Office of Student Activities and Leadership

Student Organizations and Activities

 

Student organizations and groups may be established at the University for any legal purpose, provided these groups do not discriminate with regard to race, creed, color, religion or national origin. Affiliation with an extramural organization shall not, in itself, disqualify the institutional branch or chapter from institutional privileges.

 

Becoming an Official Organization

A group shall become an official campus organization when formally recognized by the Office of Student Activities and Leadership, the Student Government Association and the Vice President for Student Affairs. Groups seeking such status shall proceed as follows:

• Prepare and submit a New Student Organization Application, two (2) copies of the group’s constitution stating its purpose and objectives, and the names, student numbers, and contact information of proposed officers to the Office of Student Activities and Leadership (OSAL) for approval. If approved, the OSAL will then forward the information to the Student Government Association (SGA) for approval. The SGA presents the submitted material to the Student Senate for approval. (Organizations that do not require a constitution must include a statement of purpose and objectives with the application.)
• If the SGA/Student Senate approves the organization, the application, constitution, and supporting materials, its recommendations are forwarded to the Vice President for Student Affairs for approval.
• Written notification of the Vice President for Student Affairs’ action shall be given, in writing, to the Director of Student Activities and Leadership/University Center.
• Copies of the written approval and the organization’s approved constitution shall be distributed to the SGA, the organization’s advisor and the Vice President for Student Affairs by the Office of Student Activities and Leadership.
• If the Vice President for Student Affairs approves the organization for official recognition, the organization must then formally register with the Office of Student Activities and Leadership.

Please note the following:

Student organizations that have been approved by the Vice President for Student Affairs and wish to use the University’s name, facilities, or property to solicit thereon must submit a completed Student Organization Registration Form prepared by the organization’s advisor within the first three weeks of the fall and spring semester. The registration form is available on the university network, Orion “O” Drive in the Student Activities Folder. Registration is effective from the date of receipt and approval by the Office of Student Activities until the end of the academic year.

Student organizations must maintain a minimum of ten (10) members to be recognized and considered active. The Office of Student Activities and Leadership, upon receipt of a written request, however, may make exceptions for the organization and its advisor.

All organizations that conduct membership intake must belong to either the Pan-Hellenic Council or the Council of Independent Organizations.

For information on the following, please visit here.

• Membership
• Supervision
• Advisors
• Officially Recognized Student Organizations
• Deactivation