Membership in the Orchid Society of Southern California is open to all.  Membership dues are $25.00 per year per household, payable in January of each year.  New members may join at any of the monthly OSSC meetings, or can download and print the membership application from here and send it to the address on the form.  (You will need the free Adobe Acrobat reader to view and print this document). Membership renewals and changes of address can also use this form. Persons joining OSSC in November or December will have their membership in force for the full following year. Persons joining between July 1 and October 31 pay the half-year rate of $12.50.

Members may optionally purchase a personally engraved OSSC name tag for $6.00 apiece.  Members wearing their name tag are eligible for a special drawing during the evening's raffle.

benefits of membership

Membership in the OSSC includes the following:

• The OSSC newsletter, mailed or emailed to you monthly.  The newsletter contains information about OSSC activities,  informative articles, an orchid event calendar, results of the orchid judging at the previous meeting, orchid culture tips, photos from OSSC events, and much more.
• Monthly talks from worldwide orchid experts.
• Use of OSSC's outstanding Reference Library.
• Participation in the special "members wearing their badges" raffle drawing that precedes all other raffle drawings.
• Discounts from various vendors toward purchases of orchids and orchid supplies.
• The opportunity to network with other local orchid enthusiasts on a regular basis, including amateurs, advanced collectors, and commercial growers.
• IN ADDITION, new members will receive $5 worth of raffle tickets for that meeting's raffle.

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