Membership

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Vergilian Society Membership

Vergilius Journal

Subscription to Vergilius is included with membership to The Vergilian Society.

Your Vergilian Society Membership includes: Vergilius; the opportunity to stay at the Villa Vergiliana as a Visiting Scholar or Vergilian Society Fellow; support for the Villa Vergiliana at Cumae, Italy; priority consideration for Vergilian Society tours; and eligibility for VS scholarships and fellowships. Contributing Members receive a 5% discount and Life Members a 10% discount when staying at the Villa Vergiliana as a Visiting Scholar. (Discounts are for individual members only and are not extendable to include any group brought by the members to the Villa Vergiliana.)

To register as a new member of the Vergilian Society or to renew your membership, please use this form.

If you prefer to pay by check please use this printable form.

Villa Vergiliana, located near Naples, is reserved for exclusive use by members of the Vergilian Society.  It is designed to host study abroad programs, international conferences and as a home for study tours. Open year round, it is available to institutions for day, week, month, summer or semester long programs.

Membership Categories

If you wish to pay for your membership or to make a contribution using a credit card, please use the appropriate membership or donation category. A surcharge will be assessed for electronic payment.  Scroll to bottom of page for checkout.

K-12 Student - $10 ($1 surcharge) (all benefits except Vergilius)
Student - $25 ($1 surcharge)
New Member - $35 ($1 surcharge)
Retired - $35 ($1 surcharge)
Regular - $50 ($1 surcharge)
Regular, three year option - $135 ($3 surcharge) (This allows you to sign up as a Regular Member for 3 years at a time)
Regular, requiring overseas mailing (outside U.S.) - $60 ($2 surcharge)
Overseas, three year option - $165 ($4 surcharge)
Supporting - $65 ($2 surcharge)
Supporting, three year option - $180 ($4 surcharge)
Contributing - $125 ($3 surcharge)
Contributing, three year option - $375 ($8 surcharge)
Life - $800 ($16 surcharge)
Life Benefactor* - $1500 ($30 surcharge)
Institutional** - $150 ($3 surcharge)
High School Exchange Student - $50 ($1 surcharge)

* Life Benefactor indicates those who intend to will a portion of their estate to the Vergilian Society and The Harry Wilks Study Center at the Villa Vergiliana. Those wishing to upgrade a current Life Membership to Life Benefactor may contact the Secretary.

** An Institutional Membership allows for groups from that institution (space permitting) to use the Villa for groups on overseas trips. Please note that the society also requires that all who stay at the Villa to be at least "New Members."