SPJST Social Membership

Social membership in SPJST is an opportunity to join hands with friends and neighbors in improving your community and building your social and business network.  SPJST members come from all walks of life and share in the desire to make a positive difference in the lives of their fellow members and in the communities where they live, work and play.

Whereas the purchase of an SPJST life insurance or annuity certificate entitles one to the full range of SPJST member benefits, social membership is also available to adults 18 years of age or older.

Social members are not eligible to vote or hold office in the lodge; however, social members may, at the discretion of the local lodge, serve on an appointed committee and may deliberate and vote on that committee. Social membership also includes an online subscription to the SPJST’s twice monthly newspaper, Vestnik.

SPJST is a fraternal benefit society chartered by the state of Texas in 1897 and is a member society of the nationwide American Fraternal Alliance.  The Alliance unites not-for-profit fraternal benefit societies operating in 50 states, the District of Columbia and Canada.  Alliance member societies represent nearly 7 million individuals, making it one of America’s largest member-volunteer networks.