership within the National FFA Organization: active, alumni, collegiate, and honorary.
REQUIREMENTS FOR ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP
Active members are FFA members that belong to a local affiliated chapter of the National FFA Organization. Most active members are 9-12 (high school) students, but FFA members may also retain active membership for several years following high school graduation.
To be eligible for active membership in a chartered FFA chapter, a student must be enrolled in a secondary agricultural education program. State associations may consider “secondary agricultural education programs” to be grades 7-12.
To become an active member and retain membership, a student must:
1. While in school, be enrolled in at least one agricultural education course during the school year and/or follow a planned course of study; either course must include a supervised agricultural experience program, the objective of which is preparation for an agricultural career.
2. Show an interest in the affairs of the organization by attending meetings, striving for degrees of membership and participating in other organized activities of the chapter.
3. Pay all current state and national dues by the date determined by the chapter.
4. Display conduct consistent with the ideals and purposes of the National FFA Organization.
A member may retain active membership until November 30, following the fourth National FFA Convention after graduation from high school. Exceptions and extensions may be allowed for members in international programs or on active military duty. No individual may retain active membership beyond his or her twenty-third birthday.
Carroll Area FFA Constitution & By-Laws
National FFA Organization Constitution
OTHER TYPES OF MEMBERSHIP
Alumni Membership: Membership shall be open to former active members, collegiate and honorary members, present and former professional agricultural educators, parents of FFA members and others interested in and supportive of the FFA.
Collegiate Membership: Collegiate membership shall be open to students who are enrolled in agricultural courses or who are pursuing career objectives in the industry of agriculture or have an interest in the future welfare of the agricultural industry at a two-year or four-year postsecondary institution having a collegiate FFA chapter.
Honorary Membership: Farmers, school superintendents, principals, members of boards of education, chapter advisors, teachers, staff members in agricultural education, business people and others who are helping to advance agricultural education and the FFA and who have rendered outstanding service, may be elected to honorary membership by a majority vote of the members present at any regular meeting or convention. Honorary membership shall be limited to the Honorary Chapter FFA Degree in the local chapter, Honorary State FFA Degree in the state association and the Honorary American FFA Degree in the national organization.