Regular
Regular Membership in the Chapter shall be open to: a) All public agency procurement and materials management personnel including Federal, State, County, Municipal and Township Activities, Public School Systems, Colleges, Universities, Hospitals, Commissions, Authorities, and any other political subdivision of the Commonwealth; and/or b) A person with full time employment in a position having a direct influence on the public procurement process. A member in good standing may vote, serve on committees, and hold office.
Former Public Procurement Professional
Open to a person who had a career in public procurement and is no longer employed in the profession. FPPP members must pay chapter dues. FPPP members in good standing may serve on committees, but are not entitled to vote or hold office.
Honorary
Honorary membership may be conferred upon individuals who have made distinguished contributions to either the purchasing profession or this Chapter, by unanimous vote of the members present. Honorary members are exempt from paying chapter dues. Honorary members may serve on committees, but are not entitled to vote or hold office.
Transitional Member
Open to those previously employed in the public procurement profession who are currently unemployed but actively seeking employment. Chapter dues are waived until employment is secured in public procurement. Transitional members who have attended at least one chapter-related function in the past 12 months may serve on committees, but are not entitled to vote or hold office; Traditional membership is restricted to a maximum of two (2) years from the point of unemployment in the public procurement field.
Retired
Retired Membership may be conferred upon members of this Chapter upon their retirement from employment in a public purchasing organization. For purposes of this classification, “retired” shall be defined as retired from a public purchasing organization with retirement benefits and neither self-employed nor employed in the private sector. Retired Members are exempt from paying chapter dues. Retired Members who have attended at least one chapter-related function in the past 12 months may serve on committees and vote, but are not entitled to hold office.
Student Member
Available to full-time students pursuing an undergraduate or graduate curriculum in one of the following education programs (1) public or business administration, (2) public purchasing, (3) materials management or (4) related field of study. Chapter dues are waived. Student members in good standing may serve on committees, but are not entitled to vote or hold office.