FIPP has several options for prospective members.

1. Professional Membership is open to executives, employees and retirees of public parks and recreation systems, and others as recommended by the membership chairman and/or approved by the board, and allied public organizations related to this field.  A person holding membership in this classification shall be known as a Professional Member and be currently in the work of, or retired from, municipal, county, state or federal agencies having jurisdiction over parks or recreation areas within the State of Florida. 
2. Governmental Membership is open to exucutives and employees of public parks and recreation systems and allied public organizations related to this field whose employment agency elects to have a group membership to save funds. This classification will allow up to five (5) memberships. All five member names must be included with the initial membership application(s).

3. Corporate Membership shall be open to representatives of commercial enterprises and others who may qualify by having an associated commercial interest in the servicing of public park or recreational areas with equipment, products or services in the state of Florida.

4. Associate Membership shall be open to all others interested in or engaged in work contiguous to recreation and parks in the state of Florida, who are not entitled to membership under any other classification of membership in this institute, such as commissioners, board members, foresters, planners, etc.
5. Honorary Professional Membership will be accorded to those who have been  Professional Members of the Institute for at least five (5) years and in the estimation of the Citation and Awards Committee have been outstanding in the field of public park and/or public recreation administration or have served the Florida Institute of Park Personnel, Inc. in an outstanding manner.
6. Honorary Associate Membership will be accorded to members of the Institute who are not Professional Members, have been Associate or Corporate members for at least five (5) years and/or who in the opinion of the Citations and Awards Committee have done outstanding work in the field of public park or recreation endeavors or have contributed in an outstanding manner in the field of park or recreation commercial enterprise.