Step-by-Step: How to Renew Your EGA Membership Online

At the end of 2023 we announced changes coming to EGA membership dues in 2024 to improve the membership processes in place. Starting in January of this year, stitchers wanting to join an EGA Chapter  have been able to join EGA chapters directly through our website. We are excited to announce that in just a few months, over 200 new chapter members and over 125 members at-large have joined EGA!

Starting today, current members with a membership renewal date of May 31, 2024 may renew their membership directly from the EGA website. We recommend that all members log in and renew their membership directly from their profile. If you have any issues, we have also included instructions to renew using the chapter map. While we have included some frequently asked questions regarding renewal below, please visit our announcement posts which has a more expansive list of Frequently Asked Questions, including information about Life and Plural memberships.

NOTE: If your membership renewal date was May 31, 2024 and you haven’t renewed you may not see a membership on your renewal page after that date. Please renew your membership using the second process below, by adding the chapter to your cart.

Renewing Your Membership from Your Profile

1. Log in to the EGA website.
2. After logging in, you will be redirected to your Profile. You can also find a link to your profile on the top right corner of the website, if you don’t see the word profile, but see Login instead, you will need to log in. Need help logging in? If you receive our emails but don’t know your password, you may reset your password from the Login page. More information and help can be found here. Every member wanting to renew must log in to their own account to renew. If you purchase memberships for various people under your login it will only extend your membership.
3. On your Profile you will see several boxes with links, one of which is titled Account Settings. Under Account Settings you will click on the Renew Here button or on the My Subscriptions link.
   
4. On the My Subscriptions page, click on View to see your membership and see the renewal options. (If you don’t see anything in the subscriptions page, please renew using the Renewing Your Membership from the Chapter Map instructions below. If you are a member at-large and don’t see a subscription, add this membership to your cart and check out.)
   
5. Once you click on View, you will be taken to the page where you may click Renew Now to renew your Membership.
   
6. After clicking Renew Now you will be directed to a checkout page where you can verify your contact information and input your payment information. Please make sure to answer the questions on the left side of the checkout page before checking out. Once you are done completing the information on the page, click Renew Subscription and that’s it! Once your renewal order is completed you will receive an email with your order information. EGA Headquarters will then process your renewal and notify your chapter.

Renewing Your Membership from the Chapter Map

• Log in to the EGA website
• After logging in, you will be redirected to your Profile. You can also find a link to your profile on the top right corner of the website, if you don’t see the word profile, but see Login instead, you will need to log in. Need help logging in? If you receive our emails but don’t know your password, you may reset your password from the Login page. More information and help can be found here.
• Visit the Chapter Map and enter the name of your chapter. You may also find a link to the Chapter Map on the website menu under Join EGA.  If you are a member at-large and don’t see a subscription, add this membership to your cart and check out.
• Click or tap Join or Renew from under the chapter of your choice.
  
• Once you arrive in the chapter page, you may select one of the following membership levels: Individual, Youth (10-17), Young Adult (18-25), and Life Membership. Once your selection is made click Sign Up.
• After clicking Sign Up you will be directed to a checkout page where you can verify your contact information and input your payment information. Please make sure to answer the questions on the left side of the checkout page before checking out. Once you are done completing the information on the page click Sign Up Now and that’s it! Once your renewal order is completed you will receive an email with your order information. EGA Headquarters will then process your renewal and notify your chapter.

If you need assistance please contact EGA Headquarters using the Contact Us form, by email at egahq@egausa.org or by phone at 502-589-6956.

Frequently Asked Questions

Note: We recently added these Frequently Asked Questions and will update them as new information becomes available. Updated on April 10, 2024.

1. I need help logging in. What do I do?
   If you are an EGA member and haven’t logged in before, but you do receive our emails, you may enter your email address under Forgot Your Password on the Login Page. You will then receive an email with your login information. In the case that the email is missing information, you may reply to that email you receive from EGA or email egahq@egausa.org and let the team at EGA Headquarters know and we will assist you with your password.
2. Can I pay for a membership renewal for someone else while logged in to my account?
   No, if you purchase memberships for various people under your login it will only extend your own membership. Every member wanting to renew must log in to their own account to renew. (4/19/24)
3. I haven’t renewed yet but would like to change my chapter, can I do that?
   Yes, instead of renewing from your profile, you will need to look for your new chapter on the Chapter Map page and join it through the link under the chapter name. Once you have placed your order, you should be able to visit the My Subscriptions page and click View next to the subscription for your previous chapter that shows an ending date of May 31,2024, and Cancel that one there.
4. How can I turn off recurring payments?
   From your Profile, visit the My subscriptions page and turn off the Auto-Renew toggle. Blue means the auto-renew it’s on, gray means it’s off.
5. How do I know if recurring payments are off on my account?
   From your Profile, visit the My subscriptions page and check to see if the Auto-Renew toggle is off and that your Payment says Via Manual Renewal.
6. I’m a member at large and would like to change my membership to a chapter, is this possible?
   If you haven’t renewed your at-large membership yet, you can simply visit the Chapter Map, select the chapter of your choice and join it by clicking Join or Renew. Once you have placed your order, you should be able to visit the My Subscriptions page and click View next to the subscription for your At-large membership that shows an ending date of May 31,2024, and Cancel that one there. If you already renewed your at-large membership, we’d love to help you join a chapter. Send us an email at egahq@egausa.org and we can assist you.
7. On the My Subscriptions page I see information that an order was already created some days ago but I haven’t renewed yet, what does that mean?
   The date that says X days ago was when we added the current memberships to all members on the website, that’s what allows you to see your membership as being covered through May 31, 2024. It makes it possible for members to renew their subscription. You will not be charged for this order, only for your renewal order.