About PIHRA

Originally founded in 1944 as the Personnel and Industrial Relations Association (PIRA) by a small group of Los Angeles personnel administrators, PIHRA has grown to serve seventeen professional chapters, nine student chapters and three specialty groups. PIHRA has a dedicated staff and is headquartered in Gardena, CA.

Your PIHRA membership gives you exclusive access to:

• Network with your PIHRA community of HR peers (priceless)
• Special member rates on Continuing Education while attending Monthly Meetings [at any of the 16 locations in California], seminars, and conferences ($615 value)
• Complimentary, weekly employment law updates, and access to industry-specific legal memos of your choosing on a host of employment law topics through LawRoom ($210 value)
• Access to 12 complementary, HRCI approved, Webinars to keep you up to speed on the latest in the practice of HR ($588 value)
• Free salary report through PayScale ($219 value) and 15% discount on additional products
• Award-winning, HRCI approved, on-demand training at a discount through LawRoom
• Complimentary access to more than 1,000 sample forms, templates and checklists, plus legal research tools through our HR library ($195 value)
• Receive 15% discount on Compliance Products from the California Chamber of Commerce
• Participate in PIHRA Listserv Discussion Groups to get quick and helpful answers to your everyday questions
• Access the PIHRA® Career Center to post and search for Human Resource jobs in California
• Obtain special discounts on HR-related programs by our Academic Partners
• Receive PIHRAeScope, a complimentary monthly e-newsletter packed with current information related to HR practices and issues, as well as information on upcoming PIHRA events
• HR Hotline - phone and Web access to certified HR advisors who can provide quick answers and second opinions (up to one hour per month) powered by ThinkHR ($1,200 value)

Information sourced from www.pihra.org.

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Student Membership Eligibility Requirements:

1. Must be a freshman, sophomore, junior, senior, or graduate student in an accredited college or university.
2. Enrolled in a minimum of 8 units under the quarter system, or 6 units at an under the semester system.
3. Academic course work must have a Human Resources emphasis or be closely related.
4. Unemployed or working 20 hours or less per week, not receiving benefits.
5. Proof of Eligibility:
   1. Submit Current class schedule to membership@pihra.org. 
   2. Signed Faculty approval form to membership@pihra.org.
6. Payment of $30 for Student Membership.

*Not Eligible for the PIHRA Student Membership? You may be eligible for a Professional Membership! Find and contact your nearest PIHRA Affiliate Chapter at http://www.pihra.org/affiliates.

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Applying for a PIHRA Student Membership

Although professional memberships typically cost $150 for 12 months, students only have to pay $30 for the same deal! 

In order to obtain a PIHRA student membership:

1. Go to https://www.pihra.org/join-pihra/
2. Click "Student Member" on the right side of the page
3. Create an account and follow the instructions to pay and complete the membership application

After you submitted your completed application, you will obtain your student membership account information from PIHRA Central by e-mail (membership@pihra.org). According to PIHRA's membership policy, membership is non-transferable, non-refundable, and valid for one year from the date of its creation. If you would like to renew your student membership, you are required to go through the application process again.

If you have any questions about membership, please feel free to e-mail our Membership Coordinator at calpolypihra.membership@gmail.com or see PIHRA's Student FAQs at http://www.pihra.org/studentfaq.