Thank you for considering a membership in the Tacoma Chapter of the American Guild of Organists! Your membership supports local programming as well as organ and choral music in the Pacific Northwest.

There are two main categories of membership: local and national. National membership is through the national organization of the American Guild of Organists. Local membership (formerly known as “friend” membership) is specific to our chapter, with no national membership benefits. Local membership is available at approximately half the cost of a national membership. Both include reduced cost for young organists.

Please read the following paragraphs and the comparison table very carefully.

You cannot be a national member and a local member at the same time. If you switch membership type, you will lose whatever time you have remaining in the type that you are leaving. Your one-year membership will be effective from the date that you switch to the new type.

Email addresses in the membership database must be unique. Two members, even in the same family, cannot share an email address. If you try to add a new member with the same email address as an existing member, the existing member will be deleted.

Benefit	Local Membership	National Membership
Access to local programming and social events	Yes	Yes
Hold local office and vote in local elections	Yes, but may not hold office of dean, subdean, secretary, or treasurer	Yes
Hold national office and vote in national elections	No	Yes
Subscription to the Tacoma AGO newsletter	Yes	Yes
Subscription to The American Organist	No	Optional, increased cost
Attend regional and national conventions	Yes	Yes
Discount registration for conventions	No	Yes
Pay by credit card	Yes	Yes
Dual membership	No	Yes
Levels, prices, and options	Join Local	Join National