I am a member and have been since I graduated. I worked in the Alumni Office for 2 years before moving to Athletics, so I cannot stress to everyone how important it is to join your AA and pay your dues! I think it's totally worth it! They have great events and if I have children and they attend Ole Miss they are elgible for an alumni scholarship. Plus the networking is really great and they also have the Ole Miss InCircle too.
Here are Ole Miss' Alumni Association Fees:
Membership Plan Rates
Annual Single $40
Annual Joint $50
3 Year Single $110
3 Year Joint $140
Single Life $800 (payment in full)
Single Paying on Life $850 (5 annual payments of $170)
Joint Life $995 (payment in full)
Joint Paying on Life $1,050 (5 annual payments of $210)
Annual Parent Individual $50 (Must have a child enrolled)
Annual Parent Joint $50 (Must have a child enrolled)
4 Year Individual Parent $150 (Must have a child enrolled)
4 Year Joint Parent $150 (Must have a child enrolled)
Lyceum Life Single $400 (after 50-year reunion ONLY)
Lyceum Life Joint $500 (after 50-year reunion ONLY)
M-Club Annual Single $20 (M-Club plans pay in full ONLY)
M-Club Life $300 (M-Club plans pay in full ONLY)
M-Club Golden Life $200 (after 50-year reunion ONLY)
You can see the benefits here.
http://www.olemissalumni.com/membership/benefits.asp
The Ole Miss AA has really grown and improved in the past 10 years I would say. I know my fiance who is an alumnus of Mississippi State said they don't have a dues paying Alumni Association. I think they can just "make a gift."