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Membership types

  • Regular member
      1.  Zoroastrian individuals, by birth or by choice of 18 years of age or older residing in Northern California.
      2.  Spouse of a Regular member who resides in Northern California.
  • Associate member
      1. Zoroastrian individuals 18 years of age or older residing outside Northern California .
      2. Spouse of an Associate member who resides outside Northern California.
  •  Honorary member
    1. Honorary membership may be granted to individuals considering their contributions to Zoroastrianism and Zoroastrian communities in different fields such as academic, philanthropy, arts, science etc.

 Membership rights

  • Regular member
    • A Regular member who fulfills the Board of Director criteria can nominate him/herself for the Board of Directors.
    • A Regular member can vote at the biannual election of Board of Directors and General Assemblies held by SZA.
  •  Associate member
    • An Associate member does not have the right to vote or join the SZA Board of Directors.
  • Honorary member
    • An Honorary member does not have the right to vote or join the SZA Board of Directors.

Membership dues

  • Annual  
    • Regular or Associate members shall renew their membership and pay their dues on an annual basis. The membership is based on the calendar year (Jan.1 to Dec.31). The membership fees are not prorated 
  • Lifetime
    • Regular or Associate members may pay a one-time membership and become a lifetime member. Their membership will be automatically renewed annually. 
  • Exemption
    • Honorary members are exempt from any dues.
    • Only the spouse of a lifetime member will automatically receive lifetime membership.

Candidacy and Voting Rights for Board of Directors

Any Regular member who fulfills the following criteria may nominate him/herself to join the Board of Director:

    1. Must be Zoroastrian
    2. Must be at least 25 years old.
    3. Must be in good standing, active member and current with membership dues.
    4. The candidates and the voters should be members of SZA for at least three months before the election day. 

Disclaimer

    1. SZA Board of Directors reserves the right to approve, deny or revoke any membership.
    2. The SZA Board of Directors reserves the right to grant honorary membership to a recognized individual.
    3. The SZA Board of Directors reserves the right to review and adjust regular and lifetime membership dues on an annual basis.