Membership FAQ
Renewal notices (paper and/or email) are sent out starting 2 months prior to your expiration date. You can also see your membership expiration date by logging into “My Account” on the PAS website and clicking on your membership card.
PAS does not provide physical membership cards. However, if you wish to download your card for display on a smart device, or print out your own copy, please go to “My Account” on the PAS website and click on “Request Member Card”. You will be emailed a digital version of your card.
PAS no longer tracks Member ID numbers and there are no forms that would require this information.
YES. For members in the USA, even if you file a forwarding order with the U.S. Postal Service, publications will not be forwarded to you, because they are not sent at the First-class rate. For all other members, the policies and procedures of the postal services in all other countries are extremely varied. Therefore, if you notify PAS when your address changes, this decreases the chances of missing publications.
You can updated your address online by logging into “My Account” on the PAS website. You may also notify us of an address change by sending an email to membership@pas.org, or calling 317-974-4488.
Yes. If you would like to be associated with a chapter other than the one that you are automatically assigned to (based on your address), you can change that online under “My Account”. This is especially beneficial to students who may be attending university in a chapter other than their home address, or if you live a place without an active chapter, but close to an active one. You may also request a chapter change by sending an email to membership@pas.org, or calling 317-974-4488.
Yes. You will need to file a claim within two months of the publication date. Email membership@pas.org in order to claim a damaged/missing issue.
Our magazines are in excellent condition when they are handed off to the Postal Service for mailing. Unfortunately, once they are in the mail system, PAS has no control over how the magazines are handled (or mishandled). If damaged publications are an ongoing issue, please file a complaint with your local Post Office about the poor condition in which your magazines are being delivered.
Sometimes there is a delay in the updating of an expired or new membership, once the payment has been processed. This delay can last from a few minutes, up to the start of the next business day. If your access hasn’t been granted by the start of the next business day, please email membership@pas.org to notify us.
Usually the system responds very quickly. However, server-related delays do happen. If you find yourself waiting for more than an hour, please email membership@pas.org to request to have your password reset.
If you are approaching the time to renew your membership and you wish to change membership type for the next year (VIP to All Access, All Access to Individual Friend, etc.), you can just select the new type of membership you want as you go through the online renewal form.
Yes, but there are certain guidelines. No refunds are available for memberships, so if you want to switch from All Access to VIP, for example, you can, but there will be no refund for the difference in subscription costs.
If you wish to upgrade your membership, from VIP to All Access for example, you will need to pay the difference ($60 in this case). You will also be responsible for any additional shipping costs for sending you back issues that are part of your subscription year, should that apply to your situation. You may also choose to forego the rest of your current subscription year and start anew when paying for an upgraded membership.
- Full details on our membership options, benefits, and costs can be found on corresponding membership pages, linked below.
- Individual Membership Types
- VIP – $60/year
- All Access – $120/year ($145 outside of the US, Mexico, or Canada)
- All Access Senior (age 65+) – $80/year ($105 outside of the US, Mexico, or Canada)
- All Access Friend – $250/year
- International – $20/year (must live outside of the United States)
- Group Memberships – $250/year
- Studio Memberships – $250/year
- Library Subscriptions – $250/year ($275 outside of the US, Mexico, or Canada)
- Corporate Membership
- Benefactor – $2400/year
- Patron – $1300/year
- Partner – $750/year
- Supporter – $500/year
- Individual Membership Types
