Petition to Establish a New Organization or Club

ESTABLISHING A NEW ORGANIZATION/CLUB

We are excited that you are ready to start a new organization or club. Before you begin, please take a look at the list of existing student organizations. Click here: List of Student Organizations/Clubs

Procedures for establishing an organization or club:

1) Student(s) who take the lead in setting up an organization/club must be a full-time student (12 credits for undergraduate and 9 for graduate) and have a semester and cumulative GPA of over 2.0.

2) Complete the Organization/Club Petition Form
a) At least 10 members for Organizational Status
b) At least 5 members for Club Status
c) The petition form can be found at Campus Activities Office

3) Develop bylaws/constitution for the student organization/club.
a) Contact Chief Justice from Student body Government to work with you on developing bylaws

4) Meet with CA Student Organization Assistant (SOA) and present your Bylaws
a) The by-laws needed to be approved by Campus Activities

5) Complete the Organization/Club Registration online
a) SOA will provide the registration link
b) Advisor is required

6) Sign the Financial Authorization Form to have an access into your organization/club account.
a) President and Treasurer/Business Manager will sign the form.
b) It will take at least two to three weeks to get an account number.

7) You will receive a notification of official registration from the Student Organization Assistant.

Please expect the process to take two to three weeks to establish an organization or club.