The Basics

• FFA Mission– The basis of it all

• All programs and activities in FFA are based on the components of the mission

– What are the 3 main parts?• Premier Leadership• Personal Growth • Career Success

The Basics

• FFA Mission– 3 Significant Levels

• Local• State• National• Sometimes districts, regions and areas

Local ChapterChapter MembersChapter OfficersChapter AdvisorChapter Advisory CommitteeSchool Administration and Board of Education

State AssociationChapter DelegatesState OfficersState Advisor and State LeadersState Department of Education

National FFA OrganizationState DelegatesNational OfficersNational Advisory LeadersNational Board of DirectorsU.S. Department of Education

You! An FFA Member!

National FFA Organization Structure

Possible district, area, region or federation FFA associations

Local FFA Alumni Affiliate

State FFA Alumni AssociationState FFA Foundation

National FFA Alumni AssociationNational FFA Foundation

The Basics

• Levels of FFA Membership– Like moving from pre-school to elementary to middle school to high school

– 4 levels for membership• Enter a new level as we get older and more

experienced

The Basics• Levels of FFA Membership

1. Active• Middle and High School• Enrolled in an Ag Ed Class• Paid FFA dues

2. Collegiate• Post-high school• Pursuing an ag-related career or interest in the

future of the agricultural industry• Paid FFA dues

The Basics

• Levels of FFA Membership3. Alumni

• Past FFA members and supporters of FFA• Paid FFA alumni dues• 40,000 members across the United States

4. Honorary• FFA supporter who’s gone above and beyond the

necessary• Nominated to receive the membership – no dues

The Basics

• FFA Motto– 12 words for FFA members to live by:

• Learning to Do,• Doing to Learn,• Earning to Live,• Living to Serve

– What does it mean?

The Basics

• FFA Colors– Adopted in 1929– What are they?

• National Blue:– Nation’s Flag

• Corn Gold– Fields of Ripened Corn

The Basics

• The FFA Salute

– You’ve done this one a time or two!– “I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United

States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”

– What do you notice about the punctuation?

The Basics

• The Code of Ethics– Read on page 27– As you read, ask yourself

• “What does this mean to the FFA organization?” • “What does this mean for me as a member?”

The FFA Emblem

• Unity

• Progress

• Labor and Tillage of the Soil

• Freedom

• Knowledge

FFA Official Dress

FFA Degrees

• Recognize active members for participation and skill acquisition– Discovery– Greenhand– Chapter– State– American