When you become a member of the Orlando Area Chapter of the Florida Public Relations Association, you join a statewide network of professionals who are committed to the highest standards in public relations.

Founded in 1938, FPRA is one of the nation's oldest societies of public relations professionals. Today, nearly 1,500 men and women unite in the common cause of enhancing and promoting the public relations profession.

FPRA provides a variety of services, benefits and opportunities. It is dedicated to programs and activities which enhance the success of the public relations professional. The association functions on two levels -- services and programs -- dedicated toward improving the professional competence of the individual public relations person and programs which benefit the entire profession.

Membership in FPRA is a sound professional investment.

Frequently Asked Questions about FPRA Membership

Q: If an FPRA member leaves a company and that company keeps the membership and replaces the member, what is the process?

A: If the replacement member has been a member before, all they need to do is submit a resume and application to their local chapter. No application fee is
necessary. If the replacement member has not been a member in the past, they need to fill out an application, submit a resume and a one-time $35 application fee. If the replacement member is a current FPRA member, all they need to do is submit new contact information, no application is necessary.

Q: If a person leaves a company and the company lets them take their membership with them, how is the membership transferred?

A: The Executive Committee and State Board has determined that memberships paid for by a company are non-transferable from the company to the individual.

Q: If a member leaves a company and wants to rejoin with a new company (that has not had a previous member), what is the process?

A: The member needs to have their new company pay the membership dues (cost dependent on time of year), fill out an application, submit resume describing new duties and turn it in to their local chapter. No application fee is necessary. Until the member rejoins with the new company, their membership is inactive.

General Membership Tips:
Individual Memberships are fully transferable, if an individual changes jobs and has an
Individual Membership, all they need to do is inform their local chapter AND the State
Office of their change and provide new contact information.

When you first become a member of FPRA and pay the $35 application fee, that is a one-time fee. A member never has to pay that fee again, even if they leave FPRA and want to rejoin at another time.

For more information about becoming a member or to receive a membership packet, please contact membership@fpra-orlando.org