No, you only “need” a membership for 1 of 4 reasons:
1. You hope to get enough points to get to a regional or the season closer.
2. You want to be ranked.
3. It makes you feel cool
4. You believe in what the PRS does and feel like you should purchase a membership.
You can be interested in all 4 or just 1, either way, this year’s shirt is kinda cool