Join FCCLA

Belonging to a Great Organization
Join FCCLA: The Ultimate Leadership Experience! 

Benefits for Members

FCCLA gives students employability skills, industry awareness, engaging experiences, and transferable career skills such as collaboration, problem solving, and time management.  While building the student’s resume, the FCCLA activities help develop personal skills in creative thinking, communication, and leadership.

Starting a Chapter

Approaching Administration

Organizing Members

Alumni and Associates
For chapter alumni, advisers, family and friends - help FCCLA on the state level by chaperoning state events and judging STAR Events competition.

Looking for Help?
Call our PA State Facilitator for help when starting a chapter.   When the information becomes overwhelming, ask for help.

Affiliation Information

There are three Affiliation types: 

There are four Chapter types:

Pennsylvania FCCLA Chapter Policy:   Schools may have one or more FCCLA chapters depending on the number of instructors in FCS related courses.  Example, if a school has an instructor for culinary, another instructor for child care, and another instructor for education and training, that school may have 3 chapters.  The advantages of having more that one chapter is that more students can participate and compete for resume building and scholarships.  The disadvantage of having more that one chapter could be the costs if each chapter doesn't have 12 members.   Each affiliated school instructor may not have more than one chapter of students per session.

Deadlines and Dues

Affiliation Deadlines:
December 15 is the Pennsylvania FCCLA affiliation deadline in order for members to participate in STAR Events at the Pennsylvania FCCLA State Leadership Conference. 
The national association recommends affiliating at least 12 members by November 1 in order to have access to all national services including the national affiliation portal that provides the Competitive Events Guide.  Chapters may need to affiliate earlier if their members are competing in other national events.  Check the national site for affiliation deadlines.

State and National Dues:
National dues are $9.00 and Pennsylvania state dues are $9.00 per member and adviser. The dues payment is sent as one sum ($18/person) to the address on the affiliation invoice form. There is a minimum of 12 members + adviser (national only) for $225. 

Tip - Double check your information for adviser, chapter and members before you submit your affiliation.  When you hit submit, you lock in and agree to pay the listed amount.  

Middle Level Chapters have the option of affiliating all Family and Consumer Sciences students for a bulk enrollment flat fee of $500. ($250 national and $250 state)  Any Middle Level Chapter with more than 27 students must contact Mrs. Nadine Standley prior to affiliation to work out setting up the bulk enrollment flat fee.

Urban Chapters within the corporate limits of Allentown, Erie, Philadelphia or Pittsburgh have the option of affiliating as a bulk enrollment flat fee of $6000.  ($4500 national and $1500 state)  Any Urban Chapter with more than 500 students must contact Mrs. Nadine Standley prior to affiliation to work out setting up the bulk enrollment flat fee.