Become a Member
Membership Options
Choose the membership category that best fits your role in parks, recreation, and leisure services.
Individual Memberships
Commercial $100 Individuals employed as commercial vendors, consultants, or suppliers who are actively involved in the promotion of parks, recreation, and leisure professions. This membership includes all rights, including voting and holding office.
Professional $45 Any person employed in the field of recreation, park, and leisure services in Arkansas, or an educator of recreation, park, and leisure in an Arkansas university or college. Includes all rights and voting privileges.
Student $15 Any individual attending a college or university as a student in park, recreation, leisure services, resource management, forestry, or any related field. Voting rights apply for Board Student Representative only.
Board/Commissioner $25 An appointed or elected individual serving at least a two-year term on a park, recreation, or leisure services board or commission. Includes all rights and voting privileges.
Associate $35 Any individual in Arkansas not professionally employed in park, recreation, parks, recreation and leisure, or out-of-state parks, recreation, and leisure professionals. No voting rights.
Retiree $15 An individual who has retired from the profession with a minimum of seven years voting membership in ARPA prior to retirement. This membership includes full privileges, including the right to vote and hold office.
Lifetime Honorary An honorary membership by recommendation of the Awards Committee and approval by the Board of Directors, awarded to retired professionals who have performed outstanding services in recreation, park, or leisure services. Includes all rights and voting privileges.
Agency Memberships
1-7 Members $225 For any public or private recreation, park, or leisure service department or organization in Arkansas. Agency membership includes all voting rights and the right to hold office. All agency members must be directly associated with the agency that holds membership.
8-15 Members $450 For any public or private recreation, park, or leisure service department or organization in Arkansas. Agency membership includes all voting rights and the right to hold office. All agency members must be directly associated with the agency that holds membership.
16-25 Members $750 For any public or private recreation, park, or leisure service department or organization in Arkansas. Agency membership includes all voting rights and the right to hold office. All agency members must be directly associated with the agency that holds membership.
26-50 Members $1,250 For any public or private recreation, park, or leisure service department or organization in Arkansas. Agency membership includes all voting rights and the right to hold office. All agency members must be directly associated with the agency that holds membership.