Members of CSAT fall into three main categories:  active member, honorary member, and inactive members.  Although anyone can become a member of CSAT, there are certain procedures a person must go through to be a fully active member. 

Type of membership:	Criteria:
Active	- Person of Visayan origin or  - Able to speak Cebuano, or  - Be a spouse or natural-born or legally adopted child of a Cebuano-speaking person and  - Must have paid dues for the current year  - Active members may vote and be elected or appointed to any office
Honorary	- Person who has proven loyalty by virtue and made contributions to CSAT  - Must be sponsored by an active member and  - Be accepted by 2/3rds vote of active CSAT members  - Honorary members may vote, be assigned to committees, may chair committees, but may not be elected/appointed to any office.
Inactive	- Person who was previously a member but has not paid dues for the current and past year.  - May become an active member if they pay dues for the present and previous year. Inactive members have no rights, privileges, and benefits of active membership and cannot vote, be elected or appointed to an office.