Members in good standing are members who have paid their membership dues for the current fiscal year. All Lifetime Members and Honorary Lifetime Members shall remain in good standing unless such status is revoked by decision of the Executive Board.

1. Regular Member – Any graduate awarded a degree from Rutgers University. Regular Members shall have privileges to vote and to hold elected and appointed offices and serve as committee chairs.
2. Associate Member – Associate members may serve on committees but may not hold an elected or appointed office, or serve as committee chair, nor do they have any voting rights. Associate members are as follows:
   1. Non- Alumni Associate Member: Any person who did not receive a degree from Rutgers University who wishes to support the goals of RAAA, Inc.
   2. New Alumni Associate Member. Any new graduate who has graduated in the current fiscal year, and who has not paid dues for the current or subsequent fiscal year.
3. Lifetime Member – Any graduate of Rutgers University who has paid the Lifetime Membership fee. Lifetime Members shall have privileges to vote and to hold elected and appointed offices and serve as committee chairs.
4. Honorary Lifetime Member – Any person who does not have a degree from Rutgers University, in the opinion of the Board, has made significant contributions to the community regardless of their relationship to Rutgers University. Honorary Lifetime Member may serve on committees but may not hold an elected or appointed office or serve as committee chair nor do they have any voting rights.
5. Student Member – Persons who are full-time or part-time students of Rutgers University shall be granted privileges at the discretion of the Executive Board. Members may serve on committees but do not have any voting rights
6. Members of good standing:
   1. For purposes of voting: Any regular or lifetime member who is a dues-paying member for the current fiscal year.
   2. For purposes of eligibility of elected office: Any regular or lifetime member who has paid their dues prior to the end of the first quarter of the previous or current fiscal year in which they will serve their term, and dues for the next fiscal year in which they will serve. (i.e. for example an eligible candidate for 08-09, must have paid their dues for 07-08 and 08-09) Candidates must also be active for the prior year to elections.
7. Dues
   1. Regular membership dues are payable on or before July 1 in accordance with RAAA, Inc. fiscal year. .
   2. New Alumni Associate – Any new graduate does not have to pay dues for the fiscal year that they graduated, or the next fiscal year.
   3. Student – Persons who are full-time or part-time students of Rutgers University shall be granted privileges at the discretion of the Executive Board. Members may serve on committees but do not have any voting rights
   4. Amount- The amount of all dues shall be determined each year by RAAA, Inc upon recommendation of the Officers, and voted upon by the general body.
   5. Proration: Dues will never be prorated.
8. Termination of Membership. A membership shall terminate on occurrence of any of the following events:
   1. Resignation of the member, on reasonable notice to the corporation;
   2. Expiration of the period of membership, unless the membership is renewed on the renewal terms fixed by the Board;
   3. Failure of the member to pay dues, fees, or assessments as set by the Board within thirty (30) days after they become due and payable;
   4. Occurrence of any event that renders the member ineligible for membership, or failure to satisfy membership qualifications; or
   5. Expulsion of the member under this article of these bylaws are based on the good faith determination by the Board, or a committee or person authorized by the Board to make such a determination, that the member has failed in a material and serious degree to observe the rules of conduct of the corporation, or has engaged in conduct materially and seriously prejudicial to the purposes and interests of the corporation.
9. Suspension of Membership. A member may be suspended under these bylaws, based on the good faith determination by the Board, or a committee or person authorized by the Board to make such a determination, that the member has failed in a material and serious degree to observe the corporation’s rules of conduct, or has engaged in conduct materially and seriously prejudicial to the purposes and interests of the corporation. A person whose membership is suspended shall not be a member during the period of suspension.
10. Procedure for Expulsion or Suspension. If grounds appear to exist for expulsion or suspension of a member under these bylaws, the procedure set forth below shall be followed:
    1. The member shall be given fifteen (15) days notice, by any method reasonably calculated to provide actual notice, of the proposed expulsion or suspension and the reasons therefore. Any notice given by mail shall be sent by first-class, registered, or certified mail to the member’s last address as shown on the corporation’s records.
    2. The member shall be given an opportunity to be heard, either orally or in writing, at least five (5) days before the effective date of the proposed expulsion or suspension. The hearing shall be held, or the written statement considered, by the Board or by a committee or person authorized by the Board to determine whether the expulsion or suspension should take place.
    3. The Board, committee, or person shall decide whether or not the member should be suspended, expelled or sanctioned in some other way. The decision of the Board, committee or person shall be final.
    4. Any action challenging an expulsion, suspension, or termination of membership, including a claim alleging defective notice, must be commenced within one (1) year after the date of the expulsion, suspension, or termination.
11. Transfer of Membership. No membership or right arising from membership shall be transferred. All membership rights cease on the member’s death or dissolution or termination of membership pursuant to these bylaws.