Professional

Shall be those individuals whose primary occupation is administrative, management,
supervisory or specialist in nature in an agency whose function is recreation, park
conservation or leisure service; and persons employed as an educator of recreation,
park and/or leisure students in universities or colleges; or in some other organization
and having similar responsibilities. They shall have all the privileges of membership
including the privilege to vote and to hold office.

Associate

Shall be individuals employed part time in a recreation, park conservation, leisure
service or related agency or non professional employees affiliated with such an agency;
or individuals who are associated with such organizations and do not represent any
company, firm or organization selling products or services to agencies represented.
Interested laypersons and former Board, Commission, Council or Committee members
may be included in this category. Members in this category will not be eligible to vote,
hold office or chair committees. They may participate in a specific branch in accordance
with the guidelines of the branch.

Students 

Shall be those individuals enrolled on full time, undergraduate or graduate basis
majoring in recreation, parks conservation or related field at an accredited university,
college or community college.  Members in this category may serve on committees and
be eligible to hold office at the branch level but shall not hold voting privileges. Members
in this category may also attend the state conference free of charge.

Agency 

Shall be one full-time agency administrator (who is listed under Professional
membership category), generally the agency director, and all of those individuals
representing Advisory Citizen Boards or Commissions. Board members in this category
shall be entitled to all privileges of membership, including representing the Citizens
Branch Committee on the board of directors and voting in elections.

Commercial

Shall be individuals, organizations, companies or business firms selling products or
services to recreation, park conservation and leisure service agencies. Members in this
category shall be entitled to all privileges of membership including the privilege to vote
(one vote per agency) and hold office. Anyone who qualifies for Commercial
Membership is not entitled to hold membership in any other category.

Retired Professional

Shall be any professional member in good standing and currently retired having reached
the age of 55. Members in this category shall be entitled to all the privileges of
membership including the privilege to vote and to hold office of the Association if they
have been an active member in KRPA for five years immediately prior to retirement.

Honorary Lifetime

Shall be those individuals elected to the Hall of Fame or previously designated as
Honorary Life Time Member status. Life Time members shall be exempt from annual
dues. Members in this category shall be entitled to all the privileges of membership
including the privilege to vote and to hold office of the Association.