Thank you for your interest in joining CREW Orange County. Below you will find a description of the various categories of membership along with their corresponding dues.
Please review the membership levels and complete the application for the membership that corresponds with your experience and expertise.
Full Member 2025 rate $445.00
Requires five (5) years of recent experience and active involvement in a decision or deal making capacity in a qualified field of commercial real estate.
Affiliate Member (Service Provider) 2025 Rate $875
Affiliate Members are currently employed in and have 5+ years of experience in a field related to Commercial Real Estate which benefits, supports or supplies a service or product (see partial list of examples below) to other CRE professionals that are in a Qualified Field of Real Estate (see list of Qualified Fields).:
Affiliate members are allowed to have 2 members from their company join CREW at $875 each, for total $1,750
It is highly encouraged for an Affiliate Members to sponsor an event in that calendar year
One Affiliate Member may serve on the Board of Directors
Affiliate members should serve on a committee
QUALIFIED FIELDS OF COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE AFFILIATE MEMBERS INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO:
Business Development Contractors
Furnishings (carpet, furniture, art)
Janitorial
Landscaping
Marketing & Public Relations
Painting
Property Maintenance
Roofing
Signage
Subcontractors (HVAC, Plumbing, Electrical, Security)
Vertical Transport
Mechanical electrical roofing
Emerging Leader 2025 Rate $290
An individual with less than five (5) years of relevant full-time experience and who is under the age of thirty-five (35), may qualify as an "Emerging Leader". In order to be eligible for the Emerging Leader rate, applicants must meet the following requirements:
Be under the age of 35
Have attended at least three CREW Orange County events
Actively participate in the Emerging Leaders group
Select at least one committee other than the Emerging Leaders committee at time of sign up and actively participate
Please note that the complete date of birth is required when applying for this membership.
Student Member 2025 Rate $190 (Undergraduate) or $354 (Graduate)
In order to get the most out of your student membership, we ask that applicants:
Select at least one committee at time of sign up and actively participate
Provide assistance at events (when requested)
Dual Member $150/year*
Select this option if you are a member of another CREW Chapter and would like to add CREW Orange County as a secondary chapter. This membership rate is only available as a secondary membership.
Civic Member 2025 Rate $345
Civic Members are currently employed in and have 5+ years of experience in the QFCRE of Public Sector, Local and Regional Government (City, County, District, State) or other public agencies, such as redevelopment or economic development agencies, Other Public-Not for Profit Corporations, and Universities, etc.
Retired Member 2025 Rate $345
Offered to existing members who have retired from full time employment: members can request to renew into this category, once retired, if they want to remain connected with members and involved with the chapter.
IMPORTANT NOTE
Memberships are approved based on an individual's employment in a qualified field of CRE. Therefore, if there is a change in employment during the current CREW dues period, the membership remains with the individual rather than being retained by the company. (Members must remain in a qualified field of CRE in order to renew.)
Terms
CREW Network memberships are based on a calendar year, and expire on December 31 of each year. CREW Orange County will bill members for the upcoming year's dues in November; members will have a grace period through February 14th of the following year, in which membership benefits remain intact, to submit dues and retain active membership.
Membership is tied to the individual and is non-transferrable from person to person, either within a company or otherwise.
Membership dues are non-refundable, and must be paid prior to activation or renewal of said membership.
Membership dues are due upon receipt of invoice from CREW Orange County.
Membership dues are not deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes, but may be deductible as business expenses.
I will receive email and other communications sent by CREW Network and CREW Orange County.
I will not share the membership list with nonmembers nor inundate fellow members with my own sales & marketing emails.
I will keep my contact information current on my online member profile, updating with applicable changes within 30 days of said change.
I am in good standing with all applicable licensing requirements of my profession, and agree to abide by CREW Network's governing regulations, and to uphold the highest professional and ethical standards of CREW Network and my profession.
The information submitted is complete and accurate to the best of my knowledge, and I authorize inquiries regarding any information herein.