AOS?

I wonder if any of the bibliobloggers who read this blog are also members of the American Oriental Society (or other comparable organizations). I’m wondering whether, given my interest in the Mandaeans (and increasingly in Syriac Christian literature as well), it is an organization I ought to look into joining. Or would my interest in the Mandaeans basically be as much on the fringe there as it is in the context of the Society of Biblical Literature? Just wondering – thank you in advance for your input!