Contents
STUDENT LIFE .................................................................................................................................. 5
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE ............................................................................................................ 6
VIEWPOINT NEUTRALITY ............................................................................................................. 7
REGISTERED STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS ..................................................................................... 7
STATEMENT ON UNREGISTERED ORGANIZATIONS ..................................................................... 7
STATEMENT ON HAZING ............................................................................................................. 7
TUCKER HIPPS TRANSPARENCY ACT ............................................................................................ 8
ORGANIZATION TYPES ..................................................................................................................... 8
ORGANIZATION TYPES AND CATAGORIES ................................................................................... 8
REGISTERED STUDENT ORGANIZATION LEADERSHIP .................................................................. 8
INACTIVE REGISTERED STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS..................................................................... 9
ORGANIZATION BENEFITS ............................................................................................................... 9
ORGANIZATION REGISTRATION .................................................................................................... 11
ANNUAL REGISTRATION PROCESS ............................................................................................ 11
REGISTERING A NEW ORGANIZATION PROCESS ....................................................................... 11
ORGANIZATION CONDUCT ............................................................................................................ 14
PARTNERSHIP PROCESS ............................................................................................................. 15
HONOR BOARD PROCESS .......................................................................................................... 16
PROMOTION AND ADVERTISING ................................................................................................... 17
FUNDING ....................................................................................................................................... 19
ELIGIBILITY FOR FUNDING ......................................................................................................... 19
ONE-TIME “START-UP” BUDGET ............................................................................... 19
SEMESTER BUDGET ................................................................................................... 19
CONTINGENCY FUNDING ........................................................................................... 20
FUNDING CRITERIA .................................................................................................... 20
FUNDING PROCEDURES ............................................................................................................. 22
BUDGET SUBMISSIONS .............................................................................................. 22
BUDGET WORKSHOP ................................................................................................. 23
SUBMITTING A BUDGET REQUEST FORM ................................................................. 23
APPEAL TO SEMESTER FUNDING PROCESS ............................................................... 23
CHANGE OF REQUEST PROCESS ................................................................................ 23
CONTINGENCY PROCESS ........................................................................................... 24
STUDENT OUTREACH PROGRAM .............................................................................................. 24
APPEAL OF CONTINGENCY / SGA STUDENT OUTREACH PROGRAM DECISION ........................ 25
STUDENT ORGANIZATION FUNDRAISING.................................................................................. 26
CREDIT/ DEBIT CARDS ................................................................................................................ 26
UNAUTHORIZED PURCHASES .................................................................................................... 27
CONTRACTS AND SERVICE AGREEMENTS ................................................................................. 27
FUNDING PARTISAN POLITICAL ACTIVITIES .............................................................................. 27
ACCESSING FUNDS......................................................................................................................... 27
MAKING A PURCHASE ............................................................................................................... 27
OFFICE SUPPLIES ........................................................................................................................ 28
PRINTING AND PUBLICITY ......................................................................................................... 28