Paying for HSG Membership Online

As of May 1, 2006, you can pay for your Houston Storytellers' Guild (HSG) membership by credit card using Paypal. This is optional. If you want, you can still pay by check through the mail. to do this, download the HSG membership application form (PDF).

1. Requirements: You must sign up for a Paypal account. Paypal is the world's leading online payment system and is owned by ebay. Signing up for paypal lets you use your credit card to make a paypal payment. Read more information about paypal's security and privacy .
2. How it works:
   • Choose the HSG membership type you wish to purchase and click the button to add it to your shopping cart.
   • After you do this, the paypal shopping cart will open up in a separate window. This shopping cart will show the item you just added.
   • On the payment page, write the name of the paying member in the "Message to Seller (Optional)" field.
   • After you choose the payment option and press submit, you will receive an email confirmation from paypal.com. Later you will receive a separate confirmation from HSG.
   • This membership lasts for one year, starting from the date you made the paypal transaction (unless you specify otherwise in your note).
3. People buying things with paypal don't pay any service or transaction fees. (There is a small transaction fee--approximately 3-4%--which will paid by HSG).
4. If you are obtaining or renewing membership, make sure to choose only one of the membership options.
5. Note: Immediate family members living in the same household are included as members regardless of which membership level you purchase. If this is the case, please include a note on the "Message to Seller (Optional)" section of the paypal payment page.
6. The HSG membership application form contains more detail about member benefits. If you have additional questions, please send HSG an email. If you have a problem using this paypal form, please email Robert Nagle

$25 Basic Membership: Discount on events, a membership sticker, quarterly newsletter, OGS and board eligibility.
Supporter ($50 Membership): Includes all the above plus recognition on our website and event programs.
Promoter ($100 Membership). Includes all the above plus a Guild T-shirt and an invitation to the thank-you party.
Other memberships: Patron ($250); Benefactor ($500); Lifetime ($1000).	Paypal not recommended. Please pay by check.